Where is the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree in Liuyang?

Liuyang’s thousand-year-old ginkgo tree is in Chunkou Town; the old tree grows in the ancient apricot group of Fenglinhu Village, Chunkou Town, Liuyang City, and has a designated guardian, Huang Fenwu.

It is said that these two trees were planted by the ancestor Huang Zhilong (the ancestor of the Huang surname here) at the same time. Later, they grew into one large and one small, with a height of about 30 meters. The difference is the thickness: the old tree It is very thick and requires 6 adults to hug it. The small tree is thinner and 3 people can hug it. The two trees are 5 meters apart and very close together. The big one and the small one look exactly like a mother and child. Except for the magical story, the old tree The tenacious vitality is also shocking. The old tree is getting older and older. The trunk is hollow inside, but it is still full of vitality and has luxuriant branches and leaves.

Before the 1990s, the old tree had been hidden deep in the mountains without any protection measures. It was not until it was discovered by a village cadre in 1994 that everyone paid attention to it. Over the years, the local people The forestry department and villagers have protected it many times. Huang Fenwu was assigned as the guardian of the old tree, including cultivating soil, fertilizing, making fences, etc. In addition, in order to facilitate tourists to visit, the village has also strengthened the construction of nearby infrastructure. Now The old tree has become an attraction in the village, with 50,000 to 60,000 people visiting it every year.