From Fallen Leaves to New Life: A Breadfruit Tree’s Witness to "Green Alchemy"

City Life | As a breadfruit tree in Magnolia Garden, Zhujiang Park, Guangzhou, I have witnessed transformations over twenty-five years. This summer’s yield of over thirty fruitsis a rare marvel in Guangzhou, which stems from a revolutionary recycling initiative. In 2020, the park established a waste-sorting station and introduced branch shredders. After being improved by technicians, it no longer raises dust or disturbs visitors, working instead like a silent “pianist” and transforming foliage into wood chips that reduce volume by 90%. Thus, fallen leaves and broken branches achieve phoenix-like rebirth.#citylife

我是广州珠江公园木兰园的面包树，二十五年来见证周遭变迁。今夏结出三十多颗果实，堪称广州罕见奇迹，这源于一场“垃圾重生”革命。2020年，公园建起垃圾分类处理站，引入树枝粉碎机。经技术员改进，它不再扬尘扰民，如同安静的“钢琴家”。枝叶经粉碎化作木屑，体积缩至十分之一，落叶断枝由此获得重生。

翻译：林兴（实习）

审校：罗洁

终审：王予湉