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》Growing up |
Story from the river of mothers in Taiwan ─ 「Zhuoshuixi
River」...speak slowly...
After passing through the
Xiluo Bridge in Yunlin County,
the Zhuoshuixi River has a wide
riverbed, accumulating a vast fertile plain, and ChuTang Township
is here. The ChuTang Township, which is mainly farming, The
fruits、vegetables and rice construction constitute this beautiful
rural landscape.
"Jiulong
Dashugong" is located not far from the
north bank of the lower reaches of the
Xiluo Bridge. It is a long-lasting branch that grows very
large and allows people to stand up and look forward to the
century-old banyan tree.
Tracing back to the history of this century-old banyan
tree, it was originally a ficus stem that floated from the upper
reaches, but it was rooted and sprouted here. The trunk of the old
banyan tree began to be divided into dozens of branches from the
roots and extended to the square, flat on the ground. After
rooting, the branches and leaves proliferated. Later, the branches
formed a green giant umbrella-shaped tree, which became a
beautiful landmark of the Zhuoshuixi
River and the pride of the Zhuoshuixi
River.
Before the Xiluo Bridge
was built, the villagers of ChuTang often had to go to
Xiluo town, and they had to
wading through the river. Most of the cultivated land of the
residents was on the south side of the running water area, and
they also needed water for farming. Where the stream flows
through, the footprints are flooded, so it is necessary to find a
significant goal on the shore, so as not to misunderstand the
depth of the water, and the big banyan tree is an important target
for guarding the peaceful return of the villagers at that time,
just like guiding the villagers. The signal to return home is
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》Reborn |
When the group visited the "Jiulong
Dashugong", there was a "old Ficus
documentary" on the entrance to the park ...
「The plant "Laogong" is located in the river bed of the
turbid water levee of Guangming Road, Tiantou Village. The turbid
water stream is entered by the Sijhou
countryside and flows through the east-west direction of ChuTang
Township. The tree height is about 22 meters and the breast
diameter is 3.5 meters. The crown of the tree is about 8,000
square meters. According to the local old man, the age of the tree
is about one hundred years.
The trunks of "Laogong(老榕公)" are drooping and intertwined. They
are stretched to the sides, close to the ground, and are shaped
like vines. The branches and leaves flourish and grow up. The
whole tree forms a green giant umbrella. The early growth of
"Laogong" is in the face of the turbid water stream. The impact,
the struggle for survival, and the formation of a natural green
castle, is indeed a very special landscape. 』(September,2008)
At the end of the seventy years of the R.O.C, some farmers
arranged a space for rest in the surrounding area. In the summer,
despite the violent sun, the big banyan tree always provides the
best place for farmers to rest and cool. About 1991, "Dashugong"
continued to spread its enthusiasm. The villagers began to realize
that the big tree on the beautiful side of the turbid water stream
would be an important asset of ChuTang. So they organized a
management committee and called for volunteers to organize the
environment. Reported by the newspaper media, the reputation and
strange scene of the big banyan tree gradually spread.
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According to the story described by the villagers and the
old man, after the construction of the environment by Mr.
Zhang,Shun-zhu, the Yunlin people, the environmental and traffic lines
were more convenient.
Under the banyan tree, many gods of Taiwanese religious beliefs
are also sacrificed.
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San Sheng Buddhas
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Jiulong Dashugong
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Liao zhu che Temple
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Later, when the villagers cleared the branches of the
"Laogong" , they burned the leaves on the spot and accidentally
burned them to the trunk of the banyan tree. After the fire was
extinguished, Forming a strange shape like a dragon and a horse's
head. Since the nine branches were derived from the roots, the
management committee named it "Jiulong
Dalongong".
Under the government's emphasis on local construction
and development, "Jiulong
Dalongong" has now been promoted from
a local community park to a nationally renowned tourist
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》Park Planning |
Under the ChuTang Township Office and the local people
actively strive for the construction fund to the Changhua County
Government, the overall planning of the park is gradually
improving. The distribution of facilities in the park is shown in
the following figure:
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》The beauty of the tree |
According to the records of related books and websites,
the canopy growth area of "Jiulong DaShugong" ranges from 2400 to
8000 square meters. The information published by the Changhua
County Government on the official website states that the crown of
the "DaShugong" is larger than The total area above one hectare (3025
square meters).
Therefore, under the advice and guidance of the principal,
the Google Map is used as a measurement tool to measure the
satellite image area of the park; after the software calculation,
the total growth area of the "Dashugong" is: 4751.27 square
meters, while considering Dashugong's current healthy and viable
"Aerial root" performance, the
actual land occupation may be wider.
If "Jiulong Dashugong" is the title of "The widest
ficus
tree" in the country, it is truly true. In the following, the area
of the "Jiulong Dashugong" is compared with the area of the famous
scenic spot "Tongliang Gu Rong(通樑古榕)" in Penghu County:
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「Jiulong Dashugong」：4751.27
Square meter |
「Tongliang Gu Rong」：2063.67
Square meter |
The park store boss Aunt Cai
told us that after the began doing business in 2004, the ficus
tree still grows with branches and leaves. Aunt
Cai took us to explore the
cement pillars that were built to support the ficus tree when the
park was built. The research team gave the most surprise and
admiration for the endless growth of "Jiulong Dashugong". |
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Early support pillar
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New support pillar
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》Park silhouette |
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The corner of park
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The corner of park
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The corner of park
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Ficus leave(Source: Self-shooting） |
RuYi Bridge
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Jiulong Pool-Guanyinl
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Jiulong Pool
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The corner of park
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RuYi Bridge
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Ficus root-Horse(Source: Self-shooting） |
Ficus root(Source: Self-shooting） |
Ficus root-Dragon(Source: Self-shooting） |
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Surrounding scene-HSR (Source: Self-shooting） |
The corner of park
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Jiulong Pool
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Liao zhu che Temple
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Stadium
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Liao zhu che Temple
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