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During the Yuanyou period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1086-1094), Fangze, the magistrate of Ezhou, rebuilt the Yellow Crane Tower.

In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yellow Crane Tower collapsed and the original site no longer existed.

In the third year of Yuan Zhizheng (1343), Prince Weishun Kuanche Puhua built the Shengxiang Pagoda as a Lama Pagoda to enshrine relics and store Buddhist relics. The Yellow Crane Tower still does not exist.

In the fourth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1371), Zhou Dexing, the Marquis of Jiangxia, expanded Wuchang City on a large scale and rebuilt the Yellow Crane Tower.

During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty (1465-1487), the Yellow Crane Tower fell into disrepair and was rebuilt by Wu Chen, the imperial censor.

In the 45th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty (1566), the Yellow Crane Tower was destroyed by fire.

In the fifth year of Longqing's reign in the Ming Dynasty (1571), the imperial envoy Liu Cui rebuilt the Yellow Crane Tower.

In the 16th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1643), Zhang Xianzhong, the leader of the Daxi regime of the rebel army, was defeated and retreated to Wuchang. Zuo Liangyu, the general of the Ming Ping Dynasty, led his troops into the city to fight fiercely. The Yellow Crane Tower was destroyed by fire.

In the 13th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1656), the imperial censor Guanxuan rebuilt the Yellow Crane Tower.

In the third year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1664), the Yellow Crane Tower was destroyed by fire. The Governor of Huguang, Zhang Changgeng, and the Governor of Huguang, Liu Zhaoqi, rebuilt the Tower.

In the 13th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1674), Cai Yurong, the governor of Huguang, renovated the Yellow Crane Tower.

In the 20th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1681), the Yellow Crane Tower was struck by lightning and caught fire. It was partially damaged and later tilted as a whole.

In the 41st year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1702), Huguang Governor Yu Chenglong and Governor Liu Dianheng rebuilt the Yellow Crane Tower.

In the 61st year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1722), Manpi, the governor of Huguang, and Zhang Liandeng, the governor, repaired the Yellow Crane Tower.

In the first year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1736), Shi Yizhi, governor of Huguang, rebuilt the Yellow Crane Tower.

In the 44th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1779), Emperor Qianlong inscribed a horizontal plaque with four characters "The Wizard of Jianghan" on the Yellow Crane Tower. Later, he also made a poem stele with the words "One hundred years old citizen Wu Guorui and his fourth generation live together" and placed it in the Yellow Crane Tower.

In the first year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1796), Ma Huiyu, governor of Huguang, comprehensively renovated the Yellow Crane Tower, adding more than 13 stone foundations and iron cables running through the middle, changing the pure wooden structure of the Yellow Crane Tower since its original construction. [[-]]

In December of the sixth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1856), the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising army fought fiercely with the Qing army to defend Wuchang City, and the Yellow Crane Tower was destroyed in the war.

In the seventh year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1868), Huguang Governor-General Guan Wen and Li Hanzhang, and Governor Guo Boyin rebuilt the Yellow Crane Tower.

The last Yellow Crane Tower in the Qing Dynasty

In the 1884th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty ([-]), the Yellow Crane Tower was destroyed by fire, leaving only a copper-pointed roof.

In the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1890), Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, proposed for the first time to rebuild the Yellow Crane Tower with iron materials.

In the 30th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1904), Hubei Governor Duan Fang built a two-story Western-style red foreign-style building near the former site of the Yellow Crane Tower, called the "Alarm Bell Tower".

In the 33rd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1907), Hubei military and academic circles raised funds to build the Fengdu Building and the Baobing Hall in Snake Mountain. Zhang Zhidong inscribed the words "Aolue Building" as a plaque on the building.

architectural pattern

The main building of Yellow Crane Tower is an octagonal body with four sides and a reinforced concrete frame imitation wood structure. Starting from the first floor, the overall building mainly shrinks upward, which enhances the firmness and stability of the building;

The building is 51.4 meters high.

The bottom side is 30 meters wide.

The top side is 18 meters wide.

It has five floors of cornices and a pointed roof, covered with golden glazed tiles and supported by 72 columns. There are 60 upward extending corners on the upper floor;

Outside the building, there are cast bronze cranes, statue pagodas, archways, corridors, pavilions and other buildings surrounding it, which has a unique national style.