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Tongliang ancient banyan is an ancient banyan tree with more than 300 years old and nearly 100 air roots. It is located in the square in front of Baoan palace, Tongliang village, Baisha Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. It is near the famous Penghu sea crossing bridge and adjacent to the bridge across hengjiao village of Xiyu township.

Local people regard it as a sacred tree, the only big banyan tree on Penghu island. There are 95 air roots in the shade of old banyan trees, which encircle the open space in front of the temple to enjoy the cool and rest. If you don't observe carefully, it's hard to believe that they all come from the branches of the same tree. Its branches and leaves are luxuriant, forming a natural canopy, covering more than half an mu. It is a rare big banyan tree in the world. In order to protect the branches, the residents surrounded each branch with boards, and supported the huge trees with shelves and pillars in the middle.

The origin of the ancient banyan tree is traced back to the 27th year of Yongli (1673) of the Ming Dynasty, which was planted by the villagers Lin yaoqin. Local people donated money to build a temple next to the tree, which is called Baoan palace. The palace is dedicated to the king of Kangfu. In front of the palace, a stele was erected to explain the origin of the ancient banyan tree. Under the tree, there are stone chairs for tourists and local residents to chat and rest. Next to them are a row of merchants selling specialty products and food.

The broad shade of Tongliang ancient banyan is a place for local villagers to have lunch, play chess and drink tea. When visiting here in hot summer, you might as well slow down and enjoy the protection of divine trees here.

Tongliang Gurong

Tongliang ancient banyan is an ancient banyan tree with more than 300 years old and nearly 100 air roots. It is located in the square in front of Baoan palace, Tongliang village, Baisha Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. It is near the famous Penghu sea crossing bridge and adjacent to the bridge across hengjiao village of Xiyu township.

Local people regard it as a sacred tree, the only big banyan tree on Penghu island. There are 95 air roots in the old banyan tree shade, which encloses a cool resting square in front of the temple. If you don't observe carefully, it's hard to believe that it all comes from the branches of the same tree. Its branches and leaves are luxuriant, forming a natural canopy, covering more than half an mu. It is a rare big banyan tree in the world. In order to protect the branches, the residents surrounded each branch with boards, and supported the huge trees with shelves and pillars in the middle.

The origin of the archaeological banyan dates back to the 27th year of Yongli (1673) of the Ming Dynasty, when it was planted by the villager Lin yaoqin. Local people donated money to build a temple next to the tree, which is called Baoan palace. The palace is dedicated to the king of Kangfu. In front of the palace, a stele was erected to explain the origin of the ancient banyan tree. Under the tree, there are stone chairs for tourists and local residents to chat and rest. Next to them are a row of merchants selling specialty products and food.

The broad shade of Tongliang ancient banyan is a place for local villagers to have lunch, play chess and drink tea. If you visit here in hot summer, you might as well slow down and enjoy the protection of divine trees here.

The main feature of Tongliang ancient banyan is that nearly 100 air roots extend horizontally to all directions, forming a canopy type covering structure. Covering an area of more than 660 square meters, it is also due to the tree species of Ficus microcarpa, which is of the type of vigorous aerial growth. Penghu's geographical environment is not suitable for plant growth. What is amazing is that the banyan trees grow luxuriantly here. In addition, Penghu's land is poor, and even the climate is in winter, when the strong northeast monsoon blows. Penghu is a place where plants and plants are not easy to grow. It's a wonder to have such wonderful trees.

Address: Tongliang village, Baisha Township, Penghu County

Longitude: 119.55715175659

Latitude: 23.656607156256

Chinese PinYin : Tong Liang Gu Rong