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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.
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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