Yellow Crane Tower | Wuhan | Oct 22, 2004 22:59
Yellow Crane Tower, located on Snake Hill in Wuchang, is one of the "Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River (the other two: Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi).
According to records, the tower was first built in 223 A.D during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). After completion, the tower served as a gathering place for celebrities and poets to party and compose poetry. It was estimated that up to the Tongzhi Reign of the Qing dynasty, as many as 300 poems about the tower had been found in historical literature. Cui Hao, a famous poet during the Tang dynasty (618-907), made the tower well known throughout China with his poem "Yellow Crane Tower".

Heptachord Terrace | Wuhan | Oct 22, 2004 22:52
Heptachord Terrace, also named Boya Terrace(Yu Boya,770 - 476 B.C a famous musician in Chu kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period) , is located on the bank of Moon Lake, western foot of Tortoise Hill in Hanyang district.
The original terrace was built in the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), experiencing several destroys and rebuilds.
Heptachord Terrace now is a notable scenic spot in Wuhan.