White Crane Tower

The White Crane Tower is located on Xiwangling, where the Changbai Mountains and Yinshan Mountains meet, facing the Liaohe River. The main architectural form of Baihelou adopts the style of the Liao Dynasty. The four sides and eight corners are called "all directions", which means the eight tribes of the Khitan people in the Liao Dynasty. The floor is five rooms wide and five rooms deep, with three floors on the outside, four drops of water, and seven floors on the inside. The central hall of the White Crane Tower is equipped with artistic relief sculptures with the theme of the White Crane Tower, expressing the myths and legends of the White Crane Tower. On the other floors and on the mezzanine, there is the Liao Culture Museum, which displays the history of the Liao Dynasty, poetry, calligraphy and paintings of the White Crane Tower and other corridors on all sides of the White Crane Tower for visitors to overlook and enjoy the scenery of the North. There are plaques and couplets under the eaves and on the pillars of the White Crane Tower, making the White Crane Tower a world-renowned building that relies heavily on landscapes and cultural landscapes. Against the background of the blue sky and white clouds, the whole building is both majestic and delicate, simple and gorgeous, reflecting both the farming culture of the Central Plains and the historical heritage of the northern grassland culture, corresponding to the Yellow Crane Tower in the south of the Yangtze River.