A 402-year-old almond tree that stands right in the middle of the road in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has become a peculiar view in the city. Planted in a green patch along the road, the tree shines out among the rest and even occupies some space on the road. /VCG Photo

In fact, the old tree was planned to be moved to another place by the local government in 2016 to make way for the road, but only to discover that the tree was severely damaged and eroded and even had become an endangered plant. /VCG Photo

To protect the tree, the local government changed the original plan and has kept the tree in the middle of the road despite taking up some of the space intended for the new road. /VCG Photo

For years, the old tree has stood in the middle of the road, thus hailed the “longest settler” in the city. /VCG Photo