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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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Thousand-year Cycad Blossoms in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - A cycad tree, which is more than 1,360 years old, comes into bloom in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 9, 2024. This thousand-year cycad blossoms every year, becoming a strange landscape in the Cycad garden, and it is also the longest known ricodon cycad tree in China.

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CHINA-SICHUAN-PANZHIHUA-CYCAD-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221208) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a mining site after ecological restoration in a cycad national nature reserve in Panzhihua, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 28, 2022. The city of Panzhihua boasts China's only national-level cycad nature reserve, with over 385,000 cycad plants. Local authorities and Panzhihua Iron and Steel have stepped up efforts to protect cycad plants, amid the city's green development and endeavors to restore ecosystems. Mining has been stopped in the reserve. Mountains that used to be bare due to the mining have turned green again. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-PANZHIHUA-CYCAD-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221208) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a mining site after ecological restoration in a cycad national nature reserve in Panzhihua, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 28, 2022. The city of Panzhihua boasts China's only national-level cycad nature reserve, with over 385,000 cycad plants. Local authorities and Panzhihua Iron and Steel have stepped up efforts to protect cycad plants, amid the city's green development and endeavors to restore ecosystems. Mining has been stopped in the reserve. Mountains that used to be bare due to the mining have turned green again. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-PANZHIHUA-CYCAD-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221208) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a cycad plant in a cycad national nature reserve in Panzhihua, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 28, 2022. The city of Panzhihua boasts China's only national-level cycad nature reserve, with over 385,000 cycad plants. Local authorities and Panzhihua Iron and Steel have stepped up efforts to protect cycad plants, amid the city's green development and endeavors to restore ecosystems. Mining has been stopped in the reserve. Mountains that used to be bare due to the mining have turned green again. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-PANZHIHUA-CYCAD-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221208) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a cycad plant in a cycad national nature reserve in Panzhihua, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 28, 2022. The city of Panzhihua boasts China's only national-level cycad nature reserve, with over 385,000 cycad plants. Local authorities and Panzhihua Iron and Steel have stepped up efforts to protect cycad plants, amid the city's green development and endeavors to restore ecosystems. Mining has been stopped in the reserve. Mountains that used to be bare due to the mining have turned green again. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-PANZHIHUA-CYCAD-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221208) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a paved road in a mining site after ecological restoration in a cycad national nature reserve in Panzhihua, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 28, 2022. The city of Panzhihua boasts China's only national-level cycad nature reserve, with over 385,000 cycad plants. Local authorities and Panzhihua Iron and Steel have stepped up efforts to protect cycad plants, amid the city's green development and endeavors to restore ecosystems. Mining has been stopped in the reserve. Mountains that used to be bare due to the mining have turned green again. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The photograph is labeled 9 DAIBUTSU, KAMAKURA. The two flat rocks in front of the statue could be foundation stones of the former building. A simple structure with a thatched roof is visible behind the cycad tree to the left of the statue. The exact date is not known.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐9‐0]

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The honden (inner sanctuary),Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Labeled No. 1025. Shinto Temple Hachiman Kamakura, this was taken around the same time as photograph #4674. Unlike the appearance of this spot today, only a few cycad trees are growing on the raised terrace under the stone wall.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number61‐25‐0]

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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

The photograph is labeled No. 531 KAMAKURA. The huge gingko tree (presently designated as a Natural Monument by Kanagawa Prefecture) famous for the legend of the assassination of the third shogun, Minamoto Sanetomo (1192-1219), is on the left. A cycad tree is growing on the opposite side. The date is the same as that of photograph #4674.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐79‐0]

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A view of the city from the Otani Main Tomb,Nishi Honganji Temple

The temple approach is seen from the sanmon gate of Nishi-Otani Temple, facing west. The city of Kyoto and the Nishiyama Mountain Range are visible in the background. A stone lantern stands in front of the gate. The garden is well maintained and has cycad trees. A driver, his rickshaw and a person with an umbrella are visible at the gate. Tall trees are visible to the north.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐23‐0]

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A woman in formal dress holding a bonsai

A woman in a brightly coloured kimono is sitting in front of a byobu screen. This is a coloured photograph taken in a studio. Cranes, wild geese and cherry blossoms are painted on the screen behind her. A cycad plant in a pot is placed nearby. The woman is holding a miniature bonsai plant, and two more are visible nearby.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐78‐0]

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Cycad trees at sakai myokokuji temple

Myokokuji belongs to the Nichiren sect, and the sango of the temple is Koshinzan. The popular name Sotetsudera (Japanese sago palm temple) is derived from the gigantic Japanese sago palm trees in the temple said to be brought from ancient Korea. Legend has it that when Oda Nobunaga moved these trees to Azuchi Castle, they made eerie cries every evening, so he sent them back to the temple.==Date:unknown, Place:Sakai, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐35‐0]