Lai Chi Wo Nature Trail Behind the Hakka Village is the Fung Shui Wood. It is believed that the woods can bring good fortune and the village will be under its protection. Therefore, the woods are well-protected and preserved by the villagers. The trail starts behind the village The dominating strangler tree The Chinese Bayan (Ficus microcarpa) uses another tall sturdy tree to support its growth, then strangle the tree with reticular roots. Eventually, the supporting tree in the center is unable to compete for living space, it would slowly wither and die. Century-old Autumn Maple This hollow Autumn Maple ( B ischofia javanica ) standing 16 meters tall and more than 1.5 meters in diameter, has been growing for more than a century. The cavities are likely to have been caused by cell infection in the trunk center. As the trunk grew in size over time, the cavities also grew and thus the whole trunk become hollow. The giant Champhor The Camphor Tree (cinnamomum champhora) is commonly used fo...

Rehabilitation is a process of restoration to bring an area of land back to its past state after it has been degraded or damaged. The restored land is made safe for plants, wildlife and also humans. Satellite imagery of  the rehabilitation area in Lai Chi Wo Lai Chi Wo's unique scenery is the consequence of centuries of human settlement and long-term interactions with the surrounding environment. On hilly terrain, sloping planes are cut into a sequence of regressing terrace steps with stone supports for farming. Paddy fields created by agricultural activities   Waterway along the farmland and Lai Chi Wo Village Unfortunately, because of villager migration, the farmlands have been unused since the 1950s. As a result, shrubs encroach into paddy field-created freshwater wetlands and impair their functionality, for example, natural habitats for aquatic organisms. The restoration of Lai Chi Wo's agri-ecosystem is the goal of farmland rehabilitation.   Cattle roam freely to sea...