Beijing has most number of old trees in China

时间：2007-10-24 03:21:37

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Chinanews, Beijing, Oct 24 – According to the latest information, there are about 40,000 old trees living in Beijing, the most in China. In recent years, as Beijng's climate has turned drier and a lot of contruction work taken place in the city, some famous old trees are on the verge1 of dying, the Beijing Evening News reported.

 

Recently, botanists2 in Beijing plan to take some measures to improve the natural environment of Beijing so that these “living fossils” can live better.

 

On Monday, botanists in the 18 districts and counties in Beijing gathered at Anding Town in Daxing District. They were doing a “health check” for a gingko tree that has lived for more than 1,000 years.

 

The gingko tree with a large trunk needs five adults to work together to embrace it. Right now, some of its branches have become bald and there is a hole at the bottom of the trunk. Experts said that in recent years, as the weather in Beijing had become drier than before, the old tree had had a hard time for surviving. Botanists said they needed to take some measures to help the tree to live more healthily. They began to cut some dead branches off the tree and spread some fertilizer and insecticide on the leaves. The hole under the tree root was filled in. They also improved the soil conditions for the tree.

 

At present, Beijing has more than 40,000 old trees, with 5,000 trees being graded for first-class protection and 30,000 for second-class protection. In addition, Beijing also has some 1,000 famous trees and 100 communities of old trees. Most of these trees were planted between Liao (916-1125) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties to Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. Some were even planted before the Tang (618-907) and Han (206BC- 220AD) dynasties, an expert at Beijing Municipal3 Gardening and Greening Bureau said.

 
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1 verge gUtzQ     
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
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  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
2 botanists 22548cbfc651e84a87843ff3505735d9     
n.植物学家，研究植物的人( botanist的名词复数 )
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  • Botanists had some difficulty categorizing the newly found plant. 植物学家们不大容易确定这种新发现的植物的种类。 来自辞典例句
  • Botanists refer this flower to the rose family. 植物学家将这花归入蔷薇科。 来自辞典例句
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  • The municipal authorities have kept the roads up well.市政当局把道路保养得不错。
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