World King Cypress

Location: Milin County, Nyingchi Prefecture
Opening Hours: 07:00-17:30
Admission Fee: CNY 15
How to Get There: King Cypress is about 6 kilometers southeast of Nyingchi City. It takes you about 13 minutes to drive there.
Best Time to Visit: You can visit all year round.

About King Cypress

Legend has it that the World King Cypress has seen the birth of one of the world’s oldest religions- Bon, which predates Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. The cypress is approximately 50 meters high, 5.8 meters in diameter, and has a trunk circumference of about 18.2 meters. This tree maybe 2,000 to 2,500 years old and is seen as a holy tree by pilgrims.

The unique cypresses mainly in Nyingchi, grow on a mountain slope with an elevation of 3,040 meters above sea level. The World King Cypress is surrounded by at least 0.1 km² of ancient cypress trees with an average height of 44 m. According to the local anecdotes, this very World King Cypress is connected with a legendary person- Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche, who lived long long ago before Gautama Buddha and founded the Bon religion. This religion is practiced up to this day and is regarded as relict by Tibetan people.

Owning to the respected status of the famous cypress, trees about it and itself have been preserved very well.

Tips of King Cypress

The Niyang River is not far away. You can pay a visit by the way.

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