The Yellow Crane Tower(黄鹤楼) is one of the Four Great Towers of China. (sit) at the top of Snake Hill, on the banks of the Yangtze River, this iconic building is one of the (great) landmarks in Wuhan. There are a number of legends tell how the Yellow Crane Tower came into being.
One of them is the story of a wine merchant named Xin. It is believed that one day, immortal being (神仙) pretended he was a poor man and got into Xin's wine store. Xin, showing no judgement, (offer) the man some free wine. The poor man came back day after day for several years and Xin always welcomed him with the same (warm). One day, as the poor man left the store, he took some orange peel and drew a picture of a crane upon the wall. He said if he clapped his hands, the crane would come down from the wall and dance for him. (surprise), what the poor man said was true. The dancing crane brought much business to Xin that he soon became a very wealthy man. About ten years (late), the immortal being came back to Xin's store, called out the crane and left with it. (honour) him and the crane, Xin built the Yellow Crane Tower.
