“Yellow Crane Tower was built by the king of the State of Wu out of military necessity in 223, and destroyed in a fire in the 10th year of Emperor Guangxu’s reign (1884) in the Qing Dynasty, during which it served as a sightseeing spot for literati.
Many noted poets, such as Cui Hao, Li Bai, and Lu You visited the tower and wrote poems about it, and the most famous poem (also called Yellow Crane Tower) was written by Cui Hao, which reads:
The stage on yellow crane was gone amid clouds white.
To what avail is Yellow Crane Tower left here?
Once gone, the yellow crane will ne’er on earth alight;
Only white clouds still float in vain from year to year.
By sunlit river trees can be count’d one by one;
On Parrot Islet sweet green grass grows fast and thick.
Where is native land beyond the setting sun?
The mist-veiled waves of River Han make me homesick.”
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