Jinjiang genuine 152
Shu Yue and her companions, who were separated from other tourists by a stream, were stunned when they saw the banyan tree in front of them.
They could not see the entire banyan tree with their vision, but they could see branches extending from the thick and winding trunk, extending in all directions and sweeping across the sky.
The lush tree crowns cast thick shade, like a giant umbrella covering the sky, with no end in sight; and the most terrifying thing, of course, are the countless aerial roots that are rooted in the ground.
Like a maze, with thousands of gullies and ravines, like dragons and pythons, it passes through the trees, forming countless supports on the ground to support the huge canopy.
Some aerial roots can even reach 20 centimeters in diameter. They penetrate deeply into the ground, absorb nutrients, and grow new aerial roots. If they were not connected at the top, one would think it was a new banyan tree.
There are many such aerial roots, countless in number.
Looking around, there are trees of varying thicknesses standing in rows, with newly grown aerial roots hanging on the branches, interconnected and densely intertwined, forming a lush banyan forest covering an area of 700 square meters.
The tourists surrounding it couldn't help but open their mouths wide and exclaim in surprise.
“Oh my god, is this a banyan tree?”
"Yes, look at those aerial roots down there, they are so thick and big."
"I'm shocked. Is this a one-tree-in-a-forest? It's a whole forest."
"You mean... one? One is this big?!"
"What the hell! Are you kidding me?"
“Such a big island is just a banyan tree??”
"Look carefully, the top parts are all connected."
"There is an introduction sign here, which says: Landscape: a single tree forming a forest, a high mountain banyan tree, more than 400 years old..."
"Oh my god, this is really eye-opening."
The discussions around them brought Shu Yue and Fang Zhenghao back to their senses. They looked at each other, unable to hide their shock.
This forest is really... a banyan tree?
I have long heard of the legend that a single banyan tree can form a forest, but I have never seen it with my own eyes.
However, when I actually saw it today, I found it unbelievable.
It's really too big!
Shu Yue raised her head and saw the tree trunk intertwined with vines and dense branches. She continued to look up and stretched her neck to look at the huge tree crown that was as high as 5 stories and the aerial roots everywhere.
Even from a few meters away, it is impossible to see its entire appearance.
It's like standing in front of a dense forest and you can't see the end of the forest no matter what.
What's more, it is a forest composed of large trees, the height and crown width of the trees are amazing enough, and they expand infinitely in all directions.
They came to the introduction board with shock in their hearts, and there were already many tourists surrounding it.
The introduction card is very detailed.
Not only is there an introduction to the mountain banyan, but also the rescue process after the ancient tree suffered severe damage.
"Damn, I was struck by lightning and almost died!"
When they saw the words on the introduction board, everyone was shocked.
No one would have thought that the banyan tree in front of us, blocking out the sun and forming an island of its own, would be the one in the photo with a charred trunk and split straight in half.
How, how is this possible?
Can a tree that was half-dead by lightning come back to life?
The mountain banyan tree at this time is no longer as miserable as it was before.
After four months of irrigation with plant nutrient solution, its main trunk, which was split in half, gradually formed two thick branches on the left and right, and only the inside could still see traces of burnt marks.
The branches grew again, and the aerial roots penetrated deeply into the ground, growing larger and thicker. The newly grown parts were even more lush than before, stretching to a range of more than ten meters like a giant python, blocking the sunlight from the dome.
However, due to the heavy damage, many branches were broken and the area was reduced from more than 700 square meters to more than 600 square meters.
But to tourists, it is still an indescribably huge banyan forest with shocking visual effects.
Especially after learning that I was struck by lightning, it seemed even more incredible.
"This banyan tree has become a spirit. It won't die even if I chop it like this!"
“It’s amazing.”
"Ancient trees have spirits, they should not die."
"The sacred peach tree has also come back to life, and it has produced many peaches this year!"
"I think Huajianji has a good location, with mountains and water, a rare Feng Shui treasure land."
"Yes, every time I come here I feel relaxed and even my sleep quality has improved."
This was the first time Shu Yue and Fang Zhenghao came to Huajianji, and naturally it was also the first time they heard such remarks.
However, as they have always believed in science, they actually felt that there was some truth in it.
Huajianji is indeed relaxing. Breathing the fresh air, looking at the lush greenery, and the constant sense of novelty make people unconsciously immersed in it and feel happy.
The banyan tree in front of us couldn't be associated with being struck by lightning.
Shu Yue looked at the photo, then turned back to look at the huge banyan tree with lush branches and leaves, and couldn't help but sigh: This is a miracle.
After walking half a circle along the Banyan Tree Island, I still saw the upright thick atmospheric roots and the middle and lower branches and leaves along the way. The "door"-like gaps were like a maze. Under the layers of obstruction, the light was dim and the main trunk inside could not be clearly seen.
They took several photos of the mountain banyan tree, each from a different angle, with the aerial roots and branches forming different shapes.
Just like pieces of a puzzle, perhaps dozens of pieces need to be put together to get the full picture of this mountain banyan tree.
The roar of the waterfall in front became stronger and stronger, and the stream became more turbulent. As we got closer, the waterfall rolling down from a height of more than ten meters was majestic, like a galloping horse, splashing high water into the pool.
The paving stones were wetted and fell down the slope into the wide stream.
White mist filled the air. The ferns and bushes around the island were stained with fine water droplets. Mosses covered the stones, covering their surface with a layer of grass green. Large pieces of stones were scattered around, exuding an ancient and humid atmosphere.
The scene of a jungle waterfall is magnificent.
Due to the splashing and rumbling sound of the waterfall, some tourists hesitated and dared not move forward, while others walked quickly, bypassing the stone wall behind the waterfall and reaching the tropical plant exhibition area on the other side.
Shu Yue and the other person looked at the splashes of water from the waterfall, found the right moment to rush over, and entered the cave behind amid the laughter and chatter of the tourists.
After wiping off the water droplets that had accidentally splashed, the two smiled at each other.
This kind of arrangement is very stimulating and the experience is maximized.
Looking at the waterfall from behind, the feeling of the rushing water falling straight down becomes more and more clear. Several streams of water fall straight down, so fast and fierce that you can hear the buzzing sound even if you cover your ears.
The cave was unusually humid, with water dripping from the stone walls from time to time. Vines and mosses covered the surroundings, giving off a cool feeling.
They left from the exit on the left and came to the other side of Banyan Island.
Banyan Island, which covers an area of nearly 1,000 square meters and is separated from a wide stream, appears huge no matter which direction you look at it.
After walking around it, I believe everyone will have a new understanding of the idiom "a single tree makes a forest".
Shu Yue and her companion reached the halfway point and followed the signs to a new scenic spot - a tropical plant area with iconic tree species.
The towering trees reach up to the sky, with trunks so thick that they cannot be embraced with two arms, and huge buttress roots exposed on the outside, making them look extraordinary at first glance.
Visitors standing at the bottom of the tree need to look up 180 degrees to barely see the treetop crown among the intertwined branches and see it from a distance.
Those ordinary trees and tall tropical plants are nothing compared to the towering trees in front of us.
Shu Yue tried to raise her head and felt like she was standing at the bottom of a ten-story pagoda looking at it.
The top of the tower flickered under the sunlight, and not only was it difficult to see clearly, but it would also make your eyes tear up after a long time.
Due to the angle, tree trunks with a diameter of more than one meter become increasingly pointed as they go up, and only outstretched branches and leaves can be seen in the treetops, with no sense of height and layering.
“So high.”
"My neck is sore from watching this."
"No, no, I'm dizzy after looking at it for too long."
"What tree is so tall?"
"Paradise." Shu Yue read softly after seeing the introduction board: "Also known as the Sky-reaching Tree, it is a symbolic species in the tropical rain forest and a national first-class protected plant.
It is the tallest tree in our country, and can grow up to 60-80 meters.”
...60-80 meters?
Oh shit.
Wouldn’t that be taller than a 20-story building?
Among the 'Trees of Life', the king of ginkgo trees, which are over 6,000 years old, are only 50 meters tall, while the parashorea chinensis can grow up to 80 meters!
Everyone refreshed their cognition once again.
No wonder it is called the Sky-Watching Tree.
Fang Zhenghao looked at the sign. He had never heard of the name of the Parashorea chinensis before.
Although it is an iconic tree of the tropical rainforest, it does not exist in any relevant exhibition hall of the botanical garden, nor has it been introduced.
He had been there several times and still knew nothing.
This visit to Huajianji was truly an eye-opener.
Not only did he gain a new understanding of the tropical rainforest, but he also understood what a real tropical rainforest is.
Seeing the words "National First-Class Wild Protected Plant", Fang Zhenghao immediately felt that the tree was extremely precious and did not dare to approach.
Such rare and endangered trees can be seen here, Huajianji is really awesome.
Isn't it said to be a private botanical garden?
Isn't this much better than other 4A-level botanical gardens?
It has everything that others don’t, and there are so many surprises along the way.
While others were discussing, Shu Yue looked at the large root in front of her that was taller than her, like a wall blocking her way, and asked her boyfriend: "Brother Hao, have you seen this? Is it the root of the Parashorea chinensis?"
She looked around and found another large tree called Qingmei.
But in the previous twenty years, she had never seen a tree with such huge roots exposed.
"This..." Fang Zhenghao shook his head. Of course he had never seen it before.
Since I came to this exhibition hall, there are so many things I have never seen.
"There should be an introduction. I'll look for it."
"Got it! Look here," Fang Zhenghao said, "Large buttress roots are a unique phenomenon in tropical rain forests. They provide support and help the root system breathe."
Learned something new.
Going further ahead, there are huge trees all around that block out the sun, including Parashorea chinensis, Green Plum, Spatholobi, Spatholobi, and Strychnos nux vomica... Each one is over 20 meters tall, and some are as high as 30 meters. Your neck will hurt from looking up.
Large buttress roots stretch across both sides of the road, extending flanks, as if the plants also have their own territory and firmly occupy this space.
Other tropical plants such as ferns and bananas can only take root on the periphery and absorb the sunlight scattered between the branches of the other plants.
The layers are obvious and the distribution is dense.
Along the way, the plants marked on the introduction signs are either national first-class protected plants or national second- and third-class protected plants.
In order to create a pristine landscape, the trees must be unfenced.
Everyone looked at the big root that was almost blocking their way at the turn:...
They had better be careful not to bump into them.
Next, Shu Yue and others saw a four-digit tree entangled by a banyan tree. Its unique shape attracted the attention of many tourists.
“Is this a banyan tree?”
"The well-developed aerial roots are definitely from the banyan tree."
"No, there are aerial roots outside, and there is a big tree inside!"
"...What's the meaning?"
“These are two trees?!”
"Yes. I read the guide, and it seems to be called, strangulation! Banyan tree strangulation!"
strangulation.
As soon as this word came out, many tourists felt a chill in their hearts.
Looking at this tree again at this time, no, two trees, you can sense something strange.
The thick aerial roots of the fine-leaved fig tree tightly entangled the big tree inside, winding upward like vines, covering the middle and lower parts of the bark, forming holes. Several of them climbed upward along the branches, trying to grab sunlight from higher places.
On the ground, the two largest aerial roots even formed one-meter-high buttress roots, which firmly supported themselves and greedily obtained nutrients to maintain the nutrients needed for strangulation.
Fang Zhenghao got goosebumps when he saw this.
I don't know why, but it always feels a bit creepy.
strangulation.
The aerial roots of the banyan tree strangled me tightly by the neck, as if I was being strangled to death bit by bit.
Hiss, looking at the vines that have wrapped around the tree so tightly that there is no air flowing, I have to say that the description is very apt.
I originally thought that only animals engaged in bloody fights, but it turns out that plants also engage in bloody fights.
The sign next to it specifically introduces this phenomenon - the strangulation of banyan trees.
This is also a unique phenomenon in tropical rainforests, which shows how fierce the competition in the rainforest is.
"Every plant in the rainforest is so scary." said a girl.
In front of you there is grass that grows as tall as trees (traveler's banana), and behind you there is a mountain banyan tree that occupies the entire island. There are towering giant trees such as the tree of heaven, and in front of you there is a strangler fig that is taking the life of the big tree.
There were also terrible vines. She saw one that was dozens of meters long and as thick as her wrist. It was covered with green moss and coiled around the tree like a python. Ahhhhhhh.
When she saw it for the first time, she was so scared that she almost screamed.
I should have come with friends.
Who would have thought that an exhibition greenhouse could recreate a tropical rainforest so realistically?
But I have to say it was very exciting and worth the trip.
After coming out of the tropical plant area, Shu Yue and her friend went to the flower and fruit area to see fruit-bearing tropical plants such as jackfruit, lemon, lychee, papaya, longan tree, guava, and jaboticaba tree.
Then we went to the plank road on the second floor.
The plank road was much larger than they had imagined. It circled the hemispherical building at a height of 5 meters and was estimated to be more than 200 meters long.
The seats are arranged in a circle like a large concert, enough to accommodate hundreds of people.
The center of the plank roads intersect in mid-air to form a cross-shaped corridor bridge, and the center passes through the interior of the banyan tree. The tree crown is more than ten meters higher, and the widespread aerial roots and branches can be observed up close.
Walking on the wooden plank road, you can see the waterfall splashing in the air, the stream, shrubs and rocks below, and all the scenery is in sight with a broad view.
As expected, as soon as they came up, they exclaimed "Wow". The scene here was completely different from that on the first floor.
The hanging vines pass through one meter below the plank road like a swing. The direction of the stream is clearly visible. The long petioles of the traveler's palm are not far away. When you look up, you can see the fan-shaped leaves, as if they are within reach.
You can also see moss growing on the tree trunks, crisscrossing branches, and so on.
Shu Yue is a little afraid of heights, especially walking on a shaking wooden bridge or glass plank road. Fortunately, the plank road in Huajianji is only for viewing and has no unnecessary designs.
The wooden bridge under your feet looks very simple and ancient, but it is very solid. Tourists can walk back and forth on it without even feeling any shaking.
The guardrails on both sides are very high, 1.2 meters, which are highly safe and allow people to pass freely without handrails.
This allows everyone to relax and enjoy the scenery instead of constantly worrying about their own safety.
Shu Yue and her boyfriend walked and looked down along the handrail. The heights of tropical plants such as Monstera, Cassia, Pteris crenata, and Livistona were all less than 5 meters, and the tops of the plants could just be seen.
The distribution of low ferns, shrubs and aroids is clearly visible, streams flow gently, stones are covered with moss, the vegetation on the shore is dense, and tropical plants have huge leaves spread out, with clear layers and lush greenery.
What a nice view.
She couldn't help but take a few photos.
This is the lower layer of the rainforest.
And they were traveling through the middle layer of the rainforest, which was quite a novelty.
The palm trees are 7-8 meters tall, and the edges of their clustered leaves fall just above the plank road, less than one meter away from the head, like an umbrella made of plants.
Seeing Shu Yue standing below, Fang Zhenghao raised his mobile phone and took a few photos from a unique perspective.
Shu Yue came to the handrail on the other side and saw a thick layer of green covering the trunks of the tall trees not far away, which made them look ancient and weathered.
There are a few curved vines hanging above, like ropes for monkeys to climb, and I can't help but sigh again at the primitive environment.
Then she saw the branches next to her and exclaimed in surprise, “There are plants growing on the branches!”
And there is not just one tree, but a row of them, like clusters of green flowers blooming.
Oh my god.
The two of them leaned against the guardrail to watch, and this time the view was particularly clear because they were very close.
Surprisingly, some of these epiphytes are actually very large, such as the bird's nest fern above, which has a cluster of more than a dozen leaves spread out in a funnel shape, with leaves more than 50 centimeters long, a huge clump.
Shu Yue stood on tiptoe and saw some fallen branches and leaves and a small amount of water inside. Combined with its shape, it really looked like a bird's nest.
Epiphytes are not parasites and will not harm large trees. They just choose tall trees because they need more sunlight.
The dead branches and leaves inside can be decomposed by it to obtain nutrients.
In addition to bird's nest ferns of various sizes, there are also epiphytes such as kidney ferns, stone ferns, air plants, and a small round fern the size of a fingernail called the rock fern.
It's so cute that a small leaf can grow on a big tree.
Shu Yue took more than a dozen photos of the branch with the epiphyte.
It's simply amazing.
There is relevant introduction on the guardrail: One of the wonders of the tropical rainforest - the Sky Garden.
That is, the epiphytic phenomenon of mosses, lichens, orchids, bromeliads and ferns.
It can only be seen in tropical rain forests.
Further on, they entered the interior of the mountain banyan tree, moving among the aerial roots and outstretched branches.
An experience like no other.
The light here is blocked by the tree canopy above, but lights are installed on the guardrails to allow for better observation.
The thick branches stretch across them diagonally below, above and to the left, or 3 meters above the ground, or more than 6 meters. When you look up, you can see several horizontal trunks and more than a dozen aerial roots scattered around them and connected to the ground, supporting the entire branch like pillars.
The tourists were exclaiming in amazement and looking around constantly, as if they had discovered a new world.
After all, no one had ever gone so deep into the interior of a giant banyan tree, and no one had ever seen such a spectacular scene.
It's like building an irregular scaffolding. Aerial roots of varying thickness grow out at certain distances, connecting with branches extending in all directions, like a maze.
Shu Yue touched a grown aerial root, which was very hard and completely different from those soft vines. It was more like a tree trunk.
They have very strong holding power and remain motionless even in strong winds.
The mountain banyan tree can grow so large thanks to its aerial roots.
Shu Yue and Fang Zhenghao finally saw the trunk of the banyan tree.
There are two thick tree trunks that are more than 30 centimeters thick and separated at an angle of 60 degrees. They are 15 meters high, and the crack in the middle is more than 6 meters wide. Traces of lightning strikes can be faintly seen, but it does not detract from its majestic momentum.
The aerial roots on both sides firmly support the huge trunk. Each root is thick and strong. Several roots gradually grow together, becoming bigger and thicker, falling to the ground like a tree waterfall and taking deep roots in the soil.
The trunk and branches form supporting triangular roots that firmly grasp the ground, supporting this 700-square-meter behemoth step by step.
Its crown is still incredibly huge, its body is still steady, and its branches are still strong, as if the disaster did not hurt it at all.
This is the miracle of life.
And she was so lucky to witness this miracle.
Shu Yue was a little excited and took pictures of the mountain banyan tree again and again.
I wonder if she can put the other party's puzzle pieces together perfectly.
Ba Jin's "Bird's Paradise" is a water banyan tree covering an area of about 20 mu (13,000 square meters), the largest tree in my country.
Text excerpt: It was a big tree with countless branches, and roots grew on the branches. Many roots hung down to the ground and into the soil. Some branches hung down to the water surface, and from a distance it looked like a big tree lying on the water.
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