Nankou Town has launched ancient tree theme tour routes, showcasing 59 ancient trees over 100 years old. Visit Nankou to see magnificent ancient trees like ginkgo, Chinese scholar tree, wingceltis, and the "Sour Jujube King." Heping Temple in Huata Village and Tanyu Village's ancient wingceltis are also worth exploring. Don't miss the "Guangou Sacred Tree" in Juyongguan Village. Experience the cultural charm and history of these ancient trees in Nankou.

"Guangou Sacred Tree" in Juyongguan Village

At the foot of the Juyongguan Great Wall in the Siqiaozi Village, there is a huge ancient ginkgo tree, because of its location in a natural gully trending southeast to northwest, it is also known as the "Guangou Sacred Tree".

"Guangou Sacred Tree" is a deciduous tree belonging to the Ginkgo family, commonly known as the Baiguo tree, or Gongsun tree. According to historical records, it is said that this tree was planted in the Tang Dynasty, the age of the tree is about 1200 years old, the tree is 25 meters high, the diameter of the chest is 2.5 meters, the crown width of east to west is 20 meters, north to south is 25 meters. This ginkgo tree is a female plant, the tree body is complete, with lush branches and leaves, and covers an area of nearly 670 square meters, the tree is tall and straight, which is very spectacular, and is one of the famous "72 Views of Guangou".

In the fall, "Guangou Sacred Tree" wears a golden dress, glittering and beautiful, visitors are willing to come here and stand under the tree to see its majestic.