A Ginkgo tree planted 1,400 years ago in China’s former capital, Xi’an, in Shaanxi Province, started to shed its leaves, leaving many people in awe.
Hey @thewhipband come to @fivdevilalba and bring happiness to us! Waiting impatiently to see you! Ginko tree gift:-P pic.twitter.com/jE5r4kWgJk
— Rafa (@rafa3d) November 25, 2015
A thousand year old Ginko tree in a Buddhist monastery in China sheds its leaves. https://t.co/gAjtkI2LfO pic.twitter.com/QLp5B1fBOx
— Jason Evan Mihalko (@jaypsyd) November 25, 2015
The tree is believed to have been planted by legendary Chinese emperor Li Shimin, the founding father of the Tang Dynasty known as Emperor Taizong, in the seventh century.
1,400-year-old Chinese ginkgo tree is drowning a Buddhist temple in flood of golden leaves: https://t.co/XlOoCP3oD6 pic.twitter.com/qgqFkO7JmH
— Demilked (@demilked) November 25, 2015
An ancient Chinese Ginkgo Tree drops an ocean of golden leaves https://t.co/MqWDOzPgT7 #nature #photography pic.twitter.com/kkTRd4uxQq
— DesignedByNature (@DesignedBNature) November 25, 2015
The tree is located at a Zen Buddhist temple in Luohandong village, China. Every fall, the leaves on the tree turn yellow and fall to the ground, making a carpet-like appearance of leaves.
