3 ms·
Visitors to South Korea can enjoy the spectacle of Korea's most famous ginkgo tree, at Yongmun Temple (양평 용문사 은행나무) on the outskirts of Seoul, 42 meters tall, a
by tatrajim 4y ago
Visitors to South Korea can enjoy the spectacle of Korea's most famous ginkgo tree, at Yongmun Temple (양평 용문사 은행나무) on the outskirts of Seoul, 42 meters tall, and thought to be around 1,100 years old. It has been designated a National natural treasure and was already famous in the 15th century, when the famed monarch King Sejong (r. 1418-50) designated the tree with ministerial official rank (正三品）。
http://www.heritage.go.kr/heri/cul/culSelectDetail.do;jsessionid=Vi1b3TvWnqW2PH1Fb6Ct9gJzuyzRkxNQQ2dJmtd1jnvp9OJ6b6bozb0wAlUB9U9S.cpawas2_servlet_engine1?pageNo=1_1_2_0&VdkVgwKey=16,00300000,31 http://www.heritage.go.kr/heri/cul/culSelectDetail.do;jsessi...