Yellow Crane Tower

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 Pinyin Huáng hè lóu IPA [xwǎŋ xɤ̂ lǒʊ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòhng hohk làuh Jyutping Wong4 hok6 lau4 IPA [wɔːŋ˩ hɔːk̚˨ lɐu˩] Southern Min Tâi-lô N̂g ho̍h lâu (col.) Hông ho̍k lâu (lit.)

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.