Tuo Le: The ginkgo never disappoints in autumn, coming from a thousand years of waiting

'Withered vines, old trees, crows at dusk, small bridges, flowing water, people’s homes...' Such poetic and picturesque scenes can only be found in this famous Yuan song. However, in a small mountain village in western Guizhou, when you come here, you might think of this Yuan song. Every autumn, friends from all over the country are chasing the footsteps of red leaves, and the golden yellow here also attracts the eyes of tourists from all over the country. This place has a loud name, the hometown of ancient ginkgo in the world--Tuo Le. Tuo Le Village is located in the west of Guizhou, within the territory of Shiqiao Town, Panzhou City, 20 kilometers away from Panzhou City, with a tourist road leading directly to it, and it takes about 40 minutes to arrive. The bend is a bit big, it should be no problem for friends in the southwest region. There are also Pan (Zhou)-Xing (Yi) expressways and Shui (Tang)-Tuo (Le) expressways connected, just a little bit around. In such a small mountain village close to the urban area, there are more than a thousand ancient ginkgo trees with a tree age of over a thousand years. November each year is the best viewing period. The quaint village, the ancient stone bridge, the gurgling water, the golden ginkgo leaves, internet celebrities and tourists compete to check in, and some photography enthusiasts will look for some quiet and unique delicacies to avoid the same creation. People live under the tree, the tree accompanies the house, Tuo Le, is a place worth visiting in autumn, of course, besides autumn, other seasons also have a different scenery. As for food, the most characteristic should be the thousand-year-old ginkgo stewed with local chicken. The ginkgo fruit on the ginkgo tree is also called white fruit locally. White fruit has various ways to eat, in addition to stewing local chicken, it can also be salt-baked, chopped and fried with minced meat, roasted and eaten, etc., with a soft and glutinous taste. White fruit is cold in nature, slightly bitter and astringent, and slightly toxic, and should not be eaten in large quantities. But it has certain medicinal value and nutritional value, so it has become a unique ingredient loved by locals. In addition to these, there are also cold noodles, roll noodles, wraps, buckwheat cakes, stinky tofu, fried potatoes and other special snacks.