■The famous tree in the garden - the rock flying banyan.
■The South Gate of Korakuen Garden.
■Overlooking the ancient trees of Tangjia Bay.
【Zhuhai Tangjiawan Ancient Tree Group】
Tangjia Bay, Zhuhai, east of the Pearl River estuary. The wind of the river and the sea blows to the foothills of the Goose Peak Mountain in the north, turning into a paradise, and the long-term gentle sound of dark green leaves on hundreds of ancient trees.
Gongyuan was originally the private garden of Tang Shaoyi, a modern celebrity. In 1932, Mr. Tang donated it to the villagers of the Tang family for the benefit of the party. Today, the banyan trees, camphor trees and lychee trees planted when the garden was established, as well as many rare imported timber trees, have become a group of towering trees.
"Zhuhai Tangjiawan Ancient Tree Group" topped the list of "Top Ten Most Beautiful Ancient Tree Groups in Guangdong" last year, and in September this year, it was selected as one of the national "Double Hundred" Ancient Tree Groups. On the Zhuhai National High-tech Development Zone, this bright green pearl is shining with the new light of the times.
Exploring the Shadows
Centennial Paradise Green Beauty Picture Scroll
On the day of the interview, the sun was like a waterfall. The 451 century-old jade trees, tall and tall, have been coexisted with each other for more than a century, with a large canopy, and share space with neighboring trees and low-rise green plants, achieving ecological balance.
These "pearl trees" complement each other with the cultural relics such as "Star Viewing Pavilion", "Pigeon Tower" and "Pastoral Villa" built by Mr. Tang in those years. The garden is crowded with tourists, and a broad and vivid "green beauty" picture scroll extends in time and space.
The earthly world
Beauty tree, planted by celebrities and gentlemen, 100 years of abundance
"Tangjiawan ancient tree group, the average age of the tree is 114 years, the main tree species are lychee, neem, camphor, banyan, olive, pu tree...... There are also rare varieties introduced by Tang Shaoyi from abroad, such as French mahogany, Malaysian bauhinia, etc."
The person in charge of the forestry department of the high-tech branch of the Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources told reporters: "The podocarpus in the ancient trees was planted by Tang Shaoyi in 1910, and the lemon eucalyptus was planted in 1931 by the Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. Nowadays they are all called 'beauty trees'. ”
The reporter was curious and found lemon eucalyptus. Leaning over to pick up a slender leaf like an eyebrow, folding, smelling it, the aroma of lemon eucalyptus oil reminds people of summer fireflies and pu fans.
Walking around the garden, the reporter found that there were many lychee trees in it, and the forest was lush and bamboo. "Su Dongpo 'eats 300 lychees a day, and he is a Lingnan person', and he would rather eat no meat than live without bamboo', Tang Shaoyi yearns for it, so he planted it as a sustenance. Lin Qing, the docent of Tangjiawan Common Park, said.
The tree in the tower, the blue bird transmits the message, and the rock flies the banyan
"The common paradise may not be so exquisite and modern, but there is no substitute for the humanistic atmosphere contained in it and the ancient tree style that changes the scenery step by step. It is the ancient tree that makes it a unique existence in Zhuhai Park. Lin Qing specially took the reporter to a huge thin-leaved banyan tree that three adults could not wrap around, and got a glimpse of the world.
"A lot of people think at first glance that it's inherently so thick. But if you look closely, the center surrounded by many air roots is actually a stone tower. Lin Qing introduced that the stone tower in the tree, built at the beginning of the opening of the park, was a "soil mark" made by Tang Shaoyi when he landfilled in and built a hard tennis court. The bird flies from afar, brings the tree species, stays in the tower, after a hundred years, becomes a towering ancient tree, intertwined with the roots, and the stone tower is integrated. This wonder has also made the famous tree in the garden - the rock flying banyan.
Nowadays, the banyan pagoda is one, and the ancient trees are also integrated with the garden. During the journey, the "Star Viewing Pavilion" a hundred years ago, visitors can climb the stairs and reach the rooftop. In the middle of stargazing, there is an echo wall, and people sometimes pour out their wishes...... These murmurs seem to be received by the ancient trees stretching out their arms on the rooftop, and they transmit human hopes and annotations among the tall canopies, and the whole garden seems to vibrate again and again with a broad and inclusive atmosphere.
In the lush foliage, there are the joys and sorrows and hard work of the villagers in the past hundred years, and the roar of the war has also been sealed...... All of the above makes the ancient trees of Tangjiawan a three-dimensional work that is constantly being written and colored.
Chronicles of Long Things
"Flower Messenger" is from Foshan
In the common paradise, there is also the "flower messenger" - antique flower pots.
There are 8 blue and white landscape flower pots in the park. The reporter saw that the diameter of the large is more than 80 centimeters, and the small one is also 40 centimeters, which is located on the stone base of the carved auspicious pattern, and the book is full of large characters "Gongle Garden". Each statue is painted with three blue and white poems, together with the green plants, presenting a simple and atmospheric scenery.
It is reported that these flower pots were customized by Tang Shaoyi in 1921 to celebrate his 60th birthday, and he specially invited Guangzhou Yuhua Company to customize them - fired in Foshan kiln, one of the top ten famous kilns in China. Foshan kiln heirloom flower pots are extremely rare, and these 8 pieces are customized to be more precious.
Biography Xi
Ancient tree maintenance is in a class of its own
At present, Tangjiawan Paradise has been built into a "Ancient Trees + History and Culture" park, and is open to the public free of charge. Here, the "loyal friends" and "doctors" of the famous trees, the ancient tree keepers, accompany the trees day and night.
"We spend time with them basically every day and look at it. Oh, you're so-and-so, I know what you like and don't like, how are you feeling today? Are you feeling unwell?" During the interview, Yang Su, the business director of Zhuhai Gaohua Urban Resources Co., Ltd., who is responsible for the technical support of greening and maintenance, seemed to talk about an old friend.
He said: "At more than 100 years old, these trees are already old, and their growth rate is slowing down, unlike trees in the middle and middle-aged years, which still have a tendency to thicken their trunks and grow taller. Maintaining balance is now the basic state, and this state is actually more susceptible to pests and diseases. ”
At present, the ancient tree maintenance class, this special and extremely important "class", has 7 people, and they are monitoring and inspecting the health of ancient trees every day. "It takes more than a month to complete the full coverage of the ancient trees in the whole park", "Conservation is a comprehensive measure. We first have to inspect, then do canopy cleaning, geographical environment cleaning; then pest control, including termite focus sanitizing; and appropriate rejuvenation and fertilization. ”
The reporter learned that all along, Zhuhai High-tech Zone has strictly implemented the requirements of "Zhuhai Ancient and Famous Trees Protection and Management Measures", "Zhuhai Ancient and Famous Trees Maintenance Technical Guide", "Zhuhai Ancient and Famous Trees Health Monitoring Guide" and other requirements, insisted on the combination of daily management and professional management; By carrying out the work of pest and disease control, tree maintenance, fertilization and reinforcement, rescue and rejuvenation of ancient and famous trees, etc., the ancient and famous trees will be more "healthy" and "long-lived". At the same time, in strict accordance with the relevant technical specifications for supplementary investigation and age identification, scientific hanging of ancient and famous trees protection plates, so that ancient and famous trees have an "ID card". Citizens can scan the QR code to get the basic information of ancient and famous trees, stories of ancient trees, etc.
Find a solution
Tree planting chip real-time monitoring
"It's important to protect ancient trees. We now keep talking about keeping nostalgia and memory. In fact, for us, we may have forgotten the events of decades ago, but the ancient trees can remember the events of 100 years ago. Ancient trees have memories, and their memories are called annual rings. ”
Yao Xiaoming, a staff member of the Forestry Section of the High-tech Branch of the Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources, explained that the study of stable carbon isotopes and other related aspects of tree rings will help to understand the climate and ecological history more accurately.
"Based on the Tangjiawan Ancient Tree Group in Zhuhai, next year, we may launch the 'Ancient Tree Adoption' program to mobilize citizens and enterprises to adopt 451 ancient trees one by one. It has not only brought in social funds, but also increased the enthusiasm of the public to participate in the protection of ancient trees," Yao Xiaoming said, which will be the first of its kind in Zhuhai.
"We are also considering adding chips to each of our ancient trees in the near future to monitor their growth status in real time. ”