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The King of Banian
Trees in China
The tree grows at Laodao Village of Tongbiguan
in Yingjiang County. It is over 400 years old, 40 meters
high and covers an area of 5.5 mu. More than 100 new trunks
have grown from aerial roots, which touch the ground. The
new and old trunks join together, forming a wonderful one-tree
forest. Walking under the tree, you will feel as if you
were wandering in a virgin forest. It is the biggest banian
tree that has ever been found in China. That is why it is
called the king of the Banian Trees in China.
The Mother of Rubber in China
Standing on the side of the Fenghuang Hill
of Xincheng Town, Yingjiang, the tree is over 20 meters
tall, and its trunk has a circumference of 3.2 meters. This
tree is 90 years old, and is called " the Mother of
the Rubber Trees in China" or "the First Rubber
Tree in China", which has been ranked as a tree under
national protection.
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