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Historic Tree that Helped Freedom Fighters Withstands Heat Wave

Historic Tree that Helped Freedom Fighters Withstands Heat Wave

YEONGDONG, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A gigantic zelkova tree in North Chungcheong Province is known as the “independence fighter tree,” having been around for approximately 350 years in the small village of Bakgye-ri in Haksan-myeon, Yeongdong-gun. The tree got its nickname after villagers climbed up to keep watch over Japanese military police during the [...]