Snake Hill (Sheshan)

Sheshan has the shape of an immense snake with its head drinking from the Yangtze River and its tail cutting into the eastern part of the city. This hill used to be an important military fortresThe Snake Hill, Wuhans together with Tortoise Hill on the opposite bank of the Yangtze River. The best-known site on the hill is perhaps the YellowCraneTower (Huanghelou), which is associated with an old legend about a Taoist priest flying to Heaven on the back of a yellow crane. Remaining historical buildings include the Shenxiang Pagoda, Yue Fei Memorial Pavilion, Baobing Hall, the TaoistEvergreenTemple, and Yongyue Terrace, and there are many important stone carvings as well.