Yellow Crane Tower

The modern Yellow Crane Tower, rebuilt from 1981 to 1985
Yellow Crane Tower
"Yellow Crane Tower" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese黄鹤楼
Traditional Chinese黃鶴樓
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng hè lóu
IPA[xwǎŋ xɤ̂ lǒʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWòhng hohk làuh
JyutpingWong4 hok6 lau4
IPA[wɔŋ˩ hɔk̚˨ lɐw˩]
Southern Min
Tâi-lôN̂g ho̍h lâu (col.)
Hông ho̍k lâu (lit.)
Pow Kee Photographers Studio. Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan. 1870s. Albumen silver print. The Loewentheil Photography of China Collection
View to the west with Tortoise Hill and the Tortoise Mountain TV Tower

Yellow Crane Tower (simplified Chinese: 黄鹤楼; traditional Chinese: 黃鶴樓; pinyin: Huánghè Lóu) is a traditional Chinese tower located in Wuhan. The current structure was built from 1981 to 1985, but the tower has existed in various forms from as early as AD 223. The current Yellow Crane Tower is 51.4 m (169 ft) high and covers an area of 3,219 m2 (34,650 sq ft). It is situated on Snake Hill (蛇山), one kilometer away from the original site, on the banks of the Yangtze River in Wuchang District.