Yellow Crane Tower

Yellow Crane Tower is a building in Wuhan, Hubei. Yellow Crane Tower is situated nearby to the tower Shengxiang Pagoda, as well as near The 1911 Revolution Museum (North Wing).

Type: Tourist attraction
Address: 武汉市, 武昌区, 湖北省
Inscription: “爽气西来，云雾扫开天地撼；大江东去，波涛洗净古今愁。”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The 1911 Revolution Museum (North Wing) and Shengxiang Pagoda.

The 1911 Revolution Museum (North Wing)

Museum

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The 1911 Revolution Museum (North Wing) is situated 450 metres southeast of Yellow Crane Tower.

Shengxiang Pagoda

Tower

Photo: 霧島聖, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shengxiang Pagoda is a tower, which is situated 160 metres west of Yellow Crane Tower.

Simenkou & Yellow Crane Tower

Metro station

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Simenkou & Yellow Crane Tower is a metro station, which is situated 250 metres north of Yellow Crane Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shouyilu and Wuchang.

Shouyilu

Suburb

Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shouyilu is a suburb.

Wuchang

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Wuchang is a district of Wuhan, known for being the site of the Wuchang Uprising, which began the revolution that eventually overthrew last imperial dynasty to establish a republic.

Zhongnanlu

Suburb

Photo: ヤンくん, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zhongnanlu is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southeast of Yellow Crane Tower.

Yellow Crane Tower

Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
Location: Wuhan, Hubei, South-central China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

30.54708° or 30° 32′ 50″ north

Longitude

114.29705° or 114° 17′ 49″ east

Elevation

50 metres (164 feet)

Inception

1985

Levels

Height

51 metres (169 feet)

Open location code

8P2PG7WW+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 81641900

OpenStreetMap feature

building=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

6955170

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Yellow Crane Tower” goes by many names.

Chinese: “Huáng Hè Lóu”
Chinese: “黄鹤楼”
French: “Tour de la Grue jaune”
German: “Kranichpagode”
Italian: “Pagoda della Gru Gialla”
Japanese: “こうかくろう”
Japanese: “黄鶴楼”
Korean: “황학루”
Portuguese: “Torre do Grou Amarelo”
Spanish: “Torre de la Grulla Amarilla”
Vietnamese: “Hoàng Hạc lâu”

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Explore places such as Huanghelou and Zhonghualu.

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