近期,中新社在《欧洲时报》facebook 账号发布定安大榕树稿件:chinaminutes 6 月 An 800-year-old banyan tree that grows into a forest has become a wonderful sight in Hainan China...(一棵800年历史的榕树长成了森林,成为中国海南的一道奇观):
在中国最南端的省份海南省定安县,有一个名叫后岭村的村庄,拥有一棵参天古榕,树龄逾800年。该古榕“独木成林”,冠盖如云,如一张巨大的圆顶篷盖,铺天盖地,远看犹如一片森林,成为当地的一道独特景观。
In Ding'an County, Hainan Province, the southernmost province of China, there is a village called Houling Village, where there is an ancient banyan tree that is very tall and over 800 years old. The luxuriant tree has leafy branches that look like a huge dome canopy. It looks like a forest from a distance, and has become a unique local scenery.
据了解,整棵古榕连接地面的大小树干多达260多枝,占地超6500平方米,接近一个标准足球场的面积,号称“亚洲榕树王”。当地村民常常来到它的跟前祈求平安。海内外的游客也慕名而来,被它的壮观景象所震撼。
It is said that there are more than 260 trunks connected to the ground, covering an area of more than 6,500 square meters that is close to the area of a standard football field. Thus, the tree is known as the " Banyan King in Asia". It is worshiped as a god in the eyes of the local villagers, who often pray for safety in front of the tree. Tourists at home and abroad who pay a visit to it will be shocked by the splendid sight.
定安县地处海南岛的中部偏东北,历史悠久。拥有丰富的文化资源和旅游资源。它是海南琼剧发源地,被誉为“琼剧之乡”。境内拥有热带火山冷泉。它是海南唯一的探花郎张岳崧故乡。
Located in the northeast of the central Hainan Island, Ding'an County has a long history with rich cultural and tourism resources. It is the birthplace of Hainan Qiongju Opera and known as the "Hometown of Qiongju Opera". In the county, there are tropical volcanic cold springs. It is also the hometown of Zhang Yuesong, the only Tanhualang( a scholar that ranks the third in the ancient imperial competitive examination) in Hainan.