Ancient trees are trees that have been preserved in the course of human history for a long time or have important scientific, historical, and cultural values. Ancient trees are the support and friends of human beings for survival, in a variety of postures, the tree shape is wonderful, vigorous and upright, the majestic ancient tree, through the vicissitudes of the world, full of wind and rain in the world, is the witness of history, the carrier of culture. Ancient trees are generally more than 100 years old, some are hundreds of years, or even thousands of years, and are known as "green living fossils" and "green cultural relics".
Located at the eastern edge of Nanyang Basin, at the intersection of Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain, Piyang County belongs to the shallow hilly area, is the watershed of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, and is located in the transition zone between the subtropical and warm temperate zones, with four distinct seasons, humid climate, and suitable for forest growth. Piyang County is a national environmental protection ecological demonstration county, a county with lucid waters and lush mountains as a national practice and innovation base county, and a national forestry county, with a wide variety of animals and plants, rich forest resources, and many ancient and famous trees.
There are 4 ancient locust trees of thousands of years in Cui Zhuyuan Village, Tongshan Township, Biyang County, the tree is more than 20 meters high, two people can't hold it, bend over and hunchback, although it has been baptized by wind and rain, it is still vigorous and upright, intertwined with intertwined roots, the tree posture is beautiful, majestic and magnificent.
In summer, the branches and leaves are luxuriant, covering the sky and the sun, like a few green umbrellas, sheltering the local people from safety, and the wind and rain are smooth. According to the elders of the village, in 1958, when the countryside made steel, the local area also cut down a lot of ancient trees, and these ancient locust trees were preserved because they were located in the deep mountains and were regarded as "sacred trees" by the local people. Usually no one dares to cut down his branches and damage his roots, and the villagers regard the ancient locust tree as a sacred tree!
The four ancient locust trees in Cui Zhuyuan Village, Jiaozhuyuan Village, Tongshan Township, Piyang County, have been listed for protection, handled "ID cards" for them, and built a cement road to Cui Zhuyuan. Let's join hands to protect ancient and famous trees and protect our homeland!
Cheng Xinqing Photo/text