Around the famed TianAnMen square, Beijing government is replacing the trees — all 160 of them.
Yep. Trees. The old trees never grew well, said the city officials. Few died and many are sick or weak. This does not look good and something must be done. So they dug open the sidewalk, out the old tree, enlarged the holes, put in drain pipes, add fertilizers and new soil, plant new trees (a kind of pine), and applied coatings to the leaves to reduce water loss.
To ensure smooth transition, the new trees are about 6.5 meters tall and 18 centimeters in diameter. All works are done in the evening to minimize disturbance to the citizens.
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