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Amazing hundreds of years old hollow banyan tree in Nghe An

Annam • August 3, 2024 20:30

The banyan tree of Lang Hoa village in Phong Thinh commune (Thanh Chuong) is an ancient tree hundreds of years old, with unique beauty, but few people know about it.

bna_1(1).jpg — The Lang Hoa banyan tree stands tall in the middle of Lang Hoa hamlet, Phong Thinh commune. From afar, on Highway 46C, you can see the ancient banyan tree rising up in the sunlight. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_2(3).jpg — According to local elders, the banyan tree in Lang Hoa is several hundred years old. In the past, next to the banyan tree was a temple worshipping Cao Son Cao Cac, so villagers used to call this banyan tree the Temple banyan tree. The temple was demolished during the war years to make a cooperative warehouse, then a village cultural house... but the banyan tree still exists to this day. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_3..jpg — The tree trunk is tens of meters tall. The circumference of the tree base is more than 12 meters. A young man walked around the base and counted 25 steps. The banyan tree is currently located in the middle of some households' gardens, the terrain is not very flat. The lower part of the tree base, the banyan tree base and roots have been severely damaged. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_4(3).jpg — The base of the tree is higher on the ground, the roots grow strongly, protruding high and reaching far. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_5(2).jpg — The special thing is that the banyan tree is large but has a hollow center that extends from the ground up to about 4 meters high. On the tree trunk there are many large and small holes, in some places people can climb into the trunk. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_6..jpg — Under the banyan tree, the hollow area is about 1.5m wide.², contains a lot of soil and rocks, and has many openings to the outside. It is known that in the past, people in Hoa village often sat at the banyan tree to enjoy the cool breeze, and children often crawled under the tree to play hide and seek. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_7..jpg — In the past, the Temple banyan tree was the center of the village, with many paths leading to the banyan tree. Nowadays, there is no entrance to the banyan tree, and visitors who want to visit the ancient tree must ask permission from the surrounding households to go through the garden. In the photo: Standing in the banyan tree looking up at the tree trunk. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_7(2).jpg — The banyan tree trunk has many buttresses, so local people often climb the tree and stand high enough to look inside the trunk. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_8(2).jpg — Mr. Vo Van Chu (72 years old), who lives near the banyan tree, said: In the past, there were 3 banyan trees in this temple area, 2 smaller trees died. When building a bridge for people, local people cut some large branches of the banyan tree to make the bridge. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_9(2).jpg — Although the trunk is hollow, the Den banyan tree still grows green and lush, casting a lush shade over a corner of the Flower Village on the banks of the Giang River. Some banyan branches extend close to houses, and people are afraid that storms and winds will damage the tiled roofs, so they prune them. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_10(2).jpg — The hundred-year-old banyan tree has witnessed many changes in Phong Thinh’s homeland and entered the memories of many generations of people in Lang Hoa. In recent times, with pride in the heritage tree, people living around the banyan tree have been conscious of protecting the ancient tree. The participation of local authorities and the joint efforts of the people will contribute significantly to the preservation and conservation of the precious tree. Photo: Huy Thu

Hundreds of years old hollow banyan tree. Video: Huy Thu

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