Yueyang Tower

Introducing Yueyang Tower
The Yueyang Tower stands on the west gate of the Yueyang city wall, looking down at the Dongting Lake, facing the Junshan Island in the distance, and linking the Yangtze River to the north and the Xiangjiang River to the south. Standing on the tower, one can gaze at the distant view of the mists and ripples of the Dongting Lake, with boats sailing on the vast lake. Yueyang Tower is listed as one of the Three Great Towers in China, along with the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan and the Prince Teng Pavilion in Nanchang. Yueyang Tower has long enjoyed the reputation of being the “first tower under heaven”, as the Dongting Lake is known as the “first water under heaven.”

Yueyang Tower Fast Facts
• Çince Adı: Yueyanglou 岳阳楼
• Ziyaret İçin En İyi Zaman: Mayıs'tan Ekim'e
• Tavsiye Edilen Ziyaret Saatleri: Saat 1 to 2 saat
• Yapılacak Şeyler: Fotoğrafçılık, Çin Tarihi ve Kültürü, Mimari
• Çalışma Saatleri: 07:00 – 18:30 Mayıs’tan itibaren 1 Eylül'e kadar 30; 07:30 – 18:00 Ekim'den 1 Nisan'a kadar 30
• Giriş Ücreti: 70 ¥
• Adres: Dongting North Road, Yueyanglou District, Yueyang, Hunan Eyaleti

What to expect at Yueyang Tower

It is said that the site was originally an inspection platform for the general Lu Su of the Wu Kingdom (222-250MS) to train his naval troops. In the fifth year of Emperor Qingli’s reign in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Teng Zijing renovated the Yueyang Tower and invited his good friend Fan Zhongyan, a well-known writer, to compose an essay. In Fan’s essay, Remarks of Yueyang Tower , he not only described the wonderful scenery, but also wrote the famous lines of one should be the first to bear hardship, and the last to enjoy comforts, indicating his concerns for the country and people. His words won the tower great fame, and have been deeply rooted in the Chinese people’s mind from generation to generation. After numerous renovations, mevcut yapı yeniden inşa edildi 1867 Qing Hanedanı’nda (1644-1911).

Yueyang Kulesi’nin kendine özgü mimari özellikleri vardır. Yueyang Kulesi’nin ana binası üç katlıdır ve 15 metre yüksekliğindedir, bütün binayı destekleyen dört büyük nanmu direği ile, ikinci katı destekleyen on iki yuvarlak kütük direği ve, çatıyı destekleyen diğer on iki akçaağaç direği ile. Çivisiz geçmeli payandalarla inşa edilmiş ahşap yapısı ile, ana bina bir monolit kadar sağlamdır. Çatısı bir generalin miğferi gibi görünür, muazzam ve eşsizdir. Yueyang Kulesi’nin sağ tarafında, Üç Kez Sarhoş Köşk vardır, burada üç kez sarhoş olan Ölümsüz Lu Dongbin’i anlatan bir efsaneden adını almıştır. Sol tarafında ise Peri Erik Çiçeği Köşkü vardır. It is said that a flagstone was excavated during the Emperor Chongzhen’s reign of the Ming Dynasty (1368-16440. The lines on the stone resemble withered plum blossoms. Those lines were regarded as hand drawings of immortals and called the pavilion Fairy Plum Blossom Pavilion. The piece of flagstone is still erected in the center of the pavilion. Housed in the tower is a wooden screen written by famous calligrapher Zhang Zhao of the Qing Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan’s Remarks of Yueyang Tower are inscribed on the screen, which remind visitors of his famous lines.

How to get to Yueyang Tower
• No'lu otobüsü alın. 15, 19, 31, 50 or Y2 and get off at Yueyanglou Gongyuan Station.

Additional travel advice on Yueyang Tower
• There is a wharf in the scenic area where visitors can take a cruise boat to visit the Junshan Island across the Dongling Lake.
• Visitors can walk to the neighbored Bianhe Street for shopping and having local snacks.