Wuhan - Yellow Crane Tower Huanghe Lou

Yellow Crane Tower, extolled as the ''eternal sight of the city'', stands proudly on the top of Snake Mountain (Sheshan) in the west of Wuchang district. The original building was erected in 1223 in memory of an immortal being who was said to have flown down to the mountain on the back of a yellow crane.

The five-story, 51m/167ft high tower has been destroyed several times and subsequently rebuilt. It last burned down in 1984 and was rebuilt in 1985. The first tower is said to have been built here 1600 years ago.

From the tower there is a good view of the Changjiang river and the countryside around Wuhan.