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Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

There are many long-lived species in world, and most of trees have mastered this secret, and they are still full of vitality, having lived for thousands of years. Today let's summarize ten oldest trees in our country. The lifespan of first tree even exceeds duration of our current history. These trees are more valuable than golden nanmu.

Let's look at this together.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

1. Ancient trees in Shaanxi

The first tree was Xuanyuan Cypress, which is now more than 20 meters high, and lifespan of this tree has exceeded 5000 years, meaning this tree accompanies story develops together.

And has survived to this day because this tree is now known as longest-lived cypress in world, which is why people in other countries believe that it is ancestor of all cypresses in world.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

2. Ancient trees in Anhui

There are two ancient trees in Anhui Province: one is Phoenix Pine and other is Yingke Pine.

Phoenix Pine is now in Anhui Province Scenic Spot, and it's quite a famous natural scenic spot. This pine is not very tall, only more than seven meters. But his form is very suggestive, as is his name.

This pine tree has been around for over a thousand years, and famous artists have even used it as a model for many famous paintings full of praise.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

Welcome Pine still grows on Huangshan Mountain. This pine does not grow on ground in usual way. She has a very complicated growth history. She leans on her side. The stone lion statue was grown by destroying part of stone. It has now survived over 800 years of wind, frost, rain and snow and has grown to a height of over nine meters.

And many branches. The whole tree looks like owner's house is tilting slightly to welcome guests. The general posture is generous and natural, and it is energetic, which is why many people come to visit. The goal of climbing Mount Huangshan is to see this pine tree and feel its tenacious life force.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

3. Ancient trees in Henan Province

Second General Cypress is now in a very famous academy. According to measurements of experts, it is concluded that this cypress may have grown in forest of a primitive society a long time ago. a tree in China is now at least four thousand years old.

As for name of second cypress general, when emperor played in this place, he saw three cypress trees next to the river, full of vitality, so he arranged them in order and called them generals.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

4. Ancient trees in Taiwan

At Alishan Peak in Taiwan, there is a tree that is tall and pointed straight up into sky. This tree is Alishan Shenmu. Because although trunk of tree has been broken, it has not lost its vitality, on contrary, its vitality is still very strong.

The best display is that leaves at ends of its branches grow very vigorously and color is a pleasant green. This tree is also very thick and it takes more than ten people to stretch out their arms to surround entire tree. But it is very upsetting that this tree survived another catastrophe, and half of it collapsed.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

5. Old trees in Beijing

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Imperial Tree is the tree that stands in front of Tangje Temple. This tree has more than a thousand years of history.

The height reached more than forty meters, and from a distance it looks like a huge umbrella.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

6. Ancient trees in Hubei

Ancient Zhangtai Plum This plum tree has a very important historical significance. Legend has it that this tree was planted by HRH King Chu Ling during Warring States period and has a history of over two thousand years.

This plum tree now stands in front of Zhangtai Temple Hall, surrounded by stones.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

Seven ancient trees in Shandong

This is a very tenacious ancient tree. It grows in Dingling Temple and is named after temple. Its history spans over 3000 years. In addition to main trunk, he also sent out many strong branches.

These branches grow in all directions. This tree appears to be very huge and is said to have existed since Han Dynasty. When I came to see this tree in autumn, its leaves turned golden yellow, and when wind blew, many of leaves fell to ground like in a dream.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

VIII. Ancient trees in Guangdong

This tree is called ancient banyan of Tianma River. He is over 500 years old. This tree is very unique. After its aerial roots fell to ground, they grew into new branches. Then new aerial roots grow from new branches, and this cycle repeats, turning this area into a forest. And here, in forest, there are countless small animals.

9. Ancient trees of Tibet

This tree is called Tibetan Cypress King and grows in Tibet. This is tallest of these trees, reaching fifty meters. He is said to have a deep connection with founder of local religion.

Top 10 thousand year old trees of my country, oldest 5000 years old, rare in world

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These trees are now very well protected, they are not only living history, but also living fossils that play an important role in our understanding of some situations of many years ago. We invite everyone to appreciate these ancient trees that have survived adversity and still retain great vitality, get their own idea from them, and then devote more enthusiasm to building society and country. I wish you all a pleasant journey!