These days, Yen Tu mountains and forests are covered with the brilliant yellow of beautiful ancient apricot blossoms, adorning the journey of spring tourists, worshiping the land of Buddha.
Every March, ancient yellow apricot trees bloom in Yen Tu mountain, Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh, creating a rare scene.
Ancient yellow apricot trees were planted during the reign of Buddha Tran Nhan Tong. After hundreds of years, the yellow apricot trees have become a large ancient apricot forest, many trees are over 15 meters high on steep cliffs.
The ancient yellow apricot trees in Yen Tu are dozens of meters high, towering above other trees
The ancient apricot forest is currently under the management of the Yen Tu Special National Relic Area. This type of apricot usually does not bloom during the Lunar New Year, but only 2 months after Tet, the apricot trees here begin to bloom their first flowers.
At this time, a series of apricot trees shed all their old leaves, replaced by the bright yellow of millions of flowers blooming in clusters.
Yen Tu yellow apricot has its own unique characteristics: Young leaves are always green, flowers have 5 petals, bloom in clusters and have a gentle, pure fragrance, evaluated by domestic and foreign scientific researchers here. is a valuable genetic resource of Vietnam that needs to be propagated and preserved.
Yen Tu yellow apricot trees are concentrated mainly in the area of Thap To, Hoa Yen pagoda, Vang waterfall, and Silver waterfall. Every tree is numbered for management and care.
Some images of Yen Tu yellow apricot flowers blooming throughout the mountains and forests:
The area near Thap To is home to many ancient yellow apricot trees, which are in their most beautiful blooming season
Flowers bloom in high density, dyeing the mountains and forests yellow, creating a beautiful scene that is rare to find anywhere else
The imprint of time is imprinted on the trunks of ancient apricot trees. Each tree has its own unique appearance and is a beautiful product of nature
Each yellow apricot tree here is numbered and its location is saved for convenient management and care
Covering the entire tree is the bright yellow color of flowers, "lighting up" the entire mountain and forest space
The blooming ancient yellow apricot forest adorns the mountains and forests right on the occasion of the Yen Tu Spring Festival, welcoming tourists to visit and worship.
Ancient yellow apricot is an endemic flowering plant of Yen Tu sacred mountain. Legend has it that more than 700 years ago, when King Tran Nhan Tong returned to Yen Tu to practice, he and Buddhists planted the first yellow apricot trees here.
After hundreds of years, the yellow apricot trees have become a large ancient apricot forest, many trees are over 15 meters high on steep cliffs.
According to tally data of Yen Tu National Forest and Monuments Management Board, there are 268 yellow apricot trees growing at an altitude of over 500m above sea level. Especially in the old forest, 20 apricot trees with the age of over 100 years are recognized as heritage trees.
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