Volume II, Chapter 34

Known as one of the two unique couplets of the Yellow Crane Tower: the refreshing air comes from the west to the clouds and mist to sweep away the world and shake the world, and the big river goes to the east to wash away the eternal sorrow. It means that the crisp and pleasant air comes from the west, dispelling the fog accumulated in the clouds, and sweeping away the regrettable things between heaven and earth; The surging Yangtze River rolls eastward, washing away all the troublesome things that have been troublesome throughout the ages. Climb the Yellow Crane Tower today, let us forget about the humiliation, and the future can be expected. Please go upstairs with me, this is the first and a half floor of the horse running corridor, and it is also the only mezzanine floor of the Yellow Crane Tower that is open to the public. By now, you may have noticed that the Yellow Crane Tower has five floors on the outside, but it is not the case on the inside, it actually has nine floors. This is because in ancient China, the singular number was called the yang number, and "9" is the largest of the yang numbers, and it is the same as the Chinese character "long", which has the meaning of "long". In this racecourse, some celebrity calligraphy and paintings are mainly displayed for everyone to enjoy.

Now we are in the hall on the second floor, which displays the historical rise and fall of the Yellow Crane Tower, where the models of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and the modern six Yellow Crane Towers are displayed. You see, this Tang Dynasty Yellow Crane Tower, the first floor is connected to the city, there are only two floors from the outside, the overall structure is relatively simple and rough, giving people a simple and majestic feeling. It is very consistent with the famous style of opening up in the Tang Dynasty. Take a look at the building of the Song Dynasty, which is a courtyard-style building group composed of buildings, platforms, pavilions and corridors, showing the exquisite and elegant artistic style of the Song Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty is characterized by peculiarity and has obvious national characteristics, which is related to the vast territory of the Yuan Dynasty, and there is a bridge in the middle that embodies the good wish of peaceful coexistence between the cultures of the north and the south. In the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow Crane Tower gathered the essence of northern and southern cultures. Look, there's some stuff like that, you know what it's for? That's right, this is the parasol that people used in ancient times. Please look at the Yellow Crane Tower of the Qing Dynasty here, the Yellow Crane Tower of the Qing Dynasty is the most distinctive one in the ancient Yellow Crane Tower, it should be divided into three layers of heaven, earth and man, the first layer has 12 eaves, representing 12 hours of the day, the second layer of twelve eaves, representing 12 months of the year, and the twenty-eight corners of the third layer, representing the 28 constellations.

It is the most amazing thing to be able to integrate the traditional Chinese astronomical calendar culture into it, and it is a pity that it finally turned into ashes, which is now the Yellow Crane Tower. After reading these, it is not difficult for us to find that each dynasty has its own unique architectural style and culture, and in the end, we can also see the inheritance and development of history and culture, and the integration of northern and southern cultures.

Please hold the stairs and follow me to the third floor. Here is a ceramic engraving painting called "The Quintessence of the Literati". The characters in the picture have different expressions and are lifelike, reproducing the scene of literati and writers who came here to recite poems and give gifts. You see, the red-robed man in the middle is the great poet Cui Hao of the Tang Dynasty. Although he is talented, because of the traitorous ministers, his career is tortuous, and he has no talent, so when he climbed the Yellow Crane Tower, he created this poem:

The deceased has taken the yellow crane to go, and the yellow crane tower is vacant here.

The yellow crane is gone, and the white clouds are empty for thousands of years.

Qingchuan calendar Hanyang tree, fragrant grass and parrot island.

Where is the sunset township, and the Yanbo River makes people worried.

The narrow sense of nostalgia for missing relatives and the broad sense of nostalgia for the world are organically combined into this poem. Friends, I don't know if you have heard of Cui Hao's inscription poem, Li Bai's beautiful talk about putting down the pen, interested friends can go to check the literature to investigate, but Li Bai has a soft spot for the Yellow Crane Tower is true, he wrote at least 16 poems about the Yellow Crane Tower in his life, such as "Sending Meng Haoran to Guangling" on this mural

The fourth floor is the cultural activity place of the Yellow Crane Tower, displaying the improvised works of contemporary calligraphy and painting masters visiting the building, and there are also four treasures of the study room specially prepared, if any tourist is interested, you may wish to show your skills here.

Now we come to the observation deck on the fifth floor of the Yellow Crane Tower. Here you can also experience the positivity of "wanting to be poor and reaching a higher level." Looking into the distance, feel the jade flute playing in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms falling in May in Jiangcheng. Li Bai passed through Jiangxia because of the exile of Li Lin, the eternal king, and his old friend took him to visit the Yellow Crane Tower, the head of the Yellow Crane Tower, and the sound of the flute added infinite thoughts to the poet Li Bai who overlooked the railing.

Now let's go west to enjoy the beauty of the three towns of Wuhan. In front of you is the Yangtze River rolling eastward and the Yangtze River Bridge that turns the moat into a thoroughfare, as well as the towering TV tower on the opposite side of the Turtle Mountain, like the Qingchuan Bridge across the river with a rainbow...... The Yellow Crane Tower is like an old man, sitting firmly on the top of Snake Mountain, witnessing the vicissitudes of Wuhan's history and today's ever-changing day, and looking forward to the prosperous future with an expectant eye.

Tourists and friends, the explanation of the trip to the Yellow Crane Tower is over. Everyone is free to move around, and we'll see you at Namdaemun in an hour. I hope my explanation can leave you with good memories, and please bear with me if I have any shortcomings. You are welcome to come to Jiangcheng next time and sit here. Also where we are now is Xiaolongtan, Xiaolongtan is 2300 meters above sea level, located at the foot of the Golden Monkey Ridge, quiet and cool, pleasant scenery. There is also a wildlife rescue station. As we all know, the golden snub-nosed monkey is a unique and rare animal in China. According to their distribution area, they are called Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey, and Guizhou golden snub-nosed monkey. The golden snub-nosed monkey of Shennongjia belongs to the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, which is the most widely distributed and thriving of the three species of golden snub-nosed monkey in China. It is sensitive and gentle. Compared with the gray-black golden snub-nosed monkey and the brown-black Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey, the adult Sichuan snub-nosed monkey is dressed in soft and fine, shiny golden yellow hair, and is a veritable golden snub-nosed monkey, and the prototype of the legendary Monkey King Sun Wukong is the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey.

Tourists, we are now at the Golden Monkey Ridge, which is one of the main activity areas of the National Treasure Golden Snub-nosed Monkey. In fact, here we can find five characteristics of the primeval forest. Can you observe it? First, there should be lichens and mosses in the forest; the second is to have the phenomenon of vine strangulation; the third is to have naturally lodging rotten trees; Fourth, there should be epiphytic fungi on the trunk; Fifth, there should be associated orchids and ground cover plants. The average altitude of the Golden Monkey Ridge primeval forest tourist area is about 2,500 meters, and the highest point is one of the six pillar peaks of the "roof of Central China", with an altitude of 3,019 meters, and the main tree species in the scenic area is Bashan fir. Bashan fir is a representative tree species in the subalpine cold temperate bioclimatic zone of Shennongjia, which is not only an excellent wood but also an excellent landscape tree. It has strong resistance to negative, can regenerate under the canopy, and forms more multi-layered forests under good site conditions, and the stability of this stand is high, even if a small number of other tree species such as red birch, maple, Huashan pine, etc. are invaded, there will be no tree species succession. The Bashan fir forms a top community and a typical primeval forest in the subalpine zone of the region.

Going up the Golden Monkey Creek, you will come to the primeval forest, which is a colorful and layered world of plants. Look at the tall trees of the first level of tall fir trees, which turn green all year round. Fir - about 20 meters high, DBH - about meters, the thickest three people can hug together. On the main pole of the fir, there are no side branches and side leaves within ten meters, and many side branches are born more than ten meters above, and then stand up, and you will entangle me to the top, which is very intimate, so it has formed some "sister trees" and "two people's world" "family of three" and "four generations in the same house", of course, there are many single aristocrats. We look at the second level of trees in broad-leaved forests such as birch and oak. Most of these plants are entangled with vines, and some are tightly wrapped from roots to tips. During the blooming season, there are flowers on top of the trees and under the trees, and it is impossible to tell whether they are tree flowers or vine flowers. There is a third level, which is made up of a variety of shrubs. The lowest layer was the lichens, and they were laid out on the woodland like a green carpet, wet and shiny.

Walking in the forest, full of birds, or round, or bright, or loud, or low, like crystal dew drops sliding from the trees, and like smooth beads rolling in the jade plate, Wang Wei said, "The empty mountain does not see people, but hears the sound of people," but when it arrives, it becomes "the empty mountain does not see people, but hears the sound of birds, returns to the deep forest, and shines on the moss." Everyone knows that forests are a treasure trove of green. The value of a tree growing normally for 50 years is $196,000, and the amount of water protected by 50,000 acres of forest is equivalent to a reservoir with a reservoir of 1 million cubic meters of water. For thousands of years, this primeval forest has conserved water, maintained water and soil, and regulated air, which has played a significant role in maintaining the ecological balance of northwest Hubei and even the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Tourists and friends, please follow me to visit the scenic pass and slab rock! Please see that peak is Shennong Ding, Shennong Ding is named after Shennong's taste of herbs here, and also because in 1942, Jia Wenzhi, the magistrate of Fang County, wrote a poem "Deng."