: 65438+1mid-late October to165438+1October 202 1 the best viewing time of ginkgo biloba in Beijing Hongluo Temple.
There are three famous plant landscapes in Huairou Hongluo Temple, which is called "the largest temple in the north of Beijing". One of them is two male and female ginkgo trees in the Tang Dynasty in front of Daxiong Hall. According to legend, these two ginkgo trees are very strange. Female plants do not bear fruit, and male plants do not bear fruit. Monks in temples in the Qing Dynasty wrote a poem: "There are two ginkgo trees in the courtyard of Hongluo Temple, which are dioecious and each is a thing. The flowers in the west are not fruitful, and the figs in the east are full of fruit. " In fact, the male plants do not bear fruit, and the female plants bear fruit normally. Probably because of the observation error, there is no flowering, because the flowering of ginkgo biloba is not obvious. Among them, the male plant in the west, around the trunk, has several small trunks, which have all grown into ancient trees. It is said that every time China changes dynasties, a small stem will grow. It is also similar to the legend of "Imperial Tree" in Tanzhe Temple.
Hongluo Temple "Male and Female Ginkgo biloba"
There is a proverb that says, "One tree cannot make a forest." The male ginkgo tree in Hongluo Temple has ten branches that grow straight from the root, so it tends to be "a forest of one tree". Moreover, there is a very magical legend about these ten sects. According to local legend, whenever there is another dynasty, this male ginkgo tree will grow a new branch from its root. Now in spring, these two ginkgo trees are old trees, sprouting new buds, and in summer, they are lush and shady. In autumn, the golden ginkgo leaves set off the Hall of Great Heroes, making people stop and linger. Ginkgo biloba is a unique living fossil plant in relict plant, China, which has high research and appreciation value. Therefore, male and female ginkgo trees are known as one of the "three wonders of Hongluo Temple".
Perhaps because of the happiness of this couple tree, many people come to Hongluo Temple to propose marriage every year. It is said that the effect is super good. Hongluo Temple is located in Huairou District, formerly known as "daming temple". The temple faces south and is built on the mountain, which is magnificent. Hongluo Temple in Luohong is a famous Buddhist temple at home and abroad, with a long history of 1600 years and profound Buddhist culture. Its origin can be traced back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when Buddhism began to prevail in China. It is the largest Buddhist jungle in northern China and an extraordinary pure land Buddhist country. For more than a thousand years, it has enjoyed a high status in Buddhism.
Most of the previous presidents of Hongluo Temple were appointed by the royal family, with frequent eminent monks and extraordinary Buddhism. The last two generations of ancestors of Pure Land Sect in China, namely, the 12th generation of knowing each other and the 13th generation of seals, are all related to Hongluo Temple. Especially the founder of Yin Guang, studied the Pure Land Method in Hongluo Temple during Guangxu period, and then went to Putuo to establish the Pure Land Dojo. Therefore, there is a saying that there is Putuo in the south and Luohong in the north.