1,400-year-old Ginkgo tree on the grounds of the Guanyin Temple in Luohandong village in the city of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. This tree is thought to be planted for Emperor Li Shimin, founding father of the Tang Dynasty, ruling from 629 to 649. It has been visited by thousands of tourist to watch its golden leaves. More photos on People's Daily online and DailyMail and on my Twitter. This is one of the Ginkgo tweets that went Viral on Twitter this week:
Golden leaves from a 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree covers ground of a temple in Xi’an, Shaanxi, as winter approaches pic.twitter.com/M4mUqXsgpJ
Jardin des Plantes in Paris has several Ginkgo trees (Arbre aux quarante écus) planted in the 19th century. On my website I mention these trees with photos/video.
Here are three recent videos of the Ginkgo trees in this garden in fall:
Now a recent project (2011) in the Netherlands by The National Library of the Netherlands Web Archive - Webarchief van Nederland Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB)- selected and archives my website The Ginkgo Pages and this blog for present and future generations. The selection of the Web Archive focuses on websites containing scientific and cultural content. Another area of interest is innovative websites and popularity.
Website archiving is adopted by UNESCO: Charter on the Preservation of the Digital Heritage (2003).
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topic: My website and blog are archived in the National Library
of the Netherlands Web Archive (Webarchief van Nederland Koninklijke Bibliotheek)
for present and future generations.
Name: Cor Kwant About Me: I am a high school teacher, creator and webmaster of The Ginkgo Pages, a non-commercial awarded website about all aspects of the Ginkgo biloba tree, with many photos and videos.
More info on my website: https://kwanten.home.xs4all.nl/awards.htm See my complete profile
