Four Great Towers of China
The Four Great Towers of China are four historically renowned towers in China. The list usually includes the following:
- Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼), Wuhan - (30°32′49″N 114°17′49″E)
- Pavilion of Prince Teng (滕王阁), Jiangxi - (28°41′2.76″N 115°52′32.88″E)
- Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼), Yueyang - (29.384723°N 113.088262°E)
- Penglai Pagoda (蓬莱阁), Shandong - 37.82613°N 120.74966°E)
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
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:[1]
- Yellow Crane Tower (Hubei, on the southern bank of the Yangtze River)
- Pavilion of Prince Teng (Jiangxi)
- Yueyang Tower (Hunan)
References
- "(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.
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