Wei Fangning measures the diameter of a giant mushroom (ganoderma lucidum) in his local specialties shop in Hezhou city, south Chinas Guangxi province
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Wei Fangning measures the diameter of a giant mushroom (ganoderma lucidum) in his local specialties shop in Hezhou city, south Chinas Guangxi province, 5 January 2015. Storeowner Wei Fangning shows a ganoderma lucidum in his shop in Hezhou, Southwest China¯s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 5 January 2015. This Lingzhi is oval-shaped, 107cm in diameter at its widest point, and weighs 7.45 kilos. Ganoderma lucidum, known as Lingzhi mushroom in China, is often used in traditional Chinese medicine. Because of its alleged health benefits, the lingzhi mushroom is highly prized and known as "the mushroom of immortality."