What is the origin and history of Shanxi old pagoda tree?

According to records, there was a Guangji Temple on the west side of Jia Cun, two miles north of Hongdong in Ming Dynasty. This temple is magnificent, with many monks and pilgrims.

There is a "tree surrounded by mu of shade" next to the temple, and the avenue of chariots and horses passes through the shade. The old harriers on Fenhe beach nest in the trees and are scattered all over the floor, which is very spectacular. The Ming government set up a bureau in Guangji Temple to concentrate immigrants, and the locust tree became a gathering place for immigrants.

Extended data:

Hong Tong Sophora japonica is located in the Sophora japonica Park on the west side of Jia Cun, two kilometers northwest of Hongtong County. Although there are no magnificent buildings in Hong Tong, tourists come in an endless stream in both cold winter and hot summer. Some of them write poems to express their feelings of "thinking about drinking water and thinking about the source", and some look up at the ancient locust and linger for a long time.

Sophora japonica, also known as Sophora japonica, is a tall tree with pinnate compound leaves similar to Robinia pseudoacacia. The flowers are light yellow, which can be cooked and eaten, used as medicine or as dye. Pod, commonly known as "Sophora japonica", is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Flowering in late summer, different from other tree species, is an important nectar source plant.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hong Tong Sophora Immigrants