April 9, 2024
Three Ancient Trees
I saw three ancient trees in the town on top of Mount Lu.
They stand together as a scenic spot. Actually, the direct translation of the Chinese name is Three Treasure Trees.
The oldest one is a ginkgo tree. It's 1600 years old now, which means it may have seen the famous poet Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty and my favorite poet Su Shi in the Song Dynasty. They both visited and loved Mount Lu so much that they wrote many beautiful poems about it.
The remaining two are Liushan柳杉. They are 600 years old, so they were planted in the Ming Dynasty.
No wonder the locals call them treasures.
三宝树
我在庐山顶上的镇子里看到了三棵古树。
它们一起形成了一个景点。实际上，中国名字的直接翻译是三棵宝树。
最古老的是一棵银杏树。它已经有1600年的历史了，这意味着它可能见过唐代著名诗人白居易和我最喜欢的宋代诗人苏轼。他们都参观过并热爱庐山，还写了许多美丽的诗。
剩下的两个是柳杉。它们有600年的历史了，所以它们是在明朝种植的。
难怪当地人称它们为珍宝。
Three Ancient Trees
I saw three ancient trees in the town on top of Mount Lu.
They stand together as a scenic spot.
Actually, the direct translation of the Chinese name is Three Treasure Trees.
The oldest one is a ginkgo tree.
It's 1600 years old now, which means it may have seen the famous poet Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty and my favorite poet Su Shi in the Song Dynasty.
They both visited and loved Mount Lu so much that they wrote many beautiful poems about it.
The remaining two are Liushan柳杉.
They are 600 years old, so they were planted in the Ming Dynasty.
No wonder the locals call them treasures.
April 10, 2024
Thank you!
Three Ancient Trees
I saw three ancient trees in the town on top of Mount Lu.
They stand together as a scenic spot.
Actually, the direct translation of the Chinese name is Three Treasure Trees.
It's 1600 years old now, which means it may have been seen by the famous poet Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty and my favorite poet Su Shi in the Song Dynasty.
They both visited and loved Mount Lu so much that they wrote many beautiful poems about it.
The remaining two are Cryptomeria trees (Liushan)柳杉.
They are 600 years old, so they were planted in the Ming Dynasty.
No wonder the locals call them treasures.
April 9, 2024
Thank you!
I was told that 柳杉 is a kind of Cupressus, only growing in China. I bing "cryptomeria ". Maybe they are not the same thing.
Three Ancient Trees
I saw three ancient trees in the town on tophe summit of Mount Lu.
"Summit" is a slightly more specific word than "top" that also matches what you said (顶上), and is more mountain-themed, but what you wrote is perfectly fine.
They stand together as a scenic spot.
Actually, tThe direct translation of the Chinese name is Three Treasure Trees.
I'm not sure yet if it's a Chinese thing to use 其实 and 实际上 more liberally than in English, but in English I usually wouldn't say "actually" unless there were a misconception or mistake I were trying to correct.
In isolation you can say "actually" if you think someone might have an assumption about something (example: "actually, the food was quite good"), but when just stating a fact by itself I wouldn't add "actually".
The oldest one is a ginkgo tree.
It's 1600 years old now, which means it may have seen the famous poet Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty and my favorite poet Su Shi in the Song Dynasty.
They both visited and loved Mount Lu so much that they wrote many beautiful poems about it.
The remainingother two are Liushan柳杉.
"Remaining" implies that one of the trees is no longer there (or is dead), and the other two are still there/alive.
My dictionary says 柳杉 = "Japanese cedar".
They are 600 years old, so they were planted in the Ming Dynasty.
No wonder the locals call them treasures.
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It always amazes me how long trees can live for.
April 9, 2024
Thank you for the corrections and feedback! I learned a lot from them.
I don't know much about plants, but I was told that Liushan is a local plant.
Three Ancient Trees
I saw three ancient trees in the town on top of Mount Lu.
They stand together as a scenic spot.
Actually, the direct translation of the Chinese name is Three Treasure Trees.
The oldest one is a gGinkgo tree.
It's 1600 years old now, which means it may have seen the famous poet Bai Juyi inof the Tang Dynasty and my favorite poet Su Shi inof the Song Dynasty.
They both visited and loved Mount Lu so much that they wrote many beautiful poems about it.
The remaining two are Liushan柳杉.
They are 600 years old, so they were planted in the Ming Dynasty.
No wonder the locals call them treasures.
April 9, 2024
Thank you!
Three Ancient Trees
I saw three ancient trees in the town on top of Mount Lu.
They stand together as a scenic spotcene is picturesque.
The grammar is correct but the sentence sounds a bit unnatural
Actually, the direct translation of the Chinese name is Three Treasure Trees.
The oldest one is a ginkgo tree.
It's 1600 years old now, which means it maprobably haves seen the famous poet Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty and my favorite poet Su Shi in the Song Dynasty.
They both visited and loved Mount Lu so much that they wrote many beautiful poems about it.
The remaining two are Liushan柳杉.
They are 600 years old, so they were planted in the Ming Dynasty.
No wonder the locals call them treasures.
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Great!
April 9, 2024
Thank you for the corrections and feedback! I learned a lot from them.
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