Yew Ecological Park

　　   Yew Ecological Park is situated in Chongtou Village, Buyun Township, Shanghang County, on the southern slopes of the Meihua Mountains, 12 kilometers from the site of the Gutian Congress. With an elevation ranging between 900–1200 meters and covering an area of 81.8 hectares, it is a national forest park. This pristine woodland is densely populated with over 3,000 Southern Yew trees aged between 500 and 1,600 years. The tallest reaches over 30 meters, and the largest requires five people to encircle its trunk. Among them stands the Millennium Yew King, as well as two sister yews that grew from a single base. The yew is a Class I protected plant in China—a tall evergreen tree that dates back to the Ice Age. Not only is it ancient and rare, but every part of the tree, including its trunk, leaves, and branches, can be used to extract a potent anti-cancer medicine worth 180 times the price of gold. Therefore, the large concentration of yews found here is extremely rare across the country. Currently, the park has developed several attractions, including the Twin Trees, Yew King, General’s Forest, and Zhidao Shengfo Herbal Valley.