Cypress Planted by Yellow Emperor

It is said that the Yellow Emperor's hand planted cypress is the oldest cypress in the world for more than 5,000 years. There are local proverbs: seven or eight and a half, the cypress is not counted. It is said that the seven people are still holding together.

Huangdi hand plant cypress is located in the temple courtyard of Huangling County, central Shaanxi Province, more than 20 meters high, chest circumference 7.60 meters, strong and upright, crown cover is empty, leaves are not decaying, layers are dense, like a huge green umbrella.

At the foot of the bridge, there is a temple of the temple. The temple courtyard is about 10 acres. There are 14 ancient cypresses in the courtyard, and there is a special thick branch of the ancient cypress on the right. The roots of the tree are exposed to the ground. The leaves are unfailing in all seasons, and the layers are dense, like a huge green umbrella. There is a monument building next to the tree, with a stone tablet embedded in it, which reads: "This Paco 58 city feet, 31 city feet under the wall, 19 city feet in the middle, and six city feet above the wall, is the crown of the cypress. It is said that the Yellow Emperor was planted by the hand, about 5,000 years ago. Proverbs: "The seventh floor is eight and a half, and the cypress is not counted," means the cypress. "It is said that the tree was re-tested recently, and the lower circumference has reached 30 city feet. Some people say that the cypress is the largest in the country at present, called the "king of the cypress", known as the "father of the world cypress."

Huangdi hand planting cypress, rumored to be the yellow emperor personally planted. In 1982, British forestry expert Robier visited 27 countries of cypress, thinking that only the yellow emperor hand planting cypress is the most robust and oldest. On December 9, 1998, the "China Famous Tree Public Election Conservation Commission" named it the first of 100 famous trees in China. The world is known as the "crown of the world's cypress tree". The local proverb describes it as "seven eight and a half, and the squat is not counted", that is, seven people hold hands and can not close the trunk, There are more than eight.

The "Huangdi hand plant cypress" at the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor bathed in the wind and rain for 5,000 years, witnessing the rise and fall of the Chinese nation, and still lush and tall, with branches and leaves, showing an extremely strong vitality.