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巍峨耸立于武昌蛇山的黄鹤楼，享有“天下绝景”的盛誉，与湖南岳阳楼，江西滕王阁并称为“江南三大名楼”。黄鹤楼始建于三国时期吴黄武二年（公元223年），传说是为了军事目的而建，孙权为实现“以武治国而昌”（“武昌”的名称由来于此），筑城为守，建楼以嘹望。至唐朝，其军事性质逐渐演变为著名的名胜景点，历代文人墨客到此游览，留下不少脍炙人口的诗篇。唐代诗人崔颢一首“昔人已乘黄鹤去，此地空余黄鹤楼。黄鹤一去不复返，白云千载空悠悠。晴川历历汉阳树，芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲。日暮乡关何处是，烟波江上使人愁。”已成为千古绝唱，更使黄鹤楼名声大噪。

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