The Four Great Towers of China are four historically renowned towers in China. The list usually includes the following:
Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼), Wuhan - (30°32′49″N 114°17′49″E)
Pavilion of Prince Teng (滕王阁), Jiangxi - (28°41′2.76″N 115°52′32.88″E)
Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼), Yueyang - (29.384723°N 113.088262°E / 29.384723; 113.088262)
Penglai Pagoda (蓬莱阁), Shandong - 37.82613°N 120.74966°E / 37.82613; 120.74966)
However, Penglai Pagoda is often excluded in favour of Guanque Tower (鹳雀楼), situated in Shanxi. This is in order to have a list where all four towers are linked to famous pieces of literature, as follows:
Yellow Crane Tower: Yellow Crane Tower by Cui Hao
Pavilion of Prince Teng: Tengwang Ge Xu (Preface to a Poem on the Pavilion of Prince Teng), by Wang Bo
Yueyang Tower: Memorial to Yueyang Tower, by Fan Zhongyan
Guanque Tower: Ascending Guanque Tower, by Wang Zhihuan
