In E'daluo Town, Menghai, Xishuangbanna, there is a world-famous old banyan tree, which is more than 900 years old!
The reason why this tree is famous is not because of its age. There are many ancient trees that are more than 900 years old in China, and there are also many ancient trees that are thousands or even two thousand years old.
The reason why this old banyan tree is famous is because it is so big!
As the saying goes, "a single thread cannot make a line, and a single number cannot make a forest", but this old banyan tree breaks this saying. Because this more than 50-meter-tall old banyan tree has as many as 34 aerial roots in addition to the main trunk, and the area covered by the tree canopy is as high as more than 2,000 square meters, which is three acres of land!
The numerous aerial roots and huge crown make this tree look like a small forest. So, in this old banyan tree, people finally see what "a single tree forms a forest" means!
The old banyan tree in Xishuangbanna is world-famous, so every year many people spend money to go there to see the old banyan tree.
Originally, Yang Jing wanted to take some time to take Gege there to see the magical old banyan tree, but unexpectedly, he saw an equally huge old banyan tree in this primitive jungle on Mindoro Island in the Philippines!
It was estimated that it would take more than ten adults to hug the trunk of the old banyan tree in front of him, and on the branches of this old banyan tree, there were countless thick aerial roots growing downwards. These aerial roots were much thicker than those of ordinary trees, and some of the thickest ones would require at least three people to hug!
There are dozens of these aerial roots, densely packed all the way down to the ground and deeply embedded in the ground, forming a "forest" in an area of three or four acres!
"Oh my god! This tree is really big!" Even the mature and experienced Chris looked as if he had seen a ghost after seeing the tree, while Clark and Kevin Martin, who were lively and active by nature, took out their phones and started taking selfies...
Kevin Martin took several photos in a row and then put away his phone. He smiled and said to Yang Jing, "Boss, my eyesight is pretty good, right? I noticed something was wrong when I was standing on that tree just now. This tree is too big and much taller than the surrounding trees. I didn't expect to see such a magical tree when I came here. Oh my god, Mark and Sean are so pitiful that they can't see this rare wonder. When I go back, I will use these photos to make them envious!"
Yang Jing smiled and pointed at Kevin Martin, then posed and said, "Come on, take two pictures for me too."
When the bodyguards saw their boss posing, they immediately took out their cell phones and started taking pictures. In less than ten seconds, Yang Jing estimated that these lackeys had taken at least fifty photos of him in total.
The boredom and annoyance that they had felt when they came here was alleviated a lot after all this fun. After the fun, several people went into the forest consisting of one tree and began to look for anything unusual inside.
What's more, I actually found a place that is different from the others.
This place is not in the forest formed by the old banyan tree alone, but in a jungle about thirty meters away from the old banyan tree. It is the place discovered by Morris.
Although this is a mountainous area, the ground is not very rugged. However, in the rain forest about thirty meters away from the old banyan tree, a large mound that looked like a grave suddenly appeared.
This big mound is about 100 square meters in area and about three meters high. However, this mound is hidden deep in the rainforest. If you don’t walk up to it, you can hardly find it.
"Boss, this mound is indeed a bit abnormal. There shouldn't be such a mound in this mountainous area. It must be man-made. Look at the trees and shrubs on this mound, especially the trees. It's obvious that they are not very old, not even a hundred years old. And the trees around the mound are at least two or three hundred years old. So, these trees on this mound should have grown up on their own later." George Bruce stood beside Yang Jing and analyzed carefully.
Yang Jing nodded, "Yes, the vegetation on this large mound is indeed somewhat different from the surrounding vegetation."
"Boss, there's a big rock over here. It seems a little strange. Can you come and take a look?" Carl Morris' voice came from the other side of the mound. Upon hearing this, Yang Jing immediately pulled away the vines above his head and quickly walked over there.
"Boss, there's a big rock here. It doesn't look like it was rushed down from the mountain. It looks like someone moved it here on purpose." Morris said, pointing to a big rock covered with vines and moss.
This stone is more than one person long and about 1.7 meters wide. It lies horizontally on the ground and is covered with various vegetation. It is unknown how thick it is.
Chris stood beside Yang Jing and looked at the huge rock with many vines cut off by Morris with his saber. He said, "Based on the surrounding terrain and environment, this rock shouldn't be here. First, there is no river here, so this rock can't have been washed down from the mountain. Second, the vegetation here is lush and the soil is thick. Rocks in the mountain shouldn't be exposed. So, this rock should have been moved here from somewhere else."
Yang Jing touched his chin and nodded, then asked: "Guys, is there any way to move this stone?"
Chris said with some embarrassment: "Boss, this stone is estimated to be at least seven or eight tons. We don't have the right tools, so it's difficult to move it."
"Then dig a little and see what's underneath this stone! This stone appears here, and there's a big pile of dirt next to it. This is obviously abnormal. Guys, dig! Let's dig and see!"
Compared to moving the boulder, digging is actually a relatively easy task because the soil here is relatively loose.
Although Chris and his team did not bring any tools to move the boulder, they still carried convenient and lightweight engineering shovels. So after Yang Jing gave the order, several people immediately waved the engineering shovels in their hands and started digging on one side of the boulder.
The soil was very soft, so these sharp engineering shovels quickly dug to a depth of more than one meter with almost no difficulty.
Accompanied by a crisp "ding" sound, it was unknown whose engineer's shovel hit a hard object under the soil.
Clark shouted excitedly, "There's something down there, it doesn't feel like rock!"
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