Composition: The Hometown of Ancient Ginkgo in Pan County, Guizhou, 350 words

According to research, Tuole Village was a settlement of the Yi people more than 600 years ago. Due to the military garrison in the southwest in the early Ming Dynasty, it became a mixed settlement of Yi and Han people. With the development of history, although the residents of Tuole Village have evolved, the culture of "people and trees are dependent on each other" has remained unchanged. Experts from Southwest Forestry University believe that this culture has distinctive characteristics and profound connotations, and can be summarized as a new cultural form - the charming village of tree culture. The school is currently preparing to establish China's first tree culture research base in Tuole. Guizhou's "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" for tourism has also listed Tuole Village as a characteristic village and included it as a focus of rural tourism development. The thousand-year-old ginkgo tree is the best wish of the people of Tuole Village for longevity and family prosperity. The ginkgo tree can provide shade from the sun and summer heat, the leaves can be used to make tea to refresh the mind, the skin can be used as medicine to supplement the body, and the fruit can be peeled and eaten to satisfy hunger. Its beautiful appearance and spiritual qualities have given birth to the beautiful style of Tule people who worship and love the tree for generations. They believe that a female tree is like a mother, and it is painful for a mother to have many children. Pollination and fruit bearing should be allowed to happen naturally and not deliberately. There is me in the tree, and the tree is in me. Humans and trees are one and cannot be separated. According to the regulations in the village, anyone who destroys a tree will be punished as disrespecting the gods and ancestors. "The lighter punishment can range from kneeling down to the severe punishment of being beaten with a stick." During festivals, pigs and sheep are killed, and grand tree sacrificial activities are held, including reciting sacrificial inscriptions, singing folk songs, bench dancing, etc. With the spread of culture, Buddhism has also entered this green mountains and green waters. During the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, the Xilai Temple was built in the north of the village and rebuilt during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Tuole once became the holy place for incense in Panzhou in ancient times. Under the careful care of the villagers, the ginkgo trees grow freely, and the "sister trees", "couple trees" and "waterfall trees" are spectacular. The villagers' houses are all made of clear tiles and wooden walls, standing in a linear shape under the shade of trees, and they are a natural paradise. What's even more amazing is that there are actually tree roots passing through the stone arch bridge, which together with the 600-year-old post road, Panzhou ancient dwellings and the crystal clear creek form "withered vines, old trees and crows, small bridges and flowing water, people's houses, and the ancient road with westerly wind" The beautiful picture of "Skinny Horse". Experts and tourists call Tuole a dreamland deep in the soul. Tourists from more than ten countries and regions, including Canada and Hong Kong, have visited here. CCTV and other powerful media have reported on it many times. Tuole Ancient Ginkgo Village is located in Shiqiao Town, Pan County. Tuole Village, Shiqiao Town, 25 kilometers away from Hongguo, Xincheng, Pan County, is one of the provincial scenic spots in Guizhou. It has gurgling water, ancient trees, small bridges reflecting the rainbow, and strange peaks. temple. There are 1,145 thousand-year-old ginkgo trees in the village. It is the place with the highest growth density and best preservation of ancient ginkgo trees in the world. The main ethnic groups living there are Yi, Bai, and Han. The total population of the village is 1,713, and the minority population accounts for 34%. The per capita annual income is 3,728 yuan. In October 2008, Tuole Village was approved as the "Creation Base of Guizhou Photographers Association".