![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Considered
a
"living fossil", the Ginkgo biloba tree dates back
56 million years
to
the age of the dinosaurs. About seven million
years ago the
glaciers
pushed the Ginkgo out of the North American
continent and Europe, but
the species somehow survived in
two small areas in the Zhejing province in eastern
China, where it is
now considered native. So to honor the spirit
of this
magnificent, beautiful
and
very ancient tree species, this Ginkgo branch flute
was named for the
Chinese
goddess of compassion "Guanyin" and tuned in the
key of F# to the traditional major pentatonic scale
of China, rather
than to the standard minor pentatonic. To
demonstrate her
voice, the Chinese folk
song "Jasmine Flower" is played in the sound sample.
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