岳阳楼
Traditional form:
岳陽樓
Pinyin (reading):
Yuèyáng Lóu
Definitions:
- Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 ( Dòngtíng Hú)
- one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓／黄鹤楼 ( Huánghè Lóu) in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣／滕王阁 ( Téngwáng Gé) in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Characters:
- 岳 - mountain peak; surname
- 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
- 楼 - multi-story building; floor
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