The fifth of Mount Tianshan: the desert Populus diversifolia modeling Guan Gong
I admired the nature of desert Populus diversifolia.
In Urumqi, a friend of mine carried me to the desert by off-road vehicle for looking for Populus diversifolia.
Driving 400 km to the eastbound along the Tianshan from Urumqi, we came to the deep desert of Mori Kazak Autonomous County in the northern slope of Tianshan mountain. Here is the north border of Mongolia Beita mountain, the south is adjacent the southeast margin of Zhungeer basin.
Gently walked into the Mori Populus diversifolia forest, the diversiform thousands of Populus diversifolia make you admire in awe! Lush and vicissitudes is interpreting the life psalm of" one thousand year of life, standing up for one thousand year after dead, no decaying for one thousand year after falling down "! Many friends from home and abroad came to see and be shocked by the noble temperament of Populus diversifolia!
Populus diversifolia, one thousand year of life
Populus diversifolia, standing up for one thousand year after dead
Populus diversifolia, no decaying for one thousand year after falling down
The artist of Mount Tianshan used Populus diversifolia for carving Guan Gong, the lofty spirit will be lasted for one thousand year
Zhu Zhengming, the author of this article was in Populus diversifolia forest
Populus diversifolia is the national endangered plant and even the living fossil for studying the earth's early activities. A friend of Populus euphratica forest zone told me, the 35 square kilometers of Populus euphratica forest was existed for 65 million years, it was one of the oldest tree species in the world, it was honored as " the king of Populus diversifolia in the world ".
I remembered clearly, several years ago, Chinese Premier-- Wen Jiabao gave a speech in the University of Cambridge, UK, he said with deep feeling: " I deeply loved motherland -- through suffering and unremitting self-improvement! When I was young, I worked in Northwest region of China. In the boundless desert, grows a rare tree species, called Populus euphratica. It is rooted over 50 meters under the ground, resistance to drought, sandstorms, salinity and has extremely tenacious vitality. It has' one thousand year of life, stand up for one thousand year after dead, no decaying for one thousand year after falling down ' and be known as the hero tree. I like Populus euphratica very much, it is the symbol of firm and indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation. "
In Xinjiang, the five-thousand miles of Tianshan Mountains range, I was surprised to find the wooden Guan Gong carved by local ethnic artists using Populus euphratica! I respectfully took a picture of Populus euphratica wooden Duke Guan and named " Eternal Lofty and unyielding spirit"! (Zhu Zhengming.)