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HUANGSHAN, China \u2014 As temperatures neared their midday peak, Hu Xiaosong was doing his regular patrol, at an altitude of more than 5,500 feet, to protect a 1,000-year-old pine tree that he says is like family to him.<\/p>\n

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This spectacular, oddly shaped pine is the most iconic landmark on China\u2019s Yellow Mountain, or Huangshan, a major tourist site in the eastern Anhui province. Called the Guest-Greeting Pine, or Yingkesong in Mandarin, it is a symbol of hospitality and friendship, miraculously growing out of solid granite rock at the peak of the mountain.<\/p>\n

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Hu is the tree\u2019s main 19th-generation \u201cbodyguard,\u201d protecting it from severe weather, climate change and overzealous tourists.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been in this job for 16 years, and every day I take a patrol to inspect and protect this tree every two hours,\u201d he said in an interview in Huangshan, where mayors from around the world gathered last week to discuss how to protect their cities from climate change and overtourism.<\/p>\n

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When NBC News last spoke with Hu in 2018, he said that while he also protected the tree from monkeys and squirrels, his biggest challenge was getting tourists to leave it in peace. Since then, the number of visitors to Huangshan \u2014 known as the most marvelous mountain in China \u2014 has only grown, surpassing 5 million for the first time last year.<\/p>\n

But Hu says tourists these days are better behaved \u2014 and that technology is helping to keep them at bay.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI can feel that the tourists\u2019 overall behavior has improved over the years,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we have also added some new high-tech monitoring methods compared with eight years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

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