There is a special tree growing at the head of Zichuan Tuquan Village, the thousand-year-old tassel tree, the tassel tree blooms in April, beautiful and beautiful, it brings endless surprises to people with its unique tree shape, elegant flowers, and a faint fragrance, every late April and early May, the peak flowering season attracts a large number of tourists to come to travel and watch. Today, my daughter drove me and my wife to see its beauty, just arrived at the village, did not see the tassel tree, smelled the tassel flower faint fragrance, into the heart, make people feel uplifted, this is also the third time I came to see the tassel tree bloom.
According to the data, the tassel tree is a deciduous shrub or arbor plant of the genus Tassel Tree of the family Mulberry family, because the inflorescence is conical and bears many small white flowers, which is very similar to the tassel ornament worn on the head of a woman. The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the thousand-year-old tassels are in full bloom. There is nowhere to find the spring of long-hate, and I don't know how to turn into this. In the gentle embrace of April, the thousand-year-old tassel tree in Tuquan Village, Zichuan blooms as promised, and the sun shines on the tassel tree as white as snow, constituting a vivid and delicate picture.
The most beautiful April day in the world, the tassel trees in many places bloom one after another, and the white expanse looks like a piece of snow, as if the earth is covered with a layer of white snow, which looks very dreamy and romantic! Therefore, many people affectionately call it "April snow" to praise its unique beauty. The stele in front of this tassel tree is engraved with the ancient tree tassel tree in Zibo City, which was established by the Zibo City Greening Committee in 2017, and the text on the back: Tassel tree in Tuquan Village, Taihe Town, Zichuan District, national first-class ancient tree tassel tree, common name: radish silk flower, tea tree, April snow, is a deciduous shrub or arbor plant of the genus Tassel tree of the family Mulberry family. Tassel trees like light, are more shade-tolerant, prefer warm climates, slightly cold-tolerant, prefer neutral and slightly acidic soils, are resistant to drought and barrenness, are not resistant to waterlogging, and have strong cold resistance. It is widely adaptable and is now widely planted in parks, streets, courtyards and other environments for people to enjoy. When spring comes, the tassel tree will bloom countless small flowers, they are as white as snow, exuding a faint fragrance, as if they are the messenger of spring, bringing vitality and vitality to the earth.
The tassel tree grows on the hillside of the head of the village, there is a spring below, the water flows continuously in all seasons, two trunks grow from the root, the crown is round, it looks like a "big cauliflower" from a distance, it is known as "the most in Shandong", "the king of Qilu tree" of the millennium tassel tree, it has a history of thousands of years, the tree shape is big, the age of the tree is long, it is the first in Shandong. The tree rhyme is graceful and luxurious, and it was named "Qilu Millennium Tassel Tree King" by the Shandong Provincial Forestry Department.
Legend has it that this famous tassel tree was planted by the Duke of Qi Huan during the Warring States Period. Here is also the history of the famous "hanging sheep drumming" ancient battlefield, Qi Huan Gong in the "Hanging Sheep Mountain decisive battle" defeated Lu Zhuang Gong, in 685 B.C., banquet all the civil and military soldiers to celebrate, wine anhydride to Xing, personally planted this tree, and let all the civil and military soldiers carry the wine jar, with wine instead of water to water it. The local villagers worship it as a sacred tree, regard it as a treasure, and are highly cherished, becoming the symbol of Tuquan Village in Zichuan District.
We came to Tuquan Village on April 26 to enjoy the tassel tree, there is no charge here, there are many tourists here, it is estimated that the May Day holiday will be charged. The mountain in the east in the distance is the Hanging Sheep Mountain, the other side of the mountain is Dongdongyu Village, the tassel spring is under this tree, "Qilu millennium tassel tree king", flowers, white as snow, the breeze blows slowly, you can smell the fragrance of the tassel tree within a radius of four or five miles, every year around the "May Day" International Labor Day, it is the season when the tassel tree flowers are in full bloom, at that time the flowers bloom like snow white and white, just like the snow in April in the world is very spectacular, it is also the most lively season in Tuquan Village in a year, there are too many people who come here to see the tassels, it is really a sea of people, people are crowded with people, Group photos, video recordings, and endless looks, the town arranges personnel to maintain order here every year.
Walking through the village, the roads are clean and tidy, the old and new houses are renovated, and the stone mills in the corners of the alleys are particularly age-sensitive, making people feel more intimate. In the fifties and sixties, our generation used to help adults push and grind together when they were children, and then push up the stone grinding, the past is like the wind, vividly, and there are a lot of emotions in my heart. Because there are many people who come here to see the tassels, the villagers also set up stalls on the roadside to sell cereals and wild vegetables, Chinese medicinal materials, wine and honey brewed by themselves, the village committee organizes personnel to automatically maintain order, a small river crosses from the village, here is surrounded by mountains on three sides, Zizhong Road passes in front of the village, there is a bus stop at the head of the village, and the traffic is abundant and convenient.
In the spring of April, when everything comes back to life, the tassel tree blooms like a snowflake, forming a sea of flowers as white as snow. The breeze blows, the tassel flowers full of trees, floating with the wind, gently rippling, as if in a romantic and dreamy fairyland, strolling through the ancient village, walking on the bluestone road in the alley, touching the stone wall, looking at the stone house with a simple atmosphere, the deep alley, the quiet and peaceful mountain village, after the changes of the times, exuding a quiet and indisputable quiet.
Here surrounded by mountains, spring water dingdong, lush vegetation, fresh air, is really a paradise, tourists inside and outside the province have come to watch the tassel tree, climb the mountain to watch the ancient battlefield, listen to the echo of the ancient hanging sheep drumming hungry horse bell, think about the past, Jin Ge Iron Horse, several romantic figures, but also look at the present. This is really a small mountain village with beautiful mountains and rivers, with a strong historical story, and a good tourist attraction.
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