In Zhangfan Village, Taizi Town, Tieshan District, the development zone, there is a pair of trees that are 600 years old. The trees are like two males facing each other, and they are like couples shaking hands, holding hands, connecting each other and standing erect. On the hillside near the village committee.
The trunks of the two Castanopsis sclerophylla are strong and require four or five adult men to hug each other. The treetops towered into the clouds, and the branches hugged each other in the clouds, looking like a huge, dense green cloud from a distance.
Six hundred years ago, I don't know if it was a gust of wind or who planted the seeds. Their seeds fell at the foot of the father and son mountain south of the Yangtze River. Since then, the two trees have depended on each other, but different roots have coexisted.
For six hundred years, two old trees have been exposed to the wilderness. They have experienced wind, frost, swords, lightning strikes, and electric shocks, and their backbones are still straight. They stand on the mountain, guard the village, do not be humiliated, and tell the story of six hundred years of time.
ancient tree archives
tree species: Castanopsis sclerophylla
Family: Fagaceae
_span2 strong _span2 _span2p188 Height: 18m Protection level: National first-class ancient tree Crown width: Average crown width of 25 meters Address: Development Zone·Zhangfan Village, Taizi Town, Tieshan District Ancient tree confession: My name is Kushu (sound Zhu),It is a national second-level protected plant. My adaptability is very strong. I like a warm, humid climate. I like sunlight and can tolerate shade. I like deep, moist soil, but also can tolerate drought and barrenness. I generally grow in dense forests, cedar tree and camphor tree are my good friends. I am always green all year round, the leaves can not only windproof , but also can avoid fire. I not only have good looks, but I also have goods in my stomach. It blooms from April to May every year and bears fruit from October to November. The fruit I produce is very similar to chestnuts. The seeds can be made into Castanopsis sclerophyllum powder, and the processed Castanopsis sclerophyll powder can be made into , Castanopsis sclerophyllum tofu, Castanopsis sclerophylla vermicelli, Castanopsis sclerophylla vermicelli, and Castanopsis sclerophylla cakes are good products for preventing heatstroke and cooling. tree is a landmark, but also homesickness As I remembered These two Castanopsis sclerophylla trees grow in the heart of Chen Jingbao Follow his footsteps The reporter came to the tree Down The dense branches and leaves block the August sun Standing under the tree The heat along the way is swept away two trees The tree canopy is as big as a canopy 81-year-old Chen Jingbao told reporters: "Ming Dynasty and Jiajing period , when my grandfather settled here, there were these two trees. They are street signs in the village. You will know when you see them. Which direction is home?" Chen Jingbao recalled that from 1958 to 1960, he worked part-time in Yuanhua Coal Mine in Huangshi,In the morning, I set off at dawn, under the gaze of two trees, walked 60 miles along the small road in the village, and arrived at Huangshi at about 12 noon. When I came back, I saw the two trees from a distance, and I knew that my home was not far away. Going far away, going back to your family’s home, going to the county... going back and forth, twists and turns The two trees are azimuth references snow-covered mountains When you can’t distinguish between southeast and northwest The two trees vaguely in the wind and snow are the directional signs The tree is at home The two Castanopsis trees are the starting point for the departure is the return journey The place where he lives The flat ground under the tree is also the activity center for adults and children in the village Chen Jingbao remembers that when he was young, he and his friends picked up pine branches for firewood, while the adults set up pots under the trees. Rice, pots and pans, so lively. After the meal was done, everyone was too lazy to go home, so they simply sat under the tree, holding a cracked bowl, and ate sweetly. "These are two treasure trees! Thanks to it in the famine years!" Chen Jingbao told reporters that the Castanopsis sclerophylla had fruit, and in that famine era, the Castanopsis sclerophylla was a good thing to satisfy your hunger. In winter, the fruit matures and falls to the ground, a full four to five centimeters thick. When I was a child, I played fruit with my father, which is Chen Jingbao's joyful childhood memory. "Father used a penny to beat the fruit down for me to eat. It's the size of a chestnut and has a slightly hard shell on the outside. After peeling it off, the inside is light yellow flesh." He smiled and said, "It's a bit bitter to eat raw. The mouth is astringent, it turns into a muddy color when cooked, very soft and powdery." The fruit of the old tree fills the belly of many people. Chen Fu, born in 1970, still remembers that when he was in elementary school, after school, he and his friends ran under the tree to pick up some fruit to eat. When he was full, he did not forget to take some home. Mother's small schoolbag sewn with cloth was so full that she couldn't fit it enough before she left contentedly. He said: "When we get home, my mother is still cooking, we can't wait, we just put the fruit on the stove and eat it, it smells good!" When you set it aside, there is a bamboo bed, some old people gather together to play cards, some you talk about what happened during the day, and the child listens to it, and after a while, he falls into a deep sleep. From destroying the tree to protecting the tree Two ancient trees are less than 5 meters apart The two trees are the scenery on the mountain is also the master of the village "It is us The sacred tree in the village. Adults and children dare not destroy it, and no one dares to pick up the branches that fall on the ground, for fear of being disrespectful to it." Zhang Fan Village Committee Director Chen Fu said. However, in the 1950s two trees almost encountered "killing" At that time, the village was prosperous with the wind of "making oil press" The trees used as raw materials suffered p3p At a time Hundreds of trees in the village crashed to the ground The branch secretary at the time also wanted to cut down two strong Castanopsis sclerophylla Chen Jingbao has been in Castanopsis sclerophylla since he was a child Growing under the tree The villagers had feelings for the old tree, and they were reluctant to cut it down, nor dared to openly confront the cadres, so they found Chen Jingbao's home. In their opinion, Chen Jingbao, who is studying in the city, "has a culture" and "can make decisions." "I thought of a way to drive nails into the tree so that their axe can't cut it down." Chen Jingbao recalled that he took a few young and strong boys and nailed long nails to the tree overnight. The second Tian led the villagers around the people who were about to cut the tree, and this saved the old tree. The old tree after avoiding the "killing scourge" encountered a natural disaster again. Since the two trees are exposed to the wilderness, they will inevitably encounter lightning strikes. Chen Jingbao can't remember which year it was. It was about the 1960s. One day, a bolt of lightning split the trunk of one of the Castanopsis sclerophylla and tore a huge wound. The tree can provide shade After decades of wind and rain, it is still tall and straight now It is vaguely visible that it was struggling at the beginning The middle of the trunk has rotted into a huge Hollow can accommodate two adult men standing thick moss covered on the wood grain makes the old tree that was cold and cold a little more kind last century After the 1960s, Chen Jingbao became the secretary of the village, and under his guardianship, the old trees were rejuvenated. Nowadays, from the elderly to the children, the village cares for the old trees like their relatives, and many villagers also build the graves of their dead relatives beside the trees. In 2019, the village deliberately hardened nearly two hundred meters of concrete road for two Castanopsis sclerophylla trees. This three-meter-wide path passes in front of the village committee and leads to the foot of the old tree. Chen Fu said: "It is convenient for foreign tourists to come to the village to check in under the old trees, and it is also convenient for villagers to come up to sweep the graves and pay homage to their loved ones."
years on the treetops
It has been more than six hundred years
I don't know how many children and children there are
Look at the clouds and clouds under the tree
Until we grow old
The old tree has too many silent joys and sorrows
May this year
Two Castanopsis sclerophylla were selected as the top ten most beautiful ancient trees in Yellowstone
Marvel at their sturdy branches and beautiful tree shape
Many netizens commented
praised "strong12strong
" Like a bonsai that has been taken care of by hand"
People in the world love bonsai
I am happy that they can shrink the world between their sizes, spit out the years
and two Castanopsis sclerophylla
are like a world born, A bonsai made by humans and gods
The old bark is a mark of the years and a photo of history
The green and dense foliage
is the new change and new weather of the old village
In the coming years, the village took advantage of the paddy field and made great efforts to develop rice farming and lobster farming. The cement road leads to the door of the villagers’ homes. The rice fields on both sides of the road are filled with green waves. Chengyin. On the father and son mountain not far away, tall wind turbines stand on the top of the hill, with huge blades humming.
The old trees see everything in their eyes. They understand that nowadays, the villagers have a better life, and they no longer need to eat Castanopsis fruit to satisfy their hunger. No one noticed that they had been fruitless for 20 or 30 years.
The two old trees are still standing after six hundred years, with denser branches, more lush leaves, changing history, changing worlds, the nature's cold and hot, and mountain collapse, all quietly included in the tree rings.
Today they are like two kind old men guarding the village side by side, watching the changes in the village. After wind, frost, rain, snow, and vicissitudes of life, they are still upright and proud, and they are still growing new branches and green leaves. They are from Zhangfan Village. Historical memory is a spiritual benchmark and cultural symbol.
Chen Jingbao in shorts
sitting in the grass under the tree
telling the story of the old tree
August, the weather is hot
mosquitoes do not bite him
when the reporter asks questions When
he pointed to two Castanopsis sclerophylla
and smiled and said: "It knows me, we are too familiar."
Reporter Shi Jiao Deng/Coordinator Wan Tairan/ Wen Shi Yong/Photographic Video Lu Wenbo/ Drawing
editor丨Dragon Phoenix
source丨Dongchu Evening News
proofreading丨Devi
review丨Pipe
production丨Zou Shengwang
published丨Huangshi Daily Financial Media Center
丨Production Huangshi Daily
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