Top Ten Ancient Trees in China

In an old story, there is always a witness. However, in this story, people have already disappeared in the long river of history, but this witness still exists. This is an ancient tree. How many couples make vows here and promise each other to be together forever.

The ancient trees that have survived to this day stand there quietly like wise men, watching people come and go, flowers wither and flowers fall, and people go empty.

Ancient trees, nowadays, what we often do is to make a wish. After all, people have lived thousands of times longer than us. Standing under this old tree and making a small wish, I still feel that I have some sustenance in my heart and can't help but warm up a lot.

So, today, Bian Xiao will take stock of some famous ancient trees in China!

World Baiwang

Located in the lower reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River and Yangni River at an altitude of 3,000-3,400 meters. This tree is 50 meters high and 5.8 meters in diameter at breast height. It has a history of more than 2600 years. It is said to be the tree of life of Rao Xin Mi Bao, the founder of Boni. From the root up, the trunk is divided into three branches and goes straight to the clouds.

Ficus tianmahe

Located in Tianma Village, suburb of Xinhui County, Guangdong Province. The tree is about15m high and has a history of more than 500 years. The new stem grows into a new aerial root, which is endless. With the passage of time, it has become a forest with thousands of birds living in it.

Ancient Trees of Ding Lin Temple in Juxian County, Shandong Province

This tree is at least 3500 years old. The tree is now 26.3 meters high, the crown covers more than 20 mu, and the trunk circumference is 15.7 meters. It takes eight people to stretch their arms before approaching.

Zhang tai gu mei

Zhanghua Temple, Taishi College, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. According to legend, this plum tree was planted by King Chu Ling and has a history of more than 2,500 years. It is the oldest plum tree in China and enjoys the title of "the crown of ancient beauty".

Diwangshu

Located in Tanzhe Temple, Mentougou District, Beijing. It was planted in the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, and its tree age has passed a thousand years. It is more than 40 meters high, 4 meters in diameter, 9 meters in bust and 600 square meters in shading area. It takes six or seven people to fold.

Alishan Shenmu

Located in Dongali Mountain, Chiayi County, Taiwan Province Province. The height of the tree is about 52 meters and the circumference of the tree is about 23 meters. It takes more than a dozen people to hug each other, stand upright, be vigorous and sway, which adds a lot of charm to Alishan.

"Two Generals" in Songyang Academy

It is the oldest and largest cypress in China. According to forestry experts, "Second General" is a primitive forest relic, with a tree age of at least 4,500 years, and is called "the first cypress in China".

Huangshan yingkesong

Located on the left side of Yuping Building at an altitude of 1.670 meters, it stands against the stone, with a height of 9.9 1 meter, a diameter of 0.64 meters, a bust of 2.05 meters and a height of 2.54 meters under the branches. This tree is at least 800 years old. This pine tree is a national treasure and a landmark of Huangshan Mountain.

Phoenix pine

Located in the scenic spot of Jiuhuashan People's Hospital, it is a major landscape of Jiuhuashan. The height of pine trees is 7.68 meters, and DBH is 1 meter. Its shape is very strange, just like a phoenix spreading its wings. According to legend, it was planted by Beidu, a Buddhist monk in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, with a history of 1400 years.

Xuanyuanbai

Huangdi Temple in Beiqiaoshan, huangling county City, Shaanxi Province. Xuanyuanbai, Platycladus orientalis, is more than 20 meters high and has a bust of 7.8 meters. Although it has experienced more than 5000 years of wind and frost, it is dry, strong and beautiful, with lush foliage and a crown area of 1.78 square meters. Because no other cypress tree in the world is older than it, the British call it "the father of cypress trees in the world".

The story of the ancient tree continues. Everyone who comes here will become one of the characters in the ancient tree story, and so will you. People in the story are writing their own stories, either sad or happy or quiet.

In any case, we all want to stand quietly under the old trees, place our love for each other, and wish people far away peace, joy and worry-free life.