Four years ago the villagers of Ssumakussu found a grove of sacred red cypress trees, the largest of which required a chain of 20 people to encircle it. The tree resembles a giant whose powerful arms are raised and open, and its discoverer, neighborhood chief Tseng Chen-chuan, has named it "Ta Lao Ye," which means "big old gentleman."
斯馬庫斯在四年前發現了一片紅檜神木林，其中最大的一棵，樹身要二十個大人才能合抱，樹形像個展開孔武有力的雙臂的巨人，最先發現神木的鄰長曾振川替他取名為「大老爺」。