Trees seeking water

 On one side of the lake in Taiping's Lake Garden are these amazing trees.

They are genetically programed for the trunk to grow near horizontal over a river or lake.  To catch the sunlight that other trees in the forest miss out on, I guess.

 And then there are these monsters, straight out of Tolkien.

But these have to take the prize for surprise.  They seem to defy the laws of mechanics with almost all the branches seeking the water from the wrong side of the road.  Who ever thought of this planting scheme created something quite unique.