Our first stop was the Hubei Provincial Museum, one of the top ten museums in China, Hubei has a lot of history and culture. Along with the archaeological findings that occurred in Hubei, Its no wonder that it is ranked Top Ten.
The museum has a lot of artefacts, treasures, and ancient scriptures. I enjoyed myself walking around and looking around because it was all so interesting. We couldn’t take many proper photos due to the museum not allowing flash from cameras. Over time, the light will erode and disintegrate the artefacts.
Next, we had our Lunch at Mei Shi Street (Mei Shi = Delicious Foods). The concept is like Lau Par Sat, but the size is very much smaller. There were not enough seats to go around. Had lunch with Benjamin and Karen, ordered Beggar’s chicken, char siew chee cheong fun, and 2 portions of xiao long pau, it was accompanied by honeydew sago drink, soya bean and black tea pearl drink. What a scrumptious lunch!
Had to walk a good 15 mins to Yellow Crane Tower after lunch, it was raining but we marched all the same. When we arrived, there were so many things to see and it was impossible to finish all of it. Haha, we managed a 90% tour though.
There are Miracle Rocks, rocks with special imprints that are not manmade. Pavilions, A large bell, and wall mounted pictures of ancient folk.
Yellow Crane Tower was so named because in the past, there was a man who owned an eatery at the top of the original tower, (Each dynasty had their own Tower, because it always somehow burns down) he was a very good man with a kind soul.
One day an old man came begging for food, and the owner always welcomed him, and never charged him a single cent. This happened for a whole year before the old man finally approached him and thanked him for his gracious hospitality and gave him a yellow crane.
This crane was a magical creature because it was a picture drawn on the wall, when the owner claps his hands twice, it will jump out and sing and dance. The crane’s magical powers spread far and wide, and the owner made a lot of money from many customers.
After ten years, the old man felt that the owner has made enough money and came to ask back for the crane. It turns out, that the old man was Lu Dong Bin, one of the eight immortals.
Cool isn’t it? Chinese myths and legends. Anyways, we took a lot of photos this day, and by the time we got down from the tower, many students were already purchasing souvenirs for friends and families.
Went back to dorm and had maggi noodles for dinner again. Too tired to go out.
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Ancient Folk and poets that ever visited the Tower
The crane with snake curled at its feet standing on a tortoise was given to Hongkong in 1997.
The bell
At the food street
Karen and a chrysanthemum rock
On the way up to the tower
The bell, the red roof was what was left of the Qing Dynasty's Yellow Crane Tower, it was all burnt down in 1884
A picture of Lu Dong Bin flying away on his crane after reclaiming it
Golden Hair Pins from the museum
Lacquered Mandarin Ducks from the qin and han dynasty section
This is a gold water goblet
The prehistoric man section of the museum which featured Homo Sapiens (cannibals)
Karen and I with a view of the museum
The scroll section
Jade Dragon Earrings
A gold belt crusted with precious gemstones (fit for a royal)
The tomb of the Marquis, this was found in Hubei, proof of Hubei's history dating back 3000 years
The coffin of Marquis Yi, it was buried with 23 other coffins, and many sacrificial items and servants. (including 15 females)
Karen and I with our Tour Hats!
Xiaoyu, our tour guide
2 cranes standing on two tiger's backs. the original is drawn as well.
A crane with antler's, ancient chinese had really good imagination!
Famous men from Hubei
