Tortoise Mountain TV Tower

View from the Yellow Crane Pavilion (Huang He Lou Pavilion) on Sheshan Hill, The TV tower is seen in the distance on Guishan Hill on the opposite side of the river

Tower stands well behind the ancient temple topping the hill

Tortoise Mountain TV Tower (simplified Chinese: 龟山电视塔; traditional Chinese: 龜山電視塔; pinyin: Guī Shān Diànshì Tǎ) is a 311.4 metres (1,022 ft) high TV Tower at Wuhan, People's Republic of China. It is a concrete tower equipped with an observation deck in a height of 210 metres (690 ft). It does not stand directly upon the hill, which is occupied^{[citation needed]} by an ancient temple complex (Qing Chuan Ge (晴川閣) from the Three Kingdoms, Song, and Ming Dynasties). Guishan TV Tower is China's first self-developed TV tower. You can find rows of sculptures of ancient warriors on the hill with detailed introduction.

The tower is located on Guishan ("Tortoise Mountain" or "Turtle Mountain") on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yangtze river, in the part of Wuhan that was historically known as Hanyang. This is one of the two famous hills of Wuhan, the other being Sheshan (the Snake Mountain) on the opposite, right bank of the Yangtze, in Wuchang; the ancient Yellow Crane Tower is located there. Both hills have many historic ruins.

External links

• Chinese language site concerning tourist development at the tower
• Tortoise Mountain TV Tower at Structurae