Old ginkgo trees attract tourists in Yunnan
By Li Yingqing and Zhang Yu |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2019-11-29 17:09
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Yinxing village, or Ginkgo Tree village, in Tengchong county, Southwest China's Yunan province, has attracted an increasing number of tourists since November. They come to enjoy the beautiful scenery of over 30,000 ginkgo trees, whose leaves turn golden yellow in the fall.
As an ancient village with more than 1,000 years of farming history, the village boasts natural ginkgo forests that cover 667 hectares. Among them, the oldest ginkgo tree has lived for more than 1,300 years.
Besides ginkgo trees, the village has volcanoes, valleys and colorful crop fields, making it a famous scenic spot. Tens of thousands of tourists come to visit the village beginning in mid-November each year.
