At the foot of Fulai Mountain in Ju County, there is a ginkgo tree that is more than 3,000 years old.
It is said that this ginkgo tree was planted by Duke Zhou during his Eastern Expedition in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. According to historical records, Zhou Gong's Eastern Expedition once passed through "Guimeng", so it is somewhat credible to set foot on Fulai Mountain. This ginkgo tree has great vitality and its branches and leaves are still luxuriant. Contemporary calligrapher Mr. Wang Binglong wrote the inscription "The No. 1 Ginkgo Tree in the World" for it. Trees are magical, and the stories caused by trees are also very interesting.
According to legend, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, a scholar from Dongyi County in Ju County went to Beijing to take the exam. When it rained on the way, he took shelter under this huge ginkgo tree. Suddenly he became interested and wanted to see how big the tree was. Thick, use the form of hugging to measure the girth of the tree. The scholar actually hugged her seven times before he even reached the starting point. Just when he was about to hug him for the eighth time, he was frightened by what he saw - a young woman was standing at the starting point of the scholar's tree. It turns out that the young woman also came to take shelter from the rain under the big ginkgo tree. Because the tree was so big, neither of them saw the other. What to do? The scholar wanted to ask the young woman to give way, but he was embarrassed to speak, but he did not want to give up his measurement, so he had to use his hands instead and quietly walked towards the young woman. When he counted to eighth, he happened to reach the young woman. Next to him, the young woman didn't even notice. However, how to measure the position occupied by the young woman's body? The scholar couldn't think of any other way, so he had to include the young woman's body width as part of the measurement. So the perimeter of the ginkgo tree became "seven arms, eight arms and one daughter-in-law".
Hundreds of years have passed, and the ginkgo tree’s girth has long exceeded that of “seven arms, eight arms, and one daughter-in-law.” However, the anecdote of “seven arms, eight arms, and one daughter-in-law” continues to spread in the surrounding villages. Passed down from generation to generation.
Now, this ancient ginkgo tree has been protected by the local cultural relics department. The ancient ginkgo tree is still full of vitality.