Soaring over 50 meters tall, a giant Chinese sweet gum, stands upright in the Huangsang Area in the Nanshan National Park, Suining County, casts a dark red glow in the sunlight on November 30.

Chinese sweet gum, featuring straight trunk and autumn leaf fall, has the potential to grow into a giant. This sweet gum in the Huangsang Area was measured 54.075 meters tall and identified as the "Tallest Tree in Hunan" in 2023. Its robust vitality presents the ecological allure of the pristine secondary forest. (Photo/Tong Di and Zhou Yuegui)

Soaring over 50 meters tall, a giant Chinese sweet gum, stands upright in the Huangsang Area in the Nanshan National Park, Suining County, casts a dark red glow in the sunlight on November 30.

Chinese sweet gum, featuring straight trunk and autumn leaf fall, has the potential to grow into a giant. This sweet gum in the Huangsang Area was measured 54.075 meters tall and identified as the "Tallest Tree in Hunan" in 2023. Its robust vitality presents the ecological allure of the pristine secondary forest. (Photo/Tong Di and Zhou Yuegui)

Soaring over 50 meters tall, a giant Chinese sweet gum, stands upright in the Huangsang Area in the Nanshan National Park, Suining County, casts a dark red glow in the sunlight on November 30.

 
Chinese sweet gum, featuring straight trunk and autumn leaf fall, has the potential to grow into a giant. This sweet gum in the Huangsang Area was measured 54.075 meters tall and identified as the "Tallest Tree in Hunan" in 2023. Its robust vitality presents the ecological allure of the pristine secondary forest. (Photo/Tong Di and Zhou Yuegui)

 
This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday