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What is Huge Cypress Wood?

by Grace Fan China Travel Issues

The Huge Cypress Nature Reserve in Baji Town, Nyingchi County China vacation deals, is a complete forest of huge cypress trees. Among these cypress trees. Among these cypress trees, one is 46 meters tall and is about 2,000-2,500 years old by inference and is respected as the sacred tree by the local people.

The giant cypress, also called Yarlung Zangbo cypress, is a species peculiar to Tibet. On the slope southwest of the Bajie Village at over 40 kilometers west to Nyingchi County is a green, luxuriant forest of giant cypresses. The largest tree is over 2,500 years old, 50 meters high, and 18 meters thick. Local people regard it as a divine tree. This giant cypress forest records a natural history of several thousand years, and is highly valuable in the studies of plants, climate, geographical and geological conditions, hydrology, air pollution and human activities during the past millennia.

In-between Bayi Town and Nyingchi County, there is a wood of giant cypress trees. The local Tibetans regard them as "holy trees". The oldest trees are more than 2500 year old and they are rare trees on the Plateau. They are quite significant in scientific research, expedition, teaching and tourism.

The giant cypress wood is in the valley of the lower reaches of the Yaluzhangbu River and the Niyang River at the latitude of 3,000 to 3,400 meters. In the Giant Cypress Nature Reserve of the Bajie Township top 10 China tours, there scatter hundreds of such huge cypresses only seen in Tibet, which are noted for their huge tree crowns and upright trunks.

The giant cypress wood in Bajie Village is known for its perfect condition. The cypresses here are 44 meters high on average and their average trunk diameter is 158 cm. The cypress king in the center of the wood has a height of 56 meters and chest diameter of about six meters. Seen from distance,it looks like a huge umbrella or marquee whose crown covers a land area of over one acre. It has been standing here for more than 20 centuries and respected by the locals as “the God of Tree”. The local Tibetan community views popular China tours the cypress wood as a piece of holy land. According to the legend, the ancient cypresses are the trees of life for Ben founder - Xinraomibao. Therefore the pilgrims from far away come here to worship the trees from now and then.

Location
The giant cypress wood is in the valley of the lower reaches of the Yaluzhangbu River and the Niyang River at the latitude of 3,000 to 3,400 meters. In the Giant Cypress Nature Reserve of the Bajie Township, there scatter hundreds of such huge cypresses only seen in Tibet, which are noted for their huge tree crowns and upright trunks.

Transportation
The Bayjie cypress wood is close to the high road from Bayi to Nyingchi County. Therefore one can easily come here by taking a mini bus to Nyingchi at a cost of five Yuan. Another option is to walk there and on the way one will see the picturesque landscape of the Niyang River. You may also call a taxi that costs you 15 Yuan or so.

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