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Why should the thousand-year-old tree of Sanxian Temple in Qingzhou, Weifang be tied with iron shelves?

In Sanxian Temple in Qingzhou, Weifang, an empty tree was surrounded by a ring of iron shelves and iron rings. Why are you doing this? What is the origin of this tree? (Photo: Farmer Photographer Dapeng Ge, please pay attention to the headline number above for more anecdotes: Farmer Photographer Dapeng Ge)

Qingzhou is a famous historical and cultural city. There are many ancient and famous trees, which are hundreds of years old and more than a thousand years old. These various ancient trees are still full of vitality after vicissitudes of life, forming a unique landscape.

The ancient pagoda tree is vigorous in appearance and sparse in branches. It is ancient and tenacious in the world between Tang and Song Dynasties. It can be said that there is no dead Sophora japonica in Shandong.

Among the ancient trees, the Tang Zishu in Gong Fan Temple is more striking and powerful. The big one, with a circumference of 6.4m and a height of12m; The other plant has a circumference of 5m, a height of 14m and a crown area of about 70m2. Their trunks are hollow and their branches are withered, so it can be seen that they are old, but they are still sprouting, with green leaves and full of vitality.

According to historical records, when Fan Zhongyan was the magistrate of Qingzhou in Song Dynasty, he led officials and people to dig wells and draw water at the existing ruins of Sanguan Temple in Tang Dynasty (now Fan Gongting) for the benefit of local people, and planted several locust trees beside the wells as a souvenir. So Catalpa bungeana and Sophora japonica have survived to this day. It seems that it has been more than 1000 years since the Tang Dynasty.

No wonder we should be so concerned about these trees. They are thousand-year-old trees with stories. Come to Sanxian Temple again and observe! (Photo: Farmer Photographer Dapeng Ge, please pay attention to the headline number above for more anecdotes: Farmer Photographer Dapeng Ge)