This tree in the Shoalin Temple, China is the oldest living thing I have ever seen. Our guide told us it was 1500 years old, which initially left me speechless. I struggled to understand the changes that would have occurred in it’s time. However, once I grounded myself, I enjoyed spending several minutes in this grand old masters presence mindfully connecting with both past, present and future. I love trees, they give me energy, especially those that have been around for a very long time.
What is the oldest living thing you have seen?
The Grand Canyon. Estimates are from 70 million to 80 million years old. Went to see it during a trip with friends to Las Vegas back in 2000. It truly is amazing! Referred to as one of the Natural Wonders of The World! Here is more information on the Grand Canyon. http://geology.com/articles/age-of-the-grand-canyon.shtml
I have it on my bucket list of places I must see before I die. Thanks for the information it is definitely an interesting place.
This is an interesting challenge on WPC:Time.
I did love to participate.
Looking to the tree it doesn’t seem to be 1500 years old.
But somethings we have to believe.
Max! Good attempt.
Shiva
Thanks Shiva sometimes belief is all we have.
I have seen the bristlecone pines outside Bishop, California. They are only about 2400 years old. The ones in Nevada are up to 3200 years old. We are pretty insignificant.
We certainly are. I would love to see them, they sound amazing.
They look half dead, but they are so cool. When I saw them in September the sky was a little purple, it was like a sci-if movie
Whether or not this tree is 1500 years old it is certainly very unique we can never tell from how it looks. Thank you for sharing it.
We have yew trees in churchyards that are supposedly much older than the church, and were supposedly planted by the people who originally identified the site as a sacred one, before the Christians arrived, an unknown number of years ago.
What a gorgeous place to sit for a while!!
It certainly was.
Great photo and very interesting tree.
Thanks
I would love to include this in my tree photography project.
No problem. I am honoured, thanks for asking.
Hi max, I love this post about the Shaolin Temple as I’m a Zen practitioner. One day I hope to go.
thank you for being my first like.
How long did it take you to figure this menu and category stuff. It’s giving me a head ache.
Welcome to the world of blogging. It’s trial and error to begin with. I found the joining the Blogging U courses advertised on the Daily Prompt a great practical help to. It takes time to develop a presence but I found the more I visited other blogs the more I learnt. How exciting to be your first like. It took a long time for that to happen for me and then slowly but surely it added too. The Shaolin Temple is an amazing place not only the Temple its self but the surrounds which one day I will finish blogging about. Its biggest problem is the number of people who visitor and the noise they create. Looking forward to seeing your blog develop. Keep going it is worth the drama in the end and you’ll surprise yourself with what you can achieve. I know I did.
Thank you max