黄帝陵轩辕庙祭碑林立，碑亭东侧生长着这棵古柏，故名“碑林柏”。它见证了历代帝王将相、文化名流缅怀人文初祖——黄帝的虔诚之心和浩浩盛况。有史记载的黄帝祭祀最早在战国初期。汉武帝即位初年，率十八万大军祭祀黄帝，规模最为宏大。明太祖朱元璋派大臣祭祀，并带上他亲笔写的祭黄帝“御制祝文”。康熙亲笔用满文写了祭黄帝祭文。1912孙中山自撰并书写了祭陵祠。1937年，国共两党共祭黄帝陵，毛泽东作了煌煌大文《祭黄帝陵》。改革开放后，海内外华人纷纷来此寻根访祖，炎黄子孙的爱国之心、怀祖之情如沮水长流。沮河环绕黄帝陵桥山和历史文化名城黄陵，形成山环水抱的“仙岛”形势，又在桥山东西两侧，形成对称的“东湾”(龙湾)和“西湾”，东湾连着“龙首”，西湾接着“虎尾”，神秘的东方山水文化的源头即在这里。
The ancient cypress has witnessed the glorious scenes of generations of emperors and celebrities worshipping Yellow Emperor’s Mausoleum. The earliest worship of Yellow Emperor is during Warring States Period. With 180 thousand soldiers attending it, Han Emperor Wudi led the scale of Yellow Emperor Mausoleum worship. Qing Emperor Kangxi wrote the scarificial oration in Manchu language. In 1912, Sun Yat-sen wrote scrificial oration. In 1937, Kuomintang and Communist Party of China jointly paid respect to Yellow emperor, and Mao Zedong’s oration leads all the articles.
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学名：Platycladus orientalis
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