Guanyin Zen Temple Xi'an

                                           

The Guanyin Zen Temple is located at the foot of the Phoenix Mountains, just south of Xi'an, China. The temple was built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). The temple is famous for its 1,400 year old gingko tree which sits above a clear stream. The tree is said to have been planted by Emperor Taizong in order to prevent an attack by the Dragon King.

A famous poem about the tree states:
An ancient tree stands in an ancient temple
An ancient stream runs beneath the ancient tree,
With the protection of both the tree and the spring since remote time,
The ancient temple has made Linji Zen.

We spent time exploring a small village outside the

temple

People had harvested this and were selling it.

I have no idea what it is but they told me I 

could eat it and it was very healthy.