Travel Notes | Shanghai Jiading One-Day Tour-Ancient Ginkgo Tree Tour

There will be more than 70 days of autumn in Shanghai in 2021. As a result, the French plane trees outside the window still have many nostalgic leaves hanging on the branches after the winter solstice. The green plants in the green belt on the way to work are also growing well, and they are no longer withered as in previous years. Bar.

Because of the extension of the season, the most anticipated golden ginkgo leaves have not yet fallen every autumn, and the golden color has dominated the circle of friends for more than a month.

Due to work reasons, I had the opportunity to go to Jiading to visit the local ancient ginkgo trees on December 1st. Let’s call it: Jiading One-Day Tour - Ancient Ginkgo Tree Tour.

 

First stop: Anting Town Ginkgo Park, No. 0001 Ancient Ginkgo, 1200 years old

Location: No. 230, Taihai Road, Guangming Village, Anting Town, Jiading District

Arriving at around 9 o'clock, the windy autumn rain and heavy cooling the day before brought crisp blue and clear skies. There were only a few elderly photographers who were good at capturing light and shadow, carrying tripods and various expensive lenses. They were either standing or squatting or lying or Look up and use various angles to find beauty.

During this period, a senior cycling group of more than 20 people came. In the era of casual recording with mobile phones, cyclists standing under the ancient ginkgo tree have also begun to call friends to take photos, scatter leaves, and pose. The brightly colored cycling clothes also attract photographers' viewfinders.

The sun is getting warmer and warmer, and after 10 o'clock, there are more and more tourists. After everyone in attendance is amazed, they also start taking photos, scattering leaves, posing Styling routine. Photographers and tourists were very busy, and the cold air from the previous day was gone.

 

Second stop: Six ancient ginkgo trees in Bodhi Zen Temple, starting from No. 0155, 300 years ago

Location: No. 422, Yong'an Street, Jiading District, next to the river near Yong'an Tower

Due to incorrect information, we accidentally arrived at the Bodhi Zen Temple at our second stop. The six ancient ginkgo trees all grow next to the courtyard wall near the river. They can be photographed from outside. Because I brought an aerial camera, I did not go into the temple.

There is a commercial pedestrian street on both sides of the river. There are almost no tourists at noon on weekdays. However, there are the most ginkgo elements here. Ginkgo shapes can be seen everywhere in the shops and guidance signs along Yong'an Street on the other side of the river.

In a pavilion by the river, an elderly opera troupe was entertaining themselves. Forgive me for not knowing anything about opera. I don’t know whether what they are playing or singing is Kun Opera, Yue Opera or Shanghai Opera. A group of us took photos and took aerial photos for more than half an hour. They were immersed in their own world as if there were no one else. No one paid attention to us. Spark some interest.

 

The third stop: Wangxin Nursing Home in Waigang Town, No. 0058 Ancient Ginkgo, 500 years old

Location: No. 231, Wangxin Xianqiao Road, Waigang Town, Jiading District

It took less than 20 minutes to drive from Bodhi Zen Temple. On the way, we kept discussing whether we could enter this place to take pictures, and what to do if we couldn't. I thought it would be a strict nursing home where outsiders could not enter and exit at will during the epidemic. Unexpectedly, the car followed the navigation and passed a dusty dirt road in a dilapidated warehouse. of I stopped at the door. Unexpectedly, there was only an old man guarding the door. I explained the situation to him, said hello and let him go.

This 500-year-old tree can be called one of the most beautiful ginkgo trees I have ever seen. The shape of the tree is very beautiful, with yellow and green leaves. If you take a photo, it will be a painting of mine. Although the violent storm the night before had forced the leaves at the top of the tree, which had endured the most sunshine and wind and rain, to leave the branches, and because there were no tourists stepping on them, the grass lawn was covered with fallen leaves. , like a golden carpet.

I checked the information and found out that next to the ancient tree is the Gupu River, a thousand-year-old river. The surrounding environment is old and not cluttered. The style of the house seems to have been built in the 1950s and 1960s. The slogans and five-pointed star symbols on the walls verify this. . The yard is very quiet, there is no noisy traffic or people, and they step on the leaves lightly and don't dare to make too much noise.

 

The fourth stop: in front of Qian’s Ancestral Hall in Waigang Town, ancient ginkgo No. 0060 and 0061, 500 years old

Location: Next to Lianqi River Bridge on Waiqingsong Highway

 

After driving through another small dirt road, we started looking for the two ancient femalemale gingko trees shown on the map as a primary school, and the information clearly showed it was at the entrance of the Qian Ancestral Hall. .

Following the navigation guide to Waiqingsong Highway, I saw the top of the golden ginkgo tree across the road from the primary school on the Lianqi River Bridge, a thousand-year-old river. After crossing the bridge, I turned around and saw a semicircular arch in a Soviet-style garden.

The car was parked in front of a house outside the archway, and a few small local dogs at the door began to bark loudly. They were small but their barks were very ferocious. But when you squat down to look at them levelly and scare them, they will immediately run into the house and start barking. Looking into the house from the outside, in the dim room, only their small white teeth can be seen.

Passing through the arch, you are greeted by the stunning golden color. This is a male tree, and its leaves are the largest among the many ginkgo leaves I have seen.

The leaves of the female plant next to it have all fallen off, leaving only the bare trunk.

Opposite the ancient tree is the Qian Family Ancestral Hall . The ancient building and the ancient tree are a perfect match.

There were only two aunts visiting in the whole place. They wore beautiful clothes and hats, crossed the fence, and changed their clothes and posed under the male tree.

 

The fifth stop: 10 ancient ginkgo trees in Xiaohekou Ginkgo Garden, numbered starting from 0286, 200 years old

Location: No. 512, Tacheng Road, Jiading District

Farewell to Qian's Ancestral Hall , the car was driving on the Shanghai-Yiyi Highway, and the sunshine began to soften at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

From the Wanxi Bridge on Tacheng Road, you can see ancient trees on the bank of the river. The car made a long circuit to find Xicheng Henan Street along the river. When we parked in the temporary parking space of the kindergarten next to it, the light was already dark. Came down.

When I got off the car and turned around, I saw 10 ginkgo trees in a group. Under the reflection of the "setting sun " , the leaves were particularly yellow, so yellow that they looked orange and dazzling. It's just that the tree shape is a bit thin, with only one straight trunk, and the side branches next to it are also trimmed cleanly.

Perhaps because of its proximity to residential areas, the number of spectators here began to increase. From time to time, citizens came to pick up their children from school, walk their dogs, and take photos, creating the smell of fireworks.

 

The day's trip to ancient ginkgo was over. On the subway home, I sent a message to Moments:

2021.12.01 One-day trip to Jiading, watch the time flow between 1200-500-300-200.