| Stork Tower | |
|---|---|
鹳雀楼 | |
 Stork Tower, 17 September 2020 | |
  Location in Shanxi. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Tower |
| Location | Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 34°50′55″N 110°16′36″E / 34.848518°N 110.276743°E |
| Opened | 26 September 2002 |
| Renovated | 31 December 2000 |
| Height | 73.9-metre (242 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Brick and wood |
| Floor area | 33,206-square-metre (357,430 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Zheng Xiaoxie Luo Zhewen |
| Known for | "On the Stork Tower" by Tang poet Wang Zhihuan |
The Stork Tower or Guanque Tower (simplified Chinese: 鹳雀楼; traditional Chinese: 鸛雀樓; pinyin: Guànquè Lóu) is an ancient Chinese tower in Puzhou Town, Yongji, Shanxi, China. It was located in the southwest outside the Puzhou ancient city, and near to the Pujin Ferry (蒲津渡). The Stork Tower had reached unprecedented heyday in the Tang dynasty (618-907) due to an eternally famous poem "On the Stork Tower" (《登鹳雀楼》) written by poet Wang Zhihuan (688-742). Alongside the Pavilion of Prince Teng, Yueyang Tower and Yellow Crane Tower, it is one of the Four Great Towers of China.[1][2]
- ^ 知千古兴衰 四大历史名楼之鹳雀楼 [Four Great Towers of China: Stork Tower]. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2002-09-26.
- ^ Wu Yao (2004-09-10). 鹳雀楼 [Stork Tower]. Xinhuanews (in Chinese). Archived from the original on December 10, 2017.