When the Japanese took control of Taiwan in 1895 and began logging the forests in the island's interior, they discovered this 3,000-year-old cypress tree. They immediately set it apart as a sacred tree due to its size and age and preserved it, even a
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When the Japanese took control of Taiwan in 1895 and began logging the forests in the islands interior, they discovered this 3,000-year-old cypress tree. They immediately set it apart as a sacred tre… [+770 chars]