In Yongxin Village, Dianshanhu Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, there is an ancient ginkgo tree known as the "King of Jiangsu Trees", which is said to have been planted by Wu Guotai, the mother of Sun Quan, the King of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. The small moraine village not only has a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree, but also an ancient stone arch bridge. How can you miss such a beautiful view, and you are sure to go there!
DianshanHu Town opened south, and soon came to a small village of Jiangnan Water Town where the river passed from the village, which was moraine Oh Natural Village.
Here is Yongxin Village, Dianshanhu Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, it is a small village with a story! Moraine Village was founded in the moraine temple of that year. According to legend, at the beginning of the third century AD, Sun Quan, the lord of wu in the Three Kingdoms, built the Moraine Oh Temple, which is located in the Yongxin Village of Dianshanhu Town, Kunshan City.
This ancient ginkgo tree in front of you is an unusual ancient tree! It's full of magic. It is said to be magical because it was planted by Wu Guotai himself. Located on the west side of Yongzi Road in Moraine Natural Village, this ginkgo tree is more than 1,700 years old, with a height of 23 meters and a crown width of 21.5 meters.
Legend has it that at the beginning of the third century AD, Sun Quan, the lord of wu in the Three Kingdoms, built the Moraine Oh Temple here, and the address of this temple was in the moraine Oh Natural Village of Yongxin Village in present-day Dianshanhu Town. Legend has it that Sun Quan's mother, Wu Guotai, and her sister Sun Shangxiang, when they were here to worship the Buddha, specially planted this ginkgo tree as a permanent memorial on the west side of the Moraine Temple. The selection of the immortal tree species symbolizes the coexistence of the Wu Lord's river and the temple, and its meaning is profound.
This ancient ginkgo biloba, verified by the census of the landscaping administrative department of the Jiangsu Provincial Construction Department, is 1700 years old, is a national first-class ancient tree, the oldest ginkgo tree in Jiangsu Province, known as the "King of Jiangsu Trees".
This ancient ginkgo tree has been struck twice, once 30 years ago and once 60 years ago. Now in the ancient tree in front of us, half of the trunk is almost non-existent, and the few trunk branches in the leaf package, although there are no leaves, are still vigorous and powerful. The bark on the east side of the trunk of the ancient tree has almost disappeared, coated with black preservatives.
During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the temple was burned to the ground by fire, so that the famous ancient temple of the famous moraine temple was almost gone, but this long-lived ancient ginkgo tree, known as the Gongsun Tree, escaped this disaster and witnessed the ups and downs of a thousand years of history.
This unusual ancient tree in front of you! The vicissitudes of the tree trunk tell the story of the endless past. For thousands of years, no one seems to pay attention to its existence, the wind blows, the rain strikes, the lightning strikes, it is silent; but in the modern century, it seems to be a witness to history, feeling the tragedies and joys that have happened to itself, and feeling the vicissitudes of the world.
Accompanying the Moraine Temple, there are two large and small Xianghua Bridges, the Small Xianghua Bridge has been rebuilt; the southern end of the Big Xianghua Bridge, formerly known as chongfu Bridge, still exists, Qing Jiaqing 3 years (1798) reconstruction, there are stone tablets as evidence, unfortunately the text has been blurred. It is said that at that time, there was a "street lane" connection between the two bridges, and the "street lane" was lined with pine and cypress on both sides. Every February 19th of the lunar calendar, the Moraine Temple Fair is held here, merchants set up stalls, a variety of goods, fangyuan dozens of miles of villagers to rush to the market, visit relatives and friends, local villagers, family food and hospitality, lively and extraordinary.
The Chongfu Bridge that still exists today
Today's Yongxin Village Moraine Oh Natural Village, a school of "small bridges, flowing water, people", the idyllic scenery of the water village, overflowing in the south of the Ink River.
Here the scenery is beautiful, the house is built next to the water, and the water is connected. Strolling above the village, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, let the sun flow quietly on the skin, and let the poetry dance softly in the heart.
Pink Wall Dewa
Quiet little river
At the mouth of the village, there is also a hundred-year-old elm tree. Bending over, swaying a light and beautiful body.
Under the old elm tree, the reflection of the houses on the river is a beautiful picture like poetry.