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From Floods to Foliage: How a 900-Year-Old Eco-Initiative Shaped a City
Picture this: A bustling metropolis where skyscrapers mingle with towering banyan trees older than your great-great-grandparents. Welcome to Fuzhou, China’s ‘City of Banyan Trees’, where history meets urban jungle – literally!
Back in the Northern Song Dynasty, visionary leader Zhang Boyu had a green dream . Faced with brutal summers and flooding, he launched what might be history’s first urban forestry program: ‘One family, one banyan tree’. Fast-forward 900 years, and these leafy giants now form living bridges between Fuzhou’s past and present.
More Than Just Pretty Leaves
These banyans aren’t just Insta-worthy backdrops – they’re eco-warriors! Their intricate root systems:
Prevented ancient floods
Created natural ‘AC’ in scorching summers
Host entire ecosystems in their canopy
Talk about ancient tech meeting modern sustainability goals! →
Next time you’re in southeast China, skip the obvious spots. Fuzhou’s tree-lined streets and hidden courtyards offer what every Gen-Z traveler craves: authentic stories you can’t Google. Who knew urban planning could be this cool?
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‘City of Banyan Trees’, where history meets urban jungle – literally!
. Faced with brutal summers and flooding, he launched what might be history’s first urban forestry program: ‘One family, one banyan tree’. Fast-forward 900 years, and these leafy giants now form living bridges between Fuzhou’s past and present.
More Than Just Pretty Leaves
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