Four Great Towers of China
The Four Great Towers of China(Chinese: 中国四大名楼) are four historically renowned towers in China. The list usually includes the following:
- Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼), Wuhan, Hubei province - (30°32′49″N 114°17′49″E / 30.54694°N 114.29694°E)
- Pavilion of Prince Teng (滕王阁), Nanchang, Jiangxi Province - (28°41′2.76″N 115°52′32.88″E / 28.6841000°N 115.8758000°E)
- Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼), Yueyang, Hunan Province - (29°23′05″N 113°05′18″E / 29.384723°N 113.088262°E)
- Penglai Pagoda (蓬莱阁), Yantai, Shandong Province - 37°49′34″N 120°44′59″E / 37.82613°N 120.74966°E)
The first three towers are not disputable. However, Penglai Pagoda is often excluded in favour of Stork Tower (鹳雀楼), situated in Shanxi. This is in order to have a list where all four towers are linked to famous pieces of literature, as follows:
- Yellow Crane Tower: Yellow Crane Tower by Cui Hao
- Pavilion of Prince Teng: Tengwang Ge Xu (Preface to a Poem on the Pavilion of Prince Teng), by Wang Bo
- Yueyang Tower: Memorial to Yueyang Tower, by Fan Zhongyan
- Stork Tower: Ascending Guanque Tower, by Wang Zhihuan
Also, Yuewang Tower (Tower of Prince Yue, 越王楼), situated in Mianyang, Sichuan Province, is also considered to be one of the Four Great Towers.[1] Yuewang Tower is linked with more than 100 pieces of literature, and the most famous one is:
- Yuewang Tower: Ascending Tower by Li Bai
The Three Great Towers of Jiangnan (江南三大樓) excludes both Penglai Pagoda and Stork Tower, which are in northern China, and only includes:[2]
- Yellow Crane Tower (Hubei, on the southern bank of the Yangtze River)
- Pavilion of Prince Teng (Jiangxi)
- Yueyang Tower (Hunan)
References edit
- ^ "“梦回唐朝”重生 绵阳越王楼8.5万元征楹联"http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-05-29/052317579322s.shtml
- ^ "(一) 江南三大樓 滕王阁 黄鹤楼 岳阳楼"中国文化科目认证指南. 华语教学出版社. Sinolingua. 2010. p. 104. ISBN 978-7-80200-985-1.