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"An enormous, gnarled centuries-old tree towers over a cold freshwater pool that locals treat as a mystical site; vendors sell folkloric trinkets beneath its dappled shade and tell stories of a resident nature spirit that sometimes appears as a white dog on the water. The spot combines genuine natural beauty with a strong sense of local belief and ritual, making it as much a place of folklore and pilgrimage as a scenic rest stop." - Edgar Alan Zeta-Yap