On the foot of Zhongnan Mountain within the Chinese language metropolis of Xian, the traditional Guanyin Chan Temple is dwelling to a ginkgo tree with a historical past spanning over 1,400 years.
As autumn approaches every year, this historic ginkgo tree bursts right into a spectacular golden show.
The tree is claimed to have been planted by Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty (618-907) throughout a go to to the temple.
Based on a brand new examine, temples throughout China – each Buddhist and Taoist – have safeguarded tens of 1000’s of historic timber, serving as an ark for at the very least 2,000 years, a phenomenon not noticed elsewhere in landscapes closely remodeled by people.
The analysis by Chinese language and Australian scientists was printed within the journal Present Biology on June 4.
In China, timber over 100 years previous are categorized as “historic timber”, with a complete of 5.08 million registered nationwide.
