The "Banyan King" in Fuzhou 千年榕树王

The "Banyan King" in Fuzhou National Forest Park is a wonder bestowed by nature. This ancient banyan tree, nearly a thousand years old, is famous for its magnificent posture of "a single tree forming a forest", with a crown covering an area of more than 1,300 square meters, equivalent to half a standard basketball court.
Dozens of aerial roots hang down from the branches, and when they touch the ground, they take root and grow into trunks. Over time, they form dozens of "trunks" that support the main crown, which looks like a dense small forest from a distance. The main trunk can only be surrounded by more than ten people holding hands. The bark is dark brown, and moss and ferns grow between the cracks, like a mottled green velvet coat.
In the morning mist, the aerial roots hang down like silver curtains, and when the sun penetrates, it refracts fine light spots; at noon, the whole shade is cool and pleasant, and tourists have picnics, take photos here, and listen to the birds singing among the leaves; the afterglow of the evening gilds the huge crown, and the tree shadow is particularly long on the grass.
This Banyan King is not only a miracle in the plant kingdom, but also carries Fuzhou people's reverence and attachment to nature. Every year, it attracts tens of thousands of tourists to feel this vitality that has spanned thousands of years.