I went to Dengfeng for this thousand-year-old ginkgo tree!!!

The ginkgo trees at Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Dengfeng, Henan are finally in bloom! Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Dengfeng, Henan was built in the 19th year of the Taihe period of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was built by Emperor Xiaowen to accommodate the Indian monk Batuo and allow him to preach. It is located in the dense forest of Shaoshi Mountain in the hinterland of Songshan, hence the name "Shaolin Temple." Shaolin Temple is not only the birthplace of Zen Buddhism, but also the birthplace of Chinese Kung Fu. It is known as the "Ancestral Court of Zen Buddhism and the Holy Land of Kung Fu" and is hailed as the "Number One Temple Under Heaven." It is famous for the Shaolin Kung Fu that has been developed and continuously improved by generations of Shaolin warrior monks. There is a saying that "All Kung Fu under Heaven originates from Shaolin, and Shaolin Kung Fu is the best in the world." Tickets Full-price ticket: CNY 80/person (Shaolin Temple + Pagoda Forest + Sanhuang Village) Free: Seniors over 60, children under 6 or under 1.4 meters, journalists, soldiers, officers, and people with disabilities. Half-price ticket: Students and teachers (student ID, teacher qualification certificate) Half-price tickets must be purchased offline with valid ID. 🚩 Recommended route: Songshan Shaolin Archway → Shuttle bus or walk (shuttle bus takes 7–8 minutes, walking takes about 20 minutes) → Martial Arts Hall (30-minute performance) → Shaolin Temple Permanent Residence → Pagoda Forest → Shaolin Cableway → Shuce Cliff → Return the same way Martial Arts Hall performance times Morning: 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 Afternoon: 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 🚠 Shaolin Cableway: CNY 70/person one way, CNY 100/person round trip 🚌 Shuttle bus: CNY 15/person one way, CNY 25/person round trip