Digging a “black” log 20m from the river, the farmer shuddered when he heard the expert say: “It costs hundreds of billions of dong.”

Digging a “black” log 20m from the river, the farmer shuddered when he heard the expert say: “It costs hundreds of billions of dong.”

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A farmer named Xiao Liang from Xiu Shui County, Jiangxi Province, China, accidentally found a large tree while fishing on the river bank near his home. At first, because only a small part was visible above the water, Tieu Luong thought it was just a rotten log. However, when he approached and touched it, he realized that this was no ordinary tree.

The tree is black, the surface is smooth and smooth like jade, hard like stone. Even though it is submerged in water, the trunk of this tree emits a sweet fragrance. Because the log was so big, Xiao Liang could only cut a small piece of wood, wrap it in cloth and bring it home.

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After taking a closer look, he was convinced that this was a special herb, so he told his brother-in-law, Tieu Song, that he had just harvested a rare herb. Out of curiosity, they searched for information on the Internet and thought that the wood they found was bass wood – the same wood that had been soaked in spring water since ancient times, not rotten or moth-eaten, and was called “Dong Phuong Than”. Moc”.

Knowing the value of this log, the next day, Tieu Luong contacted the owner of a nearby excavator to catch this precious log from the river. However, because it is too big, the excavator cannot complete the job.

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So, he got two more excavators to work with. Just like that, three days later, this huge tree was pulled down in front of everyone’s eyes. However, because it was so big, there was no place to put it, so he had to leave it on the river bank and rent it 24 hours a day.

Tieu Luong’s story of digging up a huge tree with a height of more than 20m, a tree trunk that 3 adults could hug quickly spread throughout the village. The fact that he spent 80,000 yuan (equivalent to 260 million VND) to hire 3 excavators to excavate this wooden building makes the locals wonder: Spending so much money on wood is not a valuable thing.

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Out of curiosity, many people in that village gathered to see this place. After learning the importance of the log, many people expressed frustration, saying that Tieu Luong took the village’s belongings as his own. Some believe that because Xiao Liang found the log, and paid for the excavator to dig it, it belongs to Tieu Liang.

An argument broke out, making the matter even more complicated. The police and local officials also visited the area to investigate the incident. A team of experts was also sent to investigate.

The results showed that the big trunk that Tieu Luong found was exactly bass wood. Experts say that a large tree like this is extremely rare, estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of yuan (equivalent to hundreds of billions of dong).

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Hearing this, Xiao Liang couldn’t help but be surprised. He immediately wanted to bring the tree home. However, testing experts stopped this farmer:

“Bass wood is very valuable and has a very high research value, I think you should return this treasure to the government. It will be safer. The government not only fully reimbursed all the expenses you spent. but also awarded cash and certificates. of merit.”

After thinking for a while, Tieu Luong finally agreed to the expert’s suggestion.

Why is bass wood so important?

According to experts, bass wood is the rarest type of carbonized wood. This type of wood is made of ancient trees thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago, which were submerged or buried in the river for natural reasons. After being soaked in water for a long time, the texture of the wood has changed.

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As for the color characteristics, bass wood has many different colors such as brown, gray, black, blue-black, purple … after a long time, bass wood is carbonized and becomes black like coal. Infused with other minerals and soaked in water for thousands of years, bass wood is considered the quintessence of heaven and earth.

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During the Ming and Qing dynasties, bass wood became a favorite in all royal palaces and was used as coffins for kings. It can be said that bass wood is a precious resource that nature provides to humans, a rare and non-renewable resource with a very high intangible cultural value. Therefore, the economic value of this wood is also difficult to

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