The Yellow Crane Tower, Wuchang, from the river

The Yellow Crane Tower, Wuchang, from the river

Identifier

WS01-011

Notes

University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: WS01-011. This is a utilitarian version of the historic landmark, Yellow Crane Tower (Huanghe Lou Huanghelou, Huang He Lu, 黄鹤楼). Originally built as a watch tower in the Three Kingdoms Period, it has been demolished and rebuilt many times. The 'Yellow Stork Tower' is described on page 217 in 'A Leaf in the Storm' by Lin Yutang (Heinemann, 1942), as 'an ugly brick building of nondescript foreign style ... a place for tourists to go up and look down on the river'. One could take tea at the restaurant there and watch boats navigate the strong cross currents, as the Han and Yangtse rivers converge below. The brick version in WS01-011 has now been replaced by a tower built in a traditional style in a different location. See RA-m122 and JS02-127.

Caption in album or on mount

Wuchang from the River

Location

Wuhan

Date

1911

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph