White banyan Garden

White banyan Garden

White banyan garden is located in the harbor workstation of Hengchun branch of Gangkou Village Forestry laboratory. It covers an area of more than 800 square meters and has three or four hundred air roots. Apart from Penghu, it may be the largest banyan tree in Taiwan. It is quite spectacular. The local people call it "harbor white banyan". In the harbor workstation garden, there are many ancient trees, such as Araucaria crassifolia, which are full of green and magnificent There are many tropical trees.

geographical environment

Bai Rong yuan is the main itinerary of the port community. It is located in the port workstation of the Forestry Experimental Institute of the forestry bureau. It is usually closed to the public and needs to be applied in advance. Gu Qingfang, who also serves as the commentator of the port village, said that Bai Rong yuan is a private scenic spot of local people. There are many precious saplings in it. At first, it is to protect camphor and persimmon forests, but because Bai Rong is a strong species, it grows very fast and has a strong root The ground becomes dry, where it grows and grows, and a tree grows into a spectacular white banyan forest. Even the local government can't find out which tree is the original white banyan. Due to the restrictions on visiting, the banyan garden has a rich ecological landscape. Within a short distance of 100 meters, butterflies and birds are all over the garden. There are rare large crested vultures, and iron colored trees to attract pointed winged butterflies to settle down. In addition to the common white type, there are also rare yellow types in the wild, and large white spotted butterflies appear gracefully from time to time.

Film shooting

In addition to the beautiful and original banyan garden in the movie "young Pi's fantastic drifting", the most famous landscape in the white banyan garden is also known as the most amazing "boa constrictor on the tree" in Taiwan. "Boa constrictor on the tree" is a rare plant in banyan garden. It has been growing for more than 100 years.

The live action part of Ang Lee's movie "the fantasy drifting of the youth school" is shot in the depths of the white banyan garden in Kenting, Taiwan.

"I had always believed that we could find the inspiration for the scene of foxtail island in Taiwan," said art designer gro Pullman, who has nominated for an Oscar. We can't make this island convincing without drawing inspiration from nature. Ang Lee knew that there was a banyan conservation garden in Kenting, so he took us to see it. That conservation garden became the source of inspiration for the mysterious floating island. "

Address: 947 beside Chashan suspension bridge, Manzhou Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan

Longitude: 120.84483337402

Latitude: 21.992034912109

Chinese PinYin : Bai Rong Yuan