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Dragon Shaped Trunk of a Cypress Tree at the Confucius Temple 孔庙
In these parts of China, no old building will be complete without the every present cypress trees. I first encountered these trees in the Ding Tomb which is part of the Thirteen Ming Tombs. Cypress trees are planted at someone’s tomb to show how important the person is, such as an emperor. In this case, what could be more fitting than the grace the Confucius Temple with these important symbols.
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