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Chen Rui said, "This military certificate is the only thing that can prove the identity of this corpse, along with his relics and ashes, I will return it to the German government and government, and let the German government and government find him. Family, tell him the news, and return his relics and ashes to his family. [Read in full text ..] "
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Chen Rui has two tasks in the geocentric world. 1. Explore the geocentric world. 2. Collect biological samples, hydrology, climate, natural resources and other samples of the geocentric world for information, and determine whether the geocentric world can become a new ideal home for human beings.
Chen Rui stationed the campsite by the lake and stayed there for five days.
In five days, Chen Rui explored the entire lake and circled around the shore of the lake, collecting samples and information about biological species, hydrology, climate, and natural resources around the lake.
In Chen Rui's species bank and natural resource bank, 179 species of newly discovered wild animals and fishes have been added, 271 species of newly discovered plants have been added, 14 species of microorganisms have been added, 11 species of fungi and other organisms have been added, ... ....
Chen Rui opened the live camera and said in front of the camera, "Nature has various ecosystems, tropical rain forests, savanna, deserts, wetlands, oceans, and rivers. Even a small pond is a complex ecosystem.
In the inorganic environment, through the nature's "invisible hand", ecological regulation constitutes a balanced, cyclic, and constantly regulated unified overall ecosystem, ...
On the surface, the Earth's largest ecosystem is the biosphere, and the most complex ecosystem is the tropical rain forest ecosystem. Humans mainly live in artificial ecosystems, mainly urban and farmland ...
Under the ground, the entire geocentric world is balanced and cyclic. In a unified, closed ecosystem, the geocentric sun is like an engine that continuously supplies energy to life activities in the geocentric world.
This lake, and the natural environment surrounding it, is a cyclic ecosystem.
Trees in the jungle around the lake. bush. Surface vegetation, fungi, and aquatic plants by the lake. Aquatic plants in the lake synthesize inorganic matter into organic matter through photosynthesis. It is a 'producer' in the ecosystem and provides a source of food and organic matter for 'consumers'.
Herbivores, insects living around the lake. And herbivorous fish in the lake. Plants live directly and become 'first-class consumers'. First-level consumers also have 'second-level consumers'. They feed on plant-eating animals. Finally, there are third-level consumers on second-level consumers. Feeds on small predators, the top of the food chain.
The most important part of the lake ecosystem. Decomposers are mainly microorganisms. Microorganisms in the soil, and microorganisms in the lake, break down organic matter into inorganic matter.
Plants ingest energy from the inorganic environment and synthesize organic matter. After being consumed by the first-level consumer, the producer passes its own energy to the first-level consumer. After the first-level consumer is preyed, it then passes the energy to the second and third level. ... Finally, when organic life dies, the microorganisms that play the role of decomposer decompose them into inorganic substances, and return the ones that originate from the environment to the environment.
Inorganic matter-(energy) ---- organic matter --- (energy) ---- inorganic matter, this is a complete cycle.
Energy is the foundation of life.
Life is a continuous cycle.
Biologists and naturalists around the world have great interest in the ecosystems of the geocentric world.
However, all countries in the world are considering whether the geocentric world can become a new home for human beings. Chen Rui's live broadcast of lush forests, fertile soil, warm climate, dense rivers, lakes, ... ., And a lot of information about the geocentric world collected by Chen Rui, make the world more and more look forward to.
The geocentric world, the new home of mankind, has become the consensus of more and more people.
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After spending five days at the lake, Chen Rui left the lake and proceeded.
While broadcasting live, use the mobile app to scan newly discovered biological species on the road, collect specimens, and record information.
On a hill, Chen Rui picked up a piece of black paint from the ground and said in front of the camera, "This is a piece of coal, and at my feet is an open-pit coal mine.
The discovery of this open-pit coal mine illustrates the fact that here was a world of unusually lush vegetation billions of years ago.
Because the coal-forming process takes a long time of hundreds of millions of years, a large number of plant debris are transformed into coal after complex biochemical, geochemical, and physical-chemical effects .... The formation of coal can take at least thousands Ten million, hundreds of millions of years. "
If there is coal, there must be petroleum. Coal is formed from the remains of plants. However, petroleum is formed from the remains of animals. Animal fats and proteins are gradually transformed into petroleum.
Coal and oil can provide energy for humans who will live in the earth's heart in the future. "
Chen Rui made a mark on the coordinates on the mobile phone map, collected some coal samples, and then left the coal mine.
Chen Rui continued to set out along the river.
Chen Rui said, "The river is to this vast land, just as the blood vessels are to the human body. The river water nourishes the land on both sides of the river. Through the small rivers, you can reach wider rivers, ... Most creatures live in riverside and jungles on both sides of the river.
Because plants need water for irrigation and nourishment, animals need to drink water, get rich food from the river, and hunt other animals who drink from the river, especially when the weather is hot and the land is dry, the river is related to their life and death. The river formed an unusually large and prosperous natural ecosystem.
If I want to collect information about the biological species of the geocentric world, the best way is to go along the river.
Moreover, most ancient civilizations on the earth lived in river basins, because rivers not only provide humans with drinking water and domestic water necessary for survival, but also obtain abundant fish food in rivers. Rivers irrigate land along the banks of rivers To make the land fertile, humans cultivate on the fertile land, get enough food, settle down, ....
For example, the ancient Chinese originated in the Yellow River Basin, the ancient Egyptians originated in the Nile River basin, the ancient Indians originated in the Ganges River basin, the Cuban Babylonians originated in the two river basins, ..., if you live in the geocentric world With certain geocentric civilizations, then geocentric civilizations are likely to live near rivers.
So, I'm going upstream along the river.
This vast land is not like the surface. After thousands of years of human development, it has been developed to a great extent, and the vegetation on the surface has been severely damaged.
This land has not been developed, and most of the areas are dense virgin jungles, tall towering trees, more extensive rain forests than the Amazon rain forest, ...
Chen Rui walked along the river in the dense jungle.
In fact, Chen Rui has a faster way. In the sky, in less than a day, you can follow the river from the birthplace of the river to the exit of the river. The ocean can draw the geocentric world in just a few days. Detailed map.
However, this has no meaning in exploring the geocentric world.
In order to explore the geocentric world, Chen Rui collected the biological information, hydrology, climate, natural resources, minerals, and other information on this earth, and found the remains of the geocentric civilization that once lived on this earth. Chen Rui Choose to walk through the dense jungle along the river.
And, for a true adventurer, it's a joy of discovery, exploring the magical world, discovering the wonders and mysteries of this world, ...
For more than 500 million viewers around the world who are watching Chen Rui ’s live broadcast, the live broadcast exploring the geocentric world is amazing.
It was full of surprise to watch Chen Rui use his mobile app to discover new biological species, make specimens for newly discovered biological species, and record detailed information about biological species.
In the live video footage, Chen Rui's constant discovery also shocked them. The 300 kg of giant dog head gold, super gold mine, earth cob, cob bones of Nazi officers, ..., and , ..., now this huge forest in front of Chen Rui.
"In front of me is a huge forest. The towering giant forest stands straight into the clouds. I feel as if I have come to the country of the giant tree. Standing under the giant tree, I feel very small, as if I was walking in front of the building. , I need to look up at it, ... "Chen Rui said.
The towering giant tree towers straight into the clouds. The huge trunk requires dozens of people to hold together. The first branch of a single giant tree is more than 2 meters in diameter, which is larger than a large banyan tree in Chen Rui's hometown ~ www .novelhall.com ~ You can run several trucks in parallel on the trunk of the giant tree, which can really be called a giant tree.
Audiences from all over the world have also been shocked. The giant trees are towering! Straight into the clouds.
Chen Rui counted it, and there were 47 giant trees in the giant woods.
Giant trees are classified as fir trees by the type of tree.
Chen Rui found the largest fir tree in the giant fir forest, "Is there any tree on earth that is bigger than this tree, and is there any !!!"
Definitely not! !!
Chen Rui took out a cloth ruler to measure the giant cedar tree, and then said, "The tree is 57.7 meters tall, 40 meters above the ground.
A branch with a diameter of 3.1 meters and a height of 247.4 meters. What is this concept? A tree of 57.7 meters requires 50 people to hold together. The tree height of 247.4 meters is equivalent to a stratosphere giant. Plus the base of the Statue of Liberty is more than five times, which is equivalent to a 70-story high-rise building, which is higher than the three Dinghai International Hotels. (To be continued ~ ^ ~)
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Chen Rui said, "This military certificate is the only thing that can prove the identity of this corpse, along with his relics and ashes, I will return it to the German government and government, and let the German government and government find him. Family, tell him the news, and return his relics and ashes to his family. [Read in full text ..] "
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Chen Rui has two tasks in the geocentric world. 1. Explore the geocentric world. 2. Collect biological samples, hydrology, climate, natural resources and other samples of the geocentric world for information, and determine whether the geocentric world can become a new ideal home for human beings.
Chen Rui stationed the campsite by the lake and stayed there for five days.
In five days, Chen Rui explored the entire lake and circled around the shore of the lake, collecting samples and information about biological species, hydrology, climate, and natural resources around the lake.
In Chen Rui's species bank and natural resource bank, 179 species of newly discovered wild animals and fishes have been added, 271 species of newly discovered plants have been added, 14 species of microorganisms have been added, 11 species of fungi and other organisms have been added, ... ....
Chen Rui opened the live camera and said in front of the camera, "Nature has various ecosystems, tropical rain forests, savanna, deserts, wetlands, oceans, and rivers. Even a small pond is a complex ecosystem.
In the inorganic environment, through the nature's "invisible hand", ecological regulation constitutes a balanced, cyclic, and constantly regulated unified overall ecosystem, ...
On the surface, the Earth's largest ecosystem is the biosphere, and the most complex ecosystem is the tropical rain forest ecosystem. Humans mainly live in artificial ecosystems, mainly urban and farmland ...
Under the ground, the entire geocentric world is balanced and cyclic. In a unified, closed ecosystem, the geocentric sun is like an engine that continuously supplies energy to life activities in the geocentric world.
This lake, and the natural environment surrounding it, is a cyclic ecosystem.
Trees in the jungle around the lake. bush. Surface vegetation, fungi, and aquatic plants by the lake. Aquatic plants in the lake synthesize inorganic matter into organic matter through photosynthesis. It is a 'producer' in the ecosystem and provides a source of food and organic matter for 'consumers'.
Herbivores, insects living around the lake. And herbivorous fish in the lake. Plants live directly and become 'first-class consumers'. First-level consumers also have 'second-level consumers'. They feed on plant-eating animals. Finally, there are third-level consumers on second-level consumers. Feeds on small predators, the top of the food chain.
The most important part of the lake ecosystem. Decomposers are mainly microorganisms. Microorganisms in the soil, and microorganisms in the lake, break down organic matter into inorganic matter.
Plants ingest energy from the inorganic environment and synthesize organic matter. After being consumed by the first-level consumer, the producer passes its own energy to the first-level consumer. After the first-level consumer is preyed, it then passes the energy to the second and third level. ... Finally, when organic life dies, the microorganisms that play the role of decomposer decompose them into inorganic substances, and return the ones that originate from the environment to the environment.
Inorganic matter-(energy) ---- organic matter --- (energy) ---- inorganic matter, this is a complete cycle.
Energy is the foundation of life.
Life is a continuous cycle.
Biologists and naturalists around the world have great interest in the ecosystems of the geocentric world.
However, all countries in the world are considering whether the geocentric world can become a new home for human beings. Chen Rui's live broadcast of lush forests, fertile soil, warm climate, dense rivers, lakes, ... ., And a lot of information about the geocentric world collected by Chen Rui, make the world more and more look forward to.
The geocentric world, the new home of mankind, has become the consensus of more and more people.
----------
After spending five days at the lake, Chen Rui left the lake and proceeded.
While broadcasting live, use the mobile app to scan newly discovered biological species on the road, collect specimens, and record information.
On a hill, Chen Rui picked up a piece of black paint from the ground and said in front of the camera, "This is a piece of coal, and at my feet is an open-pit coal mine.
The discovery of this open-pit coal mine illustrates the fact that here was a world of unusually lush vegetation billions of years ago.
Because the coal-forming process takes a long time of hundreds of millions of years, a large number of plant debris are transformed into coal after complex biochemical, geochemical, and physical-chemical effects .... The formation of coal can take at least thousands Ten million, hundreds of millions of years. "
If there is coal, there must be petroleum. Coal is formed from the remains of plants. However, petroleum is formed from the remains of animals. Animal fats and proteins are gradually transformed into petroleum.
Coal and oil can provide energy for humans who will live in the earth's heart in the future. "
Chen Rui made a mark on the coordinates on the mobile phone map, collected some coal samples, and then left the coal mine.
Chen Rui continued to set out along the river.
Chen Rui said, "The river is to this vast land, just as the blood vessels are to the human body. The river water nourishes the land on both sides of the river. Through the small rivers, you can reach wider rivers, ... Most creatures live in riverside and jungles on both sides of the river.
Because plants need water for irrigation and nourishment, animals need to drink water, get rich food from the river, and hunt other animals who drink from the river, especially when the weather is hot and the land is dry, the river is related to their life and death. The river formed an unusually large and prosperous natural ecosystem.
If I want to collect information about the biological species of the geocentric world, the best way is to go along the river.
Moreover, most ancient civilizations on the earth lived in river basins, because rivers not only provide humans with drinking water and domestic water necessary for survival, but also obtain abundant fish food in rivers. Rivers irrigate land along the banks of rivers To make the land fertile, humans cultivate on the fertile land, get enough food, settle down, ....
For example, the ancient Chinese originated in the Yellow River Basin, the ancient Egyptians originated in the Nile River basin, the ancient Indians originated in the Ganges River basin, the Cuban Babylonians originated in the two river basins, ..., if you live in the geocentric world With certain geocentric civilizations, then geocentric civilizations are likely to live near rivers.
So, I'm going upstream along the river.
This vast land is not like the surface. After thousands of years of human development, it has been developed to a great extent, and the vegetation on the surface has been severely damaged.
This land has not been developed, and most of the areas are dense virgin jungles, tall towering trees, more extensive rain forests than the Amazon rain forest, ...
Chen Rui walked along the river in the dense jungle.
In fact, Chen Rui has a faster way. In the sky, in less than a day, you can follow the river from the birthplace of the river to the exit of the river. The ocean can draw the geocentric world in just a few days. Detailed map.
However, this has no meaning in exploring the geocentric world.
In order to explore the geocentric world, Chen Rui collected the biological information, hydrology, climate, natural resources, minerals, and other information on this earth, and found the remains of the geocentric civilization that once lived on this earth. Chen Rui Choose to walk through the dense jungle along the river.
And, for a true adventurer, it's a joy of discovery, exploring the magical world, discovering the wonders and mysteries of this world, ...
For more than 500 million viewers around the world who are watching Chen Rui ’s live broadcast, the live broadcast exploring the geocentric world is amazing.
It was full of surprise to watch Chen Rui use his mobile app to discover new biological species, make specimens for newly discovered biological species, and record detailed information about biological species.
In the live video footage, Chen Rui's constant discovery also shocked them. The 300 kg of giant dog head gold, super gold mine, earth cob, cob bones of Nazi officers, ..., and , ..., now this huge forest in front of Chen Rui.
"In front of me is a huge forest. The towering giant forest stands straight into the clouds. I feel as if I have come to the country of the giant tree. Standing under the giant tree, I feel very small, as if I was walking in front of the building. , I need to look up at it, ... "Chen Rui said.
The towering giant tree towers straight into the clouds. The huge trunk requires dozens of people to hold together. The first branch of a single giant tree is more than 2 meters in diameter, which is larger than a large banyan tree in Chen Rui's hometown ~ www .novelhall.com ~ You can run several trucks in parallel on the trunk of the giant tree, which can really be called a giant tree.
Audiences from all over the world have also been shocked. The giant trees are towering! Straight into the clouds.
Chen Rui counted it, and there were 47 giant trees in the giant woods.
Giant trees are classified as fir trees by the type of tree.
Chen Rui found the largest fir tree in the giant fir forest, "Is there any tree on earth that is bigger than this tree, and is there any !!!"
Definitely not! !!
Chen Rui took out a cloth ruler to measure the giant cedar tree, and then said, "The tree is 57.7 meters tall, 40 meters above the ground.
A branch with a diameter of 3.1 meters and a height of 247.4 meters. What is this concept? A tree of 57.7 meters requires 50 people to hold together. The tree height of 247.4 meters is equivalent to a stratosphere giant. Plus the base of the Statue of Liberty is more than five times, which is equivalent to a 70-story high-rise building, which is higher than the three Dinghai International Hotels. (To be continued ~ ^ ~)
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Chen Rui said, "This military certificate is the only thing that can prove the identity of this corpse, along with his relics and ashes, I will return it to the German government and government, and let the German government and government find him. Family, tell him the news, and return his relics and ashes to his family. Read in full text .. "-----------Chen Rui has two tasks in the geocentric world. 1. Explore the geocentric world. 2. Collect biological samples, hydrology, climate, natural resources and other samples of the geocentric world for information, and determine whether the geocentric world can become a new ideal home for human beings.Chen Rui stationed the campsite by the lake and stayed there for five days.In five days, Chen Rui explored the entire lake and circled around the shore of the lake, collecting samples and information about biological species, hydrology, climate, and natural resources around the lake.In Chen Rui's species bank and natural resource bank, 179 species of newly discovered wild animals and fishes have been added, 271 species of newly discovered plants have been added, 14 species of microorganisms have been added, 11 species of fungi and other organisms have been added, ... ....Chen Rui opened the live camera and said in front of the camera, "Nature has various ecosystems, tropical rain forests, savanna, deserts, wetlands, oceans, and rivers. Even a small pond is a complex ecosystem.In the inorganic environment, through the nature's "invisible hand", ecological regulation constitutes a balanced, cyclic, and constantly regulated unified overall ecosystem, ...On the surface, the Earth's largest ecosystem is the biosphere, and the most complex ecosystem is the tropical rain forest ecosystem. Humans mainly live in artificial ecosystems, mainly urban and farmland ...Under the ground, the entire geocentric world is balanced and cyclic. In a unified, closed ecosystem, the geocentric sun is like an engine that continuously supplies energy to life activities in the geocentric world.This lake, and the natural environment surrounding it, is a cyclic ecosystem.Trees in the jungle around the lake. bush. Surface vegetation, fungi, and aquatic plants by the lake. Aquatic plants in the lake synthesize inorganic matter into organic matter through photosynthesis. It is a 'producer' in the ecosystem and provides a source of food and organic matter for 'consumers'.Herbivores, insects living around the lake. And herbivorous fish in the lake. Plants live directly and become 'first-class consumers'. First-level consumers also have 'second-level consumers'. They feed on plant-eating animals. Finally, there are third-level consumers on second-level consumers. Feeds on small predators, the top of the food chain.The most important part of the lake ecosystem. Decomposers are mainly microorganisms. Microorganisms in the soil, and microorganisms in the lake, break down organic matter into inorganic matter.Plants ingest energy from the inorganic environment and synthesize organic matter. After being consumed by the first-level consumer, the producer passes its own energy to the first-level consumer. After the first-level consumer is preyed, it then passes the energy to the second and third level. ... Finally, when organic life dies, the microorganisms that play the role of decomposer decompose them into inorganic substances, and return the ones that originate from the environment to the environment.Inorganic matter-energy ---- organic matter --- energy ---- inorganic matter, this is a complete cycle.Energy is the foundation of life.Life is a continuous cycle.Biologists and naturalists around the world have great interest in the ecosystems of the geocentric world.However, all countries in the world are considering whether the geocentric world can become a new home for human beings. Chen Rui's live broadcast of lush forests, fertile soil, warm climate, dense rivers, lakes, ... ., And a lot of information about the geocentric world collected by Chen Rui, make the world more and more look forward to.The geocentric world, the new home of mankind, has become the consensus of more and more people.----------After spending five days at the lake, Chen Rui left the lake and proceeded.While broadcasting live, use the mobile app to scan newly discovered biological species on the road, collect specimens, and record information.On a hill, Chen Rui picked up a piece of black paint from the ground and said in front of the camera, "This is a piece of coal, and at my feet is an open-pit coal mine.The discovery of this open-pit coal mine illustrates the fact that here was a world of unusually lush vegetation billions of years ago.Because the coal-forming process takes a long time of hundreds of millions of years, a large number of plant debris are transformed into coal after complex biochemical, geochemical, and physical-chemical effects .... The formation of coal can take at least thousands Ten million, hundreds of millions of years. "If there is coal, there must be petroleum. Coal is formed from the remains of plants. However, petroleum is formed from the remains of animals. Animal fats and proteins are gradually transformed into petroleum.Coal and oil can provide energy for humans who will live in the earth's heart in the future. "Chen Rui made a mark on the coordinates on the mobile phone map, collected some coal samples, and then left the coal mine.Chen Rui continued to set out along the river.Chen Rui said, "The river is to this vast land, just as the blood vessels are to the human body. The river water nourishes the land on both sides of the river. Through the small rivers, you can reach wider rivers, ... Most creatures live in riverside and jungles on both sides of the river.Because plants need water for irrigation and nourishment, animals need to drink water, get rich food from the river, and hunt other animals who drink from the river, especially when the weather is hot and the land is dry, the river is related to their life and death. The river formed an unusually large and prosperous natural ecosystem.If I want to collect information about the biological species of the geocentric world, the best way is to go along the river.Moreover, most ancient civilizations on the earth lived in river basins, because rivers not only provide humans with drinking water and domestic water necessary for survival, but also obtain abundant fish food in rivers. Rivers irrigate land along the banks of rivers To make the land fertile, humans cultivate on the fertile land, get enough food, settle down, ....For example, the ancient Chinese originated in the Yellow River Basin, the ancient Egyptians originated in the Nile River basin, the ancient Indians originated in the Ganges River basin, the Cuban Babylonians originated in the two river basins, ..., if you live in the geocentric world With certain geocentric civilizations, then geocentric civilizations are likely to live near rivers.So, I'm going upstream along the river.This vast land is not like the surface. After thousands of years of human development, it has been developed to a great extent, and the vegetation on the surface has been severely damaged.This land has not been developed, and most of the areas are dense virgin jungles, tall towering trees, more extensive rain forests than the Amazon rain forest, ...Chen Rui walked along the river in the dense jungle.In fact, Chen Rui has a faster way. In the sky, in less than a day, you can follow the river from the birthplace of the river to the exit of the river. The ocean can draw the geocentric world in just a few days. Detailed map.However, this has no meaning in exploring the geocentric world.In order to explore the geocentric world, Chen Rui collected the biological information, hydrology, climate, natural resources, minerals, and other information on this earth, and found the remains of the geocentric civilization that once lived on this earth. Chen Rui Choose to walk through the dense jungle along the river.And, for a true adventurer, it's a joy of discovery, exploring the magical world, discovering the wonders and mysteries of this world, ...For more than 500 million viewers around the world who are watching Chen Rui 's live broadcast, the live broadcast exploring the geocentric world is amazing.It was full of surprise to watch Chen Rui use his mobile app to discover new biological species, make specimens for newly discovered biological species, and record detailed information about biological species.In the live video footage, Chen Rui's constant discovery also shocked them. The 300 kg of giant dog head gold, super gold mine, earth cob, cob bones of Nazi officers, ..., and , ..., now this huge forest in front of Chen Rui."In front of me is a huge forest. The towering giant forest stands straight into the clouds. I feel as if I have come to the country of the giant tree. Standing under the giant tree, I feel very small, as if I was walking in front of the building. , I need to look up at it, ... "Chen Rui said.The towering giant tree towers straight into the clouds. The huge trunk requires dozens of people to hold together. The first branch of a single giant tree is more than 2 meters in diameter, which is larger than a large banyan tree in Chen Rui's hometown ~ www .novelhall.com ~ You can run several trucks in parallel on the trunk of the giant tree, which can really be called a giant tree.Audiences from all over the world have also been shocked. The giant trees are towering! Straight into the clouds.Chen Rui counted it, and there were 47 giant trees in the giant woods.Giant trees are classified as fir trees by the type of tree.Chen Rui found the largest fir tree in the giant fir forest, "Is there any tree on earth that is bigger than this tree, and is there any !!!"Definitely not! !!Chen Rui took out a cloth ruler to measure the giant cedar tree, and then said, "The tree is 57.7 meters tall, 40 meters above the ground.A branch with a diameter of 3.1 meters and a height of 247.4 meters. What is this concept? A tree of 57.7 meters requires 50 people to hold together. The tree height of 247.4 meters is equivalent to a stratosphere giant. Plus the base of the Statue of Liberty is more than five times, which is equivalent to a 70-story high-rise building, which is higher than the three Dinghai International Hotels. To be continued ~ ^ ~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
