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Jinci Museum - A three-thousand-year-old cypress tree from the early Western Zhou Dynasty

It's a large royal garden with well-preserved ancient buildings and many scenic spots. Remember to take a map or follow the map in the WeChat commentary. If you carefully visit each scenic spot, it will take a whole day and you will have to walk some back roads. Jinci Museum is located in the innermost part of the garden, and you need to check tickets twice to enter. The ancient buildings are really exquisite, especially the wooden dragon on the pillars of the main hall of Queen Ji Fa, which is a very exquisite craftsmanship. Next to the main hall is a three-thousand-year-old cypress tree. It was here in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. After more than 3,000 years of vicissitudes, it has witnessed the entire history of China. From a seed to a millennium-old tree, I don’t know if the person who planted it by hand thought that it would still be witnessing the vicissitudes of history after three thousand years. This tree has seen Ji Fa's son, many historical literati, and now witnesses countless tourists every day. This feeling of time and space interlacing is really magical.
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Posted: Feb 7, 2024
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