What ancient trees are there in China?

Our country has preserved many ancient trees that have gone through the historical cycle of the past dynasties but still stand tall. Among them, the Han cypress in Taishan Dai Temple was the tree planted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che when he was enshrined in Zen.

Jiangjun Cypress

Jiangjun Cypress, which is famous at home and abroad, is located in Songyang Academy in Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. Because it is the oldest cypress tree in China, it is known as the "original cypress tree". Cypress". It is said that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited Songshan Mountain during the Yuanfeng period (110 BC), he saw these two extremely tall cypress trees and named them "generals" on a whim.

The ancient giant locust tree

The ancient giant locust tree is also called the "Hongdong giant locust tree" because of Hongdong County. It is located in the west of Waijia Village in the northwest of Hongdong County. In the Big Sophora Tree Park on the side, although there are no eye-catching buildings in Hongdong County itself, no matter how cold or hot the summer is, there is an endless stream of tourists who come to pay homage to the old face of this ancient tree. Some people write poems and inscriptions. To express their feelings, some people look up at the ancient locust trees and refuse to leave for a long time. According to ancient records, in the Ming Dynasty there was a Guangji Temple on the west side of Jia Village with majestic palaces and grand temples. There were not only many monks in the temple, but also endless pilgrims. This is probably because there is a Chinese locust tree next to the temple, which has "a tree with several branches and can provide shade for several acres." The broad shade of the tree covers the entire avenue of carriages and horses. The birds on the Fenhe River beach build nests in the trees, which is very spectacular. At that time, the Ming Dynasty government also set up a bureau in Guangji Temple to handle immigration matters, and the immigrants at that time liked to gather under the big locust tree.

Xuanyuan Cypress is located in the Huangdi Temple in Beiqiao Mountain, Huangling County, Shaanxi Province. This tree is nearly 20 meters high and has a lower circumference of about 10 meters. It is the largest cypress in China, but it is famous all over the world because There are strange legends about it. It is said that it was planted by Huangdi, the legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation, Xuanyuan clan. Therefore, it is also called "cypress planted by Huangdi's hand". It is revered by everyone as the first ancient tree in China.

Phoenix Pine

The Phoenix Pine, which is more than 1,400 years old, is located in Min Garden in Jiuhua Mountain, Anhui Province. According to legend, it was created by a divine monk named Huaidu. plant. Pine needles have the beauty of being dense and green, covering the sky. Because its main trunk is slightly fan-shaped, it looks like a phoenix spreading its wings, so it is named. Because of its antiquity, it is known as "the best pine in the world".

The Welcome Pine

The Welcome Pine is one of the four wonders of Huangshan. It is mainly located on the top of Wenshu Cave in the east of Yuping Tower in Huangshan, Anhui Province. The Welcome Pine has extremely tenacious vitality because of its longevity. Most of them, which are more than a thousand years old, grew out of broken rocks. Their branches are strong and powerful, their shapes are elegant and peaceful, and their outward branches are like hands that warmly greet guests.

Ginkgo King

Ginkgo King is located in Dinglin Temple on Fulai Mountain in the west of Ying County, Shandong. The tree is 25.4 meters tall and has a trunk diameter of 15.7 meters. People don’t have to go under the Ginkgo King tree to see it. You will be shocked by its majestic momentum. The whole tree is crowned with a canopy, covering thousands of meters, and looks like a hill. UNESCO lists it as one of the world's famous trees because it has a long history of more than 3,300 years.

Gumei

Zhangtai Gumei is located in Zhanghua Temple on Taishiyuan Road, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Zhangtai Gumei is a native wintersweet, about 3 meters high and 6.5 meters in crown width. It has a history of more than 2,550 years. According to legend, it was planted by King Ling of Chu when he built Zhanghua Terrace. Although it has experienced wind, frost, snow and rain, it is still old and green, with luxuriant branches and leaves. Literati of all ages have praised it, and the Qing Dynasty people left a famous saying about plum blossoms: "The fragrance has condensed and the snow has been fighting for thousands of years, and the shadow is still in the south of the Yangtze River."

Alishan Sacred Tree

The Alishan Sacred Tree, commonly known as "Zhou Gongsong", is located in the East Ali Mountain in Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is about 53 meters high. This old red cypress tree looks like a humanoid. , which is more than 3,000 years old. Unfortunately, it has been split open by lightning strikes in recent years.

Tianba River Ancient Banyan Tree

Tianba River Ancient Banyan Tree is located in the Tianma River on the outskirts of Xinhui County, Guangdong. This huge ancient banyan tree has dancing leaves, connected roots and stems, covering the shade The area can reach tens of thousands square meters. The great writer Ba Jin once wrote an article "Bird's Paradise", which instantly made this ancient tree famous throughout the world.

Yufeng Temple

The Yufeng Temple, which has a history of hundreds of years, is located at the southern foot of the Snow Mountain in the north of Lijiang City. It is one of the five major lamasery temples in the suburbs of Lijiang. The other four temples are Fuguo Temple, Puji Temple, Wenfeng Temple, Zhiyun Temple. Yufeng Temple was built in the 39th year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1700). It used to have nine courtyards, but now only the main hall and the upper and lower courtyards remain. There are groups of pines and cypresses around the temple, the gurgling spring water is like singing, and the scenery is beautiful and picturesque. There are precious flowers and trees such as camellia, cherry blossoms, Hanxiao (Shilixiang), mountain magnolia (Night Albizia), etc. planted inside and outside the temple, among which "Ten Thousand Camellia" is the most famous.

In addition, there are many famous ancient trees in my country, such as Lushan Sanbao tree, Taishan Wudafu pine, Qingyun Tangzao, Zhenjiang Jiaoshan Songhuai, Hangzhou Wushan Songzhang, Beijing Tanzhe The imperial tree of the temple, the camellia of Yufeng Temple in Lijiang, the ancient willow of Yunquan Temple in Zhangjiakou, etc.