According to the history, the yellow crane tower was first built in 223AD during the three-kingdom period. At the beginning, the tower was originally used for military to observe the enemy’s activity. When the war finished, the tower gradually became a scenic attraction where people can appreciate the view of the city as well as the lake. In ancient time, many literati visited this place, and sometimes even write down poems for it such as Cui hao in Tang Dynasty, he wrote a famous poem which was name YELLO CRANE TOWER, and another famous poet Li bai, whose poems affected the whole dynasty in his time, also visited this beautiful place many times.
Over the centuries the tower had been destroyed by wars for many times, but its popularity with Chinese people ensured that it was always rebuilt. The current tower was completed in 1985 and its design derived from a picture of Qing dynasty. It stands 51.4meters high and has 5 floors tower has 60 upturned eaves layer upon layer, covered with yellow glazed tiles and supported with 72 huge pillars. The exports comment that it is an authentic reproduction of both the exterior and interior design, with the exception of the addition of air-conditioner and an elevator. Since ancient time, the yellow crane tower has been regarded as the symbol of Wuhan.
Now we are standing in front of the tower. With yellow upturned eaves, each floor seems to have been designed to resemble a yellow crane spreading its wings to fly. Let’s enter the hall on the first floor. On the wall, there is a nine-meter (about 30 feet) long and six-meter (about 20 feet) wide painted porcelain picture which depicts clouds, rivers and cranes to represent a romantic mood in the heaven. What do you think of the picture? It is very beautiful, isn’t it? Do you know why we call the tower YELLOW CRANE TOWER? The answer lies in the picture. Have you noticed that in the picture there is a Taoist who played a flute and rode an crane gliding through the sky? It is a story about kindness and rewarding.
Long time ago, there was a warm-hearted old man. He was very poor and ran a small wine tavern to earn a living. One day in the summer, the weather was very hot and the sun was very strong, a Taoist dressed in tattered clothes entered the alehouse. He begged the shopkeeper for wine:” Excuse me, I am very thirsty but I haven’t any money. For god’s sake, could you give me a bowl of wine?” “Sure” the shopkeeper smiled: “just help yourself” and gave him a bowl of wine. After that, the Taoist often patronized the tavern and enjoyed the wine without paying money. One year later, the Taoist wanted to reward the poor man. He picked up an orange peel from the ground and drew a magic crane on the wall. When he clapped his hands, the crane can dance with the rhythm. Many people came to watch this miracle. From then on, the tavern was always full of guests. During the ten years, the old man got out of the involvement of poverty and ran a large restaurant. Ten years later, the Taoist revisited the old place. When he met Xin, Xin thanked him. He said: it is your kindness that makes you wealthy. After saying goodbye, the Taoist played the flute and then rode the crane to the sky. In honor of the yellow crane and Taoist, the old man, Xin, built a tower and named it yellow crane tower.
Now we are on the second floor, and we can appreciate various miniature copied the styles from Tang dynasty to Qing dynasty. Now, let us enjoy the yellow crane in Tang dynasty, it has two stories, the first floor was the gate of the wall, the second floor was used for visitors to enjoy the view of the city. I have a question, which resembles with the current tower most, pay attention, please. Right, the design of yellow crane tower was followed a Qing dynasty picture. Let us have a look at the model in Qing dynasty. It has 3stories, the first floor has 12eaves which represent 12 hours in one day, the second floor also has 12eaves and it stands for 12months in a year. The third floor has 24eaves and represents 24 solar terms. It is very interesting to enjoy kinds of models in different dynasties.
On the three floor you can learn something about Chinese ancient culture----poem. Maybe you can try to learn Chinese from poem and show the poem to your family members back home.
If you want to enjoy the Yangtze River and the view of Wuhan, the good choice is to go to the fifth floor. Now it is free time!
Bordering on the Yangtze River and crouching on the top of the Snake Hill, the Yellow Crane Tower is one of the three most famous towers on the south bank of the Yangtze River. (the other two are Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi)
First built in 223 AD, the tower has a history of over 1700 years. It is not only an important scenic spot, but also a symbol of “piping times of peace“ in people‘s minds. Scholars in the past dynasties wrote hundreds of poems and scores of writings in praise of the magnificent Yellow Crane Tower. The legend about the tower has become a bright pearl of the Chinese literature.
Rebuilt in 1985, the Yellow Crane Tower Park occupies a hilly area and consists of towers, pavilions and corridors, forming an architecture complex and a garden complex of man--made and natural scenery. It has become the symbol of Wuhan for its long history, its magnificent outlook and its imposing architectural style.
Yellow Crane Tower, located on Snake Hill in Wuchang, is one of the "Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River (the other two: Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi).
Legend has it that in Wuchang, there used to be a wine shop opened by a young man named Xin. One day, a Taoist priest, in gratitude for free wine, drew a magic crane on the wall of the shop and instructed it to dance whenever it heard clapping. Thousands of people came to see the spectacle and the wine shop was always full of guests. After 10 years, the Taoist priest revisited the wine shop. He played the flute and then rode on the crane to the sky. In memory of the supernatural encounter and the priest, the Xins built a tower and named it Yellow Crane Tower.
According to records, the tower was first built in 223 A.D during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). After completion, the tower served as a gathering place for celebrities and poets to party and compose poetry. It was estimated that up to the Tongzhi Reign of the Qing dynasty, as many as 300 poems about the tower had been found in historical literature. Cui Hao, a famous poet during the Tang dynasty (618-907), made the tower well known throughout China with his poem "Yellow Crane Tower".
Destroyed many times in successive dynasties, the tower was rebuilt time and again until 100 years ago when it was, for the last time, reduced to ashes. The present tower is a complete reconstruction and is the result of four years of work beginning in 1981. Where the old tower was only 15 meters wide, the ground floor of the new structure was increased to 20 meters wide. The tower, 51.4 meters high, is five-storied with yellow tiles and red pillars, overlapping ridges and interlocking eaves, more magnificent than the old one.
The new Yellow Crane Tower is regarded as the symbol of Wuhan city.
各位游客，你们好。欢迎来到武汉市最有特色的景点黄鹤楼。我叫曾卉茹，是你们的导游。我一定安排好大家的行程，使大家在这次的旅游活动感到开心愉快。
下面请大家随我一起去参观武汉市最有特色的景点黄鹤楼。
黄鹤楼建在公元220xx年，到现在已经有1788年的历史里，期间建了又拆，拆了又建，现在的黄鹤楼是按清代的样子筑成的，在1981年重建，1985年完工建成的。
各位游客，在黄鹤楼的大厅，最引人注意的要数《白云黄鹤图》了，它取材于贺鹤登仙的古神话，兼取唐诗“昔人已乘黄鹤去”之意。其实在这幅壁画后面，还有一个传说，请大家仔细看看。
剩下的时间大家可以自由参观一下，注意不要损坏文物，祝大家玩得开心愉快!
很高兴能在这风和日丽的阳春三月陪同您一起畅游江南名楼——黄鹤楼。我将竭尽所能为您提供全面周到的导游服务，祝大家玩的开心。
黄鹤楼被中国历代诗人吟诗诵赞，一直享有天下绝景的美誉，与湖南的岳阳楼，江西的滕王阁并称为“江南三大名楼”，且以其历史之悠久，楼姿之雄伟而居三楼之首，享有“天下绝景”的美誉。
大家都知道，大自然中的鹤有很多种类，有白鹤，灰鹤，丹顶鹤，黑颈鹤等等，但是没有黄鹤，那么，武汉的老百姓为什么给自己家乡的标志性建筑起名叫黄鹤楼呢?这个美丽的名称来自一段美丽的神化传说。
很久以前，有一个姓辛的人在黄鹄山头卖酒度日。一天，有位衣衫褴褛的老道蹒跚而来，向他讨酒喝，辛氏的生意虽本小利微，但为人忠实善良，乐善好施。他见老道非常可怜，就慷慨答应。酒足饭饱后，老道非常感激辛氏。后来，老道每日必来，辛氏就有求必应。不知不觉一年过去了。有一天，老道又来到酒店，辛氏一见，急忙准备酒菜招待老道，老道急忙拦住，说今天我不喝酒，我是来向你告别的。又说每日饮酒，无以为谢，但我会画画，我给你的酒店画一幅画作纪念。说完，老道拾起地上的橘子皮，在墙上画了起来，不一会儿就画好了一只鹤，由于橘子皮的颜色是黄色，所以这只鹤也是黄色的。
画完后，老道对辛氏说：只要你拍手相招，黄鹤便会下来，为酒客跳舞助兴。辛氏一听，非常高兴，他立即去看老道画好的鹤，觉得栩栩如生，非常漂亮。他转身要向老道表示谢意，感谢老道给他的酒店画了那么好的一幅画，可是老道已不知去向。第二天，酒店来了客人，他想起老道的话，拍手一试，果然那只黄鹤一跃而下，引颈高歌鸣，翩翩起舞，舞毕又跳回墙上，客人十分高兴。消息传开后，吸引了武汉三镇的老百姓和远近的游人，都来店中看黄鹤起舞。从此酒店生意兴隆，辛氏因此发了财。十年后的一天，老道又出现在酒店，辛氏一见，十分高兴，拉着老道说，你一去十年，我多方打听你的下落，不知去向。今天你回来了，请你再也不要离开。
等辛氏讲完，老道对辛氏说：不知十年来你所挣的钱，还清了我的酒债了没有?辛氏急忙说：非常感谢，在你留下的黄鹤的帮助下，我现在非常富有。老道一听，哈哈大笑，并取下身上所带的铁笛，对着墙上的黄鹤吹起一首奇妙的曲调，黄鹤闻声而起，随着笛声唱歌跳舞。一曲吹完，只见老道跨上黄鹤，黄鹤载着老道飞走了，此后老道再也没有回来过。武汉三镇的老百姓十分想念这只给他们带来幸福吉祥的仙鹤，纷纷建议辛氏在酒店旁建一座楼阁，供奉老道和黄鹤，以资纪念。同时也为云游四方的老道和黄鹤指引方向，希望他们早点回来。辛氏接受大家的建议，将多年积攒的钱拿出来在酒店旁盖起了一座高楼，他有感于黄鹤帮他致富，于是取名为黄鹤楼。千百年来，这个故事广为传颂，成为黄鹤楼因仙得名最有影响的传说。
黄鹤楼始建于三国吴黄武二年，即公元223年，至今约有一千七百多年的历史，其间屡毁屡建，不绝于世。这是因为黄鹤楼已经不是一般意义上的名胜建筑，它反映了一个时代的兴衰。自从清同治十年，即公元1884年黄鹤楼被毁后，人们一直企盼着黄鹤楼重现江城，但一直未能如愿，直到改革开放后，黄鹤楼才得以重建，这充分反映了我国综合国力的提高。今天我们参观的黄鹤楼是以清代黄鹤楼为蓝本，于1981年动工修建，1984年建成的，离最后一座黄鹤楼被毁的时间整整有一百年。
黄鹤楼所在的蛇山，是由东西排列而首尾相连的七座山组成，自西而东为黄鹄山，殷家山，黄龙山，高观山，大观山，棋盘山，西山，全长二千余米，因其形同伏蛇，故名蛇山。黄鹤楼建在黄鹄山顶，在古汉语中，“鹄”、“鹤”二字通用，故又称黄鹤山，黄鹤山上的楼阁，当然就叫黄鹤楼。但是人们更愿意接受因仙得名的传说。
为了使大家更好地观赏黄鹤楼我用五个字来概括黄鹤楼的特点：高、奇、险、美、妙。高就高在山高楼更高，上刺青天与云霞比翼;奇就奇在神仙跨鹤，神话流传;险就险在临江而立，下临无地;美就美在登楼远眺，武汉风光尽收眼底;妙就在妙文人墨客，轶事流传。
好，现在我们已经来到了黄鹤楼公园。黄鹤楼公园是由主楼、配亭、轩廊、牌坊、古肆商业街等组成。主楼净高51.4米，共五层，外形类方正，四望如一。每边长35米，72根大柱拔地而起，60个翘角飞檐凌空，博采历楼之长，汇北雄南秀之风。金黄色的琉璃屋面古朴富丽，红葫芦形宝顶入夜闪闪发光，各层均具有浓厚的诗情画意。下面我们就一起进主楼看一看吧。
我们现在所在的位置是黄鹤楼的一楼大厅。大厅宽22米，长14米，您看这些古香古色的大柱，周长有两米，它们直通顶层可以说是整栋楼的擎天柱。迎面的这副“白云黄鹤图”，高9米，宽6米，画面上黄鹤楼居中耸立，上方一仙者骑者黄鹤，吹者铁笛似离似归，下面人们载歌载舞，整副画面洋溢着浪漫神奇的气氛。画两侧柱子上还挂者清末重臣张之洞的一副名联：
大厅名联后是一巨幅雕屏，上绘历史上黄鹤楼的造型，技艺高超，又古色古香，堪称艺术精品。
好，请大家随我继续向上参观。我们现在所在的地方并非二楼，而是一楼与二楼的夹层，俗称跑马廊。这样的跑马廊每二层之间都有，大家可以算一下，黄鹤楼本有五层，再加上每两层之间的跑马廊，内部一共就有九层，因此，黄鹤楼又有了外五内九的建筑结构。这里陈列着一些历史的名人字画，大家可以欣赏一下。
大家看，二楼中陈列着唐宋元明清和现代六座黄鹤楼模型。他们各自代表了其处各自时代的建筑风格。您瞧，这座唐朝的黄鹤楼，一楼和城相连，外看只有两层，整体结构比较简洁粗犷，给人一种古朴雄浑的感觉。再看一下宋代的楼，由楼、台、轩、廊四部分构成，每层翘首重檐，飞达四敞，展现了宋代精致隽逸的艺术风格。元代的形式延续了宋代的风格，明代则依然是两层。大家再看，这里还有一些布蓬之类的东西，您知道这是什么用的吗?没错，这就是咱们古时人们用的遮阳伞。请看这边清朝的黄鹤楼，它分三层，第一层有12个檐，代表着一天12个时辰，第二层十二个檐，代表一年有12个月，第三层的二十四个檐则代表一年24个节气。能将中国传统的天文历法文化融入其中，是它的最神奇之处了，遗憾的是在1884年的夏天也就是清光绪十年，它被雷火击毁了。最后一座就是现在的黄鹤楼了，它以清代黄鹤楼为基本，于1984年重修，既不失黄鹤楼传统的独特造型，又比历代的楼更加雄伟壮观。
请大家扶好楼梯随我到三楼。这里是一副名为“文人荟粹”的陶版瓷画。画面人物神态各异，栩栩如生，再现了历代文人墨客来此吟诗作赋的情景。您看，中间那位黄袍加身的正是唐代大诗人崔颢。相传有一年，崔颢慕名来到黄鹤楼，他游览后即兴赋了一首诗：
故人已乘黄鹤去，此地空余黄鹤楼。
黄鹤一去不复返，白云千载空悠悠。
晴川历历汉阳树，芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲。
这首诗意境美妙，是描写黄鹤楼的一首不可多得的好诗。可是由于唐代著名诗人很多，崔颢名气又不大，因此，诗虽好，但无人赏识。又一年，诗仙李白来到黄鹤楼，当地老百姓见诗仙来此，十分高兴，纷纷要求李白为黄鹤楼写一首诗。李白游览后觉得黄鹤楼传说奇特，风景优美，于是诗兴大发，答应写诗。人们准备好文房四宝，李白饱蘸浓墨，凝神屏气，提笔欲写，可就在这时，他一抬头，看到了墙上崔颢的诗，他当场就愣住，摇摇头，搁笔不写。围观的人们不知何故，纷纷询问为什么，只见李白叹了口气，吟出一首打油诗：
一拳打碎黄鹤楼，一脚踢翻鹦鹉洲。眼前有景道不得，崔颢题诗在上头!
吟完，搁笔而去。由于李白的推崇，崔颢的诗名声大振，黄鹤楼也随着崔颢的诗名传四方。
四楼是黄鹤楼的文化活动场所，陈列了当代书画名家游览本楼的即兴之作，这里还专门备下了文房四宝，若是哪位游客有兴趣，不妨在此一显身手。
现在我们来到了黄鹤楼五楼的观景台。“欲穷千里目，更上一层楼”，在这里我们首先看到的是这幅名为“江天浩瀚”的组画，它面积达90平方米，在全楼壁画中是最大的。它由10幅彩画组成，正面墙上的三幅是组画的中心，第一幅由上而下记载了远古的长江文化演替发展的过程。第二幅是在石绿底色上用金线描出的水浪占据了全部画面，使人似乎站到了长江的一个横断面上，感受着急流东去的波涛。第三幅反映的是三国以后黄鹤楼产生和兴废的过程。其它七幅，画在额枋上，分别是：长江源流，上游瀑布，三峡风光，庐山奇景，太湖风光，江流入海和沧海横流。
现在再让我们到西边观赏武汉三镇的美景吧。眼前是滚滚东去的长江和使天堑变通途的长江大桥，还有对面龟山上高耸入云的电视塔，富丽堂皇的晴川饭店，如彩虹跨江的晴川桥……黄鹤楼像一位老者，稳坐于蛇山之巅见证了武汉沧桑的历史和日新月异的今天，更以期待的目光展望着繁荣昌盛的未来。
好了，黄鹤楼之行就快开要结束了，希望我的讲解能够给您留下美好的回忆，不足之处还请您多多包涵。欢迎您下次来到江城，还来这里坐坐。祝大家旅途愉快，一路顺风!
