Introduction Experiment of Ginkgo biloba in Huishan Ancient Town, Wuxi

Huishan ancient town in Wuxi is characterized by its superior geographical location and dense distribution of ancient temples. The ancient town has a profound cultural heritage and is the only well-preserved old district in Wuxi. The ginkgo trees here have a long history and can be called a must. See the text for the viewing strategy.

Brief introduction of ginkgo tree viewing in Huishan ancient town, Wuxi

I Huishan Temple

Flower viewing period: 165438+ 10 turns yellow gradually in the middle of October, and generally enters the best viewing period around165438+10.25.

Viewing point: in front of Daxiong Hall.

Tree age: over 600 years old

Photo Raiders: Sunny days, after 9: 00 am every day, are the best time to shoot this ginkgo tree, because sunlight will come through the cracks in the leaves.

History: It is said that in the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Master Xinghai of Huishan Temple planted eighteen ginkgo trees in front of Daxiong Hall, symbolizing the eighteen arhats of Buddhism. Great changes in history. Today, there is only one of the eighteen ginkgo trees, and it is monoecious. 1982, the king of ginkgo actually produced seven ginkgo fruits, which caused a sensation in Wuxi. But more than 30 years have passed, and the king ginkgo has no fruit.

Second, Zhang Zhongcheng Temple

Age: over 400 years old.

Flowering period: 1 1 It starts to turn yellow in the middle and late period. Ginkgo trees are 20 meters high and lush, covering the ancient stage under the sun.

Address: Located in the middle of Zhang Xiu Street in the ancient town, the local people call it "Zhang Laoye Guild Hall". Enter the gate of Huishan ancient town and walk more than 200 meters from Guzhen Zhijie.

Admission: Admission is free.

Viewing point: In the courtyard inside the side door, most of the trees are in the courtyard, and the branches protrude from the courtyard wall. When ginkgo leaves fall, half of the yellow leaves cover the ground of the yard, and the other half falls in a quiet alley, which often attracts tourists to stop.

Photo Raiders: The steps in front of the temple are paved with ginkgo leaves, which become golden steps, which is very suitable for taking photos.

History: It was built by Jiangnan people to commemorate Zhang Xun who led the troops against the enemy during the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty. It is also commonly known as "Zhang Laoye Temple". Historically, this temple of Zhang Zhongcheng has been built and destroyed repeatedly, but two ancient ginkgo trees in their 400' s survived miraculously and became a unique landscape of Zhang Zhongcheng Temple.

Third, Gu Kejiu ancestral temple.

Tree age: over 470 years old

Viewing period: The best viewing period is165438+1mid-late October.

Address: Located in the small street of Huishan Ancient Town, opposite to Fan Wenzheng Gongci.

Admission: Admission is free.

There is a tall ginkgo tree in the ancient nine ancestral temple. Its trunk is in the yard, and its crown covers half the yard and half the alley. Ginkgo biloba turns into Yellowstone, and half of the falling yellow leaves stay in the yard and half dance lightly in the deep alley. The artistic conception is beautiful.

Fourth, the Yun Qi Tower next to Er Quan in the world.

Age: over 260 years old

Viewing point: In the courtyard under the Yun Qi Tower.

Photography Raiders: In the Yun Qi Tower, you can photograph ginkgo trees, climb the cloister and overlook the panoramic view from a height. This is the only place in the ancient town where you can climb up and shoot ginkgo trees.

History: Half of the trunk of ginkgo tree has been damaged by lightning, but it still grows tenaciously.

Address: It is located on the edge of Huishan Temple, and it is also the only way to "the second spring in the world".

5. Bishan Yinshe Ginkgo Square

Viewing point: Bishan Silver House is backed by Huishan, the highest peak in Wuxi, and there is a small ginkgo forest in front. This ginkgo forest is very secluded and there are few tourists. In late autumn, the courtyard is full of fallen leaves and the winding path is secluded. The ancient buildings in Jiangnan style are the most poetic places in the ancient town.

6. Gong Yugu

Tree age: over 470 years old

Viewing point: the pond in front of Hu ancestral hall.

In Gongyugu, which is separated from Bishan Yinshe by a river, there is an ancient ginkgo tree with a tree age of more than 470 years. Half of the trunk of this ancient ginkgo tree has died, and the other half is made of cement, so it is difficult to tell the truth from the false. Most of the fallen leaves of this ginkgo tree fell on the water surface of the pool, making the pool full of golden yellow.

Introduction of Ginkgo Tree Food in Huishan Ancient Town, Wuxi

Qingshan Qi Tangyuan: The store is relatively simple, but th

Lao Cao's snack bar: Lao Cao's tofu flower is the memory of an era, and the tofu flower at the entrance of the Spring Tour Hui Park is a delicious food in many people's memory. One of the magic weapons of a small shop is a can of soy sauce that never bottoms out. After the cooked soy sauce is exposed to the sun, it is heated in a red mud stove. Thick soy sauce and tough white flaky tofu flower make a bowl of classic Wuxi snacks.

Er Quan Tofu Flower: Apart from Lao Cao's family, this tofu flower is also very famous. Square tables and round wooden chairs are antiques. Salty bean curd with laver, black and white and green, bean curd melts in your mouth, which is fresh and salty.

Zhu Xing Noodle: Noodle is a famous folk snack in Wuxi. Hand-baked, golden in color, moderate in saltiness and sweetness, crisp and pleasant in taste and unique in flavor.

Huang Zangong Oil Zanzi: The rock sugar sesame, onion, seaweed and crude oil Zanzi in the store are all hot-selling flavors. It's the best when it's out of the pot, and the slag falls with a bang. The sweetness of flour and the smell of oil blend together, so it's hard to stop eating!

Er Quan Old Hotel: Big bowl with green edges, blue and white porcelain wine vessels, long-lost wooden frames, lattice window bars. If there is background music in Wu dialect, the humanistic atmosphere will flow out inadvertently.

Wanxin Silver Noodles: Chicken soup silver noodles are the signature here. Fresh noodle soup is smooth and large.

Niuguan: It's an old shop in the snack street. Many people who come here for dinner are Wuxi natives. The dishes in the shop are authentic in taste and rich in variety. There are quite a few choices of steamed stuffed buns, wonton and stir-fried dishes.

Huishan rice cake: fresh rice cake, steaming, soft and glutinous at the entrance, slightly sweet, and quite rich in flavor, including osmanthus, black sesame and red beans.