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Like the other two great towers of Jiangnan, Yueyang Tower is famous partly due to its literary associations. These include the piece (, loosely translated as "Memorial to Yueyang Tower"), which was written by the renowned Song Dynasty Chancellor and poet Fan Zhongyan () at the invitation of his friend Teng Zijing (, who in 1044 became local governor and rebuilt the tower) as well as the Yuan Dynasty era play "Yueyang Tower" by Ma Zhiyuan, one of China's most eminent dramatists.