Last week, I wandered around the north slope of Changbai Mountain. After climbing to Tianchi, I went down the mountain and took a bus to the west slope. The distance between the north slope and the west slope is not too far, but it is not too close. The west slope is in Songjiang. It is almost a hundred kilometers away from Hezhen.
When we come down from the mountain, we have to pass through Erdaobaihe Town. After arriving at the town, I discussed with the driver whether we could stop here for a while. I said I wanted to see the town in general. The driver readily agreed immediately. He said that there was something wrong with the car and it needed to be checked and repaired, so that I could drive around leisurely. The driver also joked that if you like it and plan to invest, don’t forget to give me a commission when the time comes.
I actually wanted to take a look at the houses, which are commercial houses in this town. The reason is that a friend lived here for a while this spring. After returning, he repeatedly introduced to me how beautiful the houses here are and how cheap they are. , how comfortable life is... I can buy one, come here for vacation, and retire in the future...
This aroused my curiosity. I happened to pass by this place today, although it is unlikely that I would go all the way to such a remote place. It is a good place to buy a house, but it is not a bad idea to take a look and get an intuitive impression.
The house is really good. It is located by the Erdao River. The scenery is beautiful and the price is not high. It is about 1,700 yuan per square meter. Compared with the houses in my city that often cost tens of thousands or even tens of thousands. Cheap indeed. But I only took a few glances at it, and never really thought about buying a house. Although the current season in the Northeast is comfortable, it only lasts for six, seven, eight, and three months. The rest are cold weather. I am most afraid of it in my life. It feels cold, and the clothes look too bulky. These are all shortcomings that I cannot accept.
After looking at the house, I returned to the meeting point I had arranged with the driver. I found that the car hadn’t arrived yet, so I walked around the area. I found a forest in front of me, which was lush and green, with a canopy that provided shade, so I took a walk. Walked over.
This is a very peculiar forest. The trees seem to be old. The thick ones are hundreds of years old, and the thin ones are fifty or sixty years old. With my limited forest knowledge, of course I know that this is a coniferous tree, or a pine tree, but pine is just a general name, and it is subdivided into many categories, such as red pine, larch, masson pine, white pine...etc., then These pine trees are obviously not the ones mentioned above. They look good to the eye, with long trunks and round bodies. The bark is dark red, or crimson, in the form of scales, very regular and evenly arranged. This kind of pine tree does not have many branches, and its red trunk is neat and neat. Only the top crown is branched, usually into two branches, spreading out in two directions. The tree canopy is huge and covered with pine needles. When the wind blows, it sways lightly and rhythmically, like a graceful dance...
It is really beautiful, very pretty, and very demure!
In this forest, there is a huge stone with three large calligraphy characters written in red paint: Beauty Pine.
Oh, it turns out this is the Beauty Pine, the famous Beauty Pine! I have never seen this tree species with my own eyes before, but I have heard about it. In particular, I have read many beautiful words by literati and scholars from some magazines and newspapers, all of which are about the beauty pine. Among them, the one that left the most profound impression on me is still unforgettable. , it must be the essay by Peking University scholar Ji Xianlin, the title seems to be called "Beauty Pine". In this article, Ji uses plain and concise words to affectionately praise this beautiful tree species with strange shapes, and has placed a lot of hope on it. Beautiful wishes tell a beautiful legend... Unexpectedly, we met by accident today.
I have looked up information and know that the real name of this beautiful pine is the European Scots pine, but it is not entirely correct. The research experts prefer to call this beautiful pine in front of me. Red pine varieties, that is to say, they are still somewhat different from real red pine. I can't remember exactly what the differences are...
The information also said that these beautiful pine trees are very rare in our country, and they are only found on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain and on the river bank between Erdaobai River and Sandaobai River. They only exist on the edge, and the number is very small, so they are very rare and valuable. The national forestry department classifies them as a first-class protected tree and is strictly protected.
As for how these European Scots pine came to Asia, Northeast China, and the foot of Changbai Mountain? Experts can't explain it clearly, and no one can tell the reason yet. It can only be said that this is God’s love for Changbai Mountain, or God’s love for the land of Erdaobaihe and Sandaobaihe. Because, in the same Changbai Mountain, there was no tree on the western slope that we visited later, and there was no trace of it in other places.
I walked around in the beauty pine forest, enjoying the shade and breeze in the forest. From time to time, I used the camera in my hand to take some photos and sucked in the slightly fragrant pine needles. It felt like He was drunk, a little tipsy. There is no one in the woods, which is not surprising to the local people. Especially when there are trees everywhere, they are tired of aesthetics and don't feel how much they love it. There was only an elderly man, walking slowly on the forest path, then holding on to an old tree, he sat down slowly and looked calmly into the distance. What was he thinking? Still don’t think about anything? Perhaps, like me, he was moved by the graceful beauties in front of him and was willing to spend a whole day sitting here admiring, watching from a distance, and gazing without being frivolous, playful, or playful...
(2) Read the text carefully. The beauty pine is the same as the general pine tree (both are coniferous trees). The difference is (the trunk is long, the body is round, the color of the bark is dark red, or crimson, scaly, very regular, evenly arranged piece by piece.).
The characteristics of the beauty pine are (there are not many branches, the red trunk is neat and neat, only the top crown is bifurcated, usually two branches, spreading out in two directions. The crown is very large, The pine needles sway lightly when the wind blows, very rhythmic, like a graceful dance...).