There are few relics like Lam Kinh Special National Monument. After nearly 600 years with many changes, surrounding population and urban areas, Lam Kinh relic is still surrounded and covered by primeval forest. Lam Kinh forest is no longer a simple forest, but a sacred forest - where the national hero Le Loi rose up, a place that contains stories about history, culture and spirituality.
Lam Kinh forest is located in Xuan Lam commune (Tho Xuan district) and Kien Tho commune (Ngoc Lac district, Thanh Hoa province). According to the book Dai Viet Thong Su by Le Quy Don, the great-grandfather of King Le Loi, Mr. Le Hoi, traveled the world and when he reached Lam Son mountain, he saw a flock of birds flying around at the foot of the mountain like a crowd of people gathering. Knowing that this was a good land, he moved his house there and after 3 years, it became a property. "From then on, he was the leader of a region for generations. The king (Le Loi) later raised the flag to open the country, which actually started from this foundation."
The entire Lam Kinh relic site is over 200 hectares wide, in which the relics are all embraced and surrounded by forests. The area of Lam Kinh ancient forest alone is still preserved at nearly 100 hectares. In Lich Trieu Hien Chuong Loai Chi, Phan Huy Chu wrote: "Lam Kinh Palace leans against the mountain behind, looks out to the river in front, green mountains and blue water on all four sides, and dense forests". Lam Kinh land is fertile, the climate of Lam Kinh is very special. Even in the summer, when the surrounding areas are dry, every few days, in the afternoon, Lam Kinh has rain. Therefore, Lam Kinh forest is always lush and full of vitality.
In the spring, walking under the canopy of Lam Kinh forest, one can feel the significance of the forest. This ancient forest is where the insurgents are hidden and the commander Le Loi is protected. The forest has set up a battle formation that helps Le Loi carry out the strategy of using the few to defeat the many, using the weak to defeat the strong.
Lam Son Thuc Luc book recorded: Once Le Loi and Le Lieu were chased by the Ming invaders, so they hid under a banyan tree. The invaders came, poked the spear and hit Le Lieu's left thigh. Le Lieu immediately took a handful of sand and wiped the blood off the spear tip. At that moment, a white weasel suddenly jumped out from the tree hole, and the mastiff immediately chased after the weasel. Thanks to that, the invaders no longer suspected that there was someone in the tree hole and left. Later, when he became king, Le Loi appointed the banyan tree as Ho Quoc Dai Vuong.
According to an incomplete survey, Lam Kinh forest has about 300-400 plant species, including 70 species of precious wood such as: lim, lat, doi, de, vu huong, ...; ancient tree species such as: da, sanh, sui, duoi, mango dat... Currently, the forest has 13 trees recognized as Vietnamese heritage trees, such as: da, duoi, green lim, sui, mango dat, doi, dai, sau...
In addition to plants, the forest has a rich fauna system with species such as weasels, foxes, squirrels, turtles, pythons, snakes, etc. There are also many birds. In addition to birds that regularly reside in the forest, there are also sea birds that return seasonally. According to the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment, the recognition of heritage trees is only representative of species, and Lam Kinh forest is qualified and worthy of being a heritage forest.
DUY CUONG
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