Famous 1,400-year-old Ginkgo, Xi'an, China

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

— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) November 22, 2015

Video:

Beautiful video of this tree: click here.

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