Banyan Fortune Teller in Heyuan _ Banyan Fortune Teller in Heyuan City

How did the ancient banyan tree collapse in Guangdong 1 100?

In the early morning of August 8, the Millennium banyan tree in Heyuan, Guangdong Province suddenly collapsed, with five branches broken and no casualties. The local blockade cleaned up the scene, investigated the cause of the collapse, and rescued ancient trees. The tree was planted in the late Tang Dynasty, with an age of 1 100, a girth of 13.8 meters, a height of about 20 meters and a total crown area of about 3,000 square meters.

At the scene, five branches of the pampered ancient banyan tree have been broken. The collapse of banyan trunk caused some damage to the house next door. In order to ensure safety, the party Committee and government of Tongqu Town have blocked the scene and organized personnel to clean up the collapsed branches in an orderly manner.

The scene attracted many citizens to take photos as a souvenir. According to the people at the scene, the banyan tree is not only their childhood memories, but also full of many people's emotions. Residents nearby all feel sorry for the sudden collapse of this ancient banyan tree.

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The citizens nearby have great feelings for this tree:

"We must have feelings for this banyan tree. When we were young, we all climbed trees and played here. Later, when we came out to work, a group of students went back to their hometown to play and take pictures here, which left us with good memories. " Ms. Lin said.

"When I was a child, there was a hole under the banyan tree. A group of us drilled around the hole, trying to grasp the mystery. Later, when we came back from the Chinese New Year holiday, we would bring our children here to take a photo. It's gone now, I feel really sorry. " Mr. Tao said.

A New Vision of the Night-Guangdong 1 100 The ancient banyan tree collapsed: it was planted in the late Tang Dynasty and is being rescued locally.