The ebony wood on the entrance of Three Gorges Bamboo Expo Park

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- From Dianjiang, along the G42 Hurong (Shanghai-Chengdu) Expressway, the reporter recently arrived at Liangping Three Gorges Bamboo Expo Park.

In the square at the entrance of Three Gorges Bamboo Expo Park, a giant ebony wood caught everyone’s eyes. Staff told reporters that this ebony wood is more than 15 meters long, 4 meters in diameter and 3.5 meters in root length, which is one of the treasures of the Three Gorges Bamboo Expo Park, attracting many tourists to visit and take photos.

The ebony wood is more than 15 meters long and 4 meters in diameter.

According to the introduction, ebony wood, also known as sunken wood, is the wood buried in the mud due to natural disasters, in a state of oxygen deprivation, high pressure, after thousands of years of carbonization process. Because ebony combines the elegance of wood and the charm of stone, it has the name of “Oriental Sacred Wood” and “Wood Mummy”, with high practical and scientific research value. (Translated by Wang Junli, Fathom Language Limited)