Where are the attractions of Qingzhou Tassel Tree? The scenic spot of Qingzhou Tassel Tree is in Queshan, Shaozhuang. Queshan is 528 meters above sea level. The limestone mountain is towering, steep and steep. The mountain vegetation is very good, all kinds of natural and artificial trees are green, and various birds are flying and singing in the forest, which makes people feel the fantasy and mystery of nature.
Shaozhuang Queshan
Thousand-year Tassel Forest is located in the east of Diaozhuang Village, Shaozhuang Town, Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, fifty miles west of Qingzhou City. Queshan is 528 meters above sea level. The limestone mountain is towering, steep and steep.
The mountain vegetation is very good, all kinds of natural and artificial trees are green, and various birds are flying and singing in the forest, which makes people feel the fantasy and mystery of nature. Queshan has held large-scale mountain gatherings every year since the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, Ren Daoan once practiced cultivation in this cave.
Tassel is also known as "beef tendon" and "tea tree". It belongs to the Oleaceae family and belongs to the genus Tassel Tree. There are 2 species in ***, produced in China and North America, and 1 species in Shandong. It blooms in late spring, and the flowering period lasts for about half a month. The white flower tops are fragrant, and the slender corolla blooms upward with four deep lobes, just like the tassels on ancient ladies' clothing, hence its name.
As a national protected tree species, the wild fringe tree is rarely distributed in Shandong. The large tassel forest now only exists in Queshan, Qingzhou, which is known as the "Millennium Tassel Forest". This tassel tree is distributed on both sides of the mountain road at the foot of Queshan. It is understood that this is the largest and oldest tassel forest in the country. There are 67 tassel trees in total, which has a history of more than 800 years. The youngest tree is also a hundred years old. above. Every year in April and May, the bright tassel flowers always arrive as scheduled. The blooming tassel flowers are as thick as clouds and as white as snow, becoming a rare sight and attracting thousands of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers. Photograph.
Queshan Tassel is believed to have been planted during the Northern Song Dynasty and has been around for more than a thousand years. During the flowering season, tourists from near and far flock to appreciate the thousand-year beauty. Queshan is also a sacred mountain with a story. The ancient trees in the mountain are towering and it is extremely quiet.
Queshan Millennium Tassel Forest blooms every year at the end of April and early May, and the flowering period lasts for about half a month. The best viewing period this year is around May Day. The newly blooming tassel flowers are particularly delicate. When the breeze blows, the layers of flowers are like frost and snow. The "silver-covered flowers" are dotted with the spring scenery. They are beautiful and charming, so they are known as the "thousand-year tassel snow in April".