Chinese fisherman caught a piece of wood cost $ 130 million
58-year-old Ming Kwok, a fisherman from Hong Kong to his regret, instead of fishes caught from the sea a huge log. First man wanted to throw out unnecessary catch, but he felt a strong smell coming from the tree. When the fisherman took off part of the bark of the tree, it emerged from a yellow oil, which made him fabulously wealthy.

The man realized that before him is a big piece of wood eagle (aloes) used in medicine and perfumery for the manufacture of aromatic products.
Seaman, who found the tree, planning to sell it, and spend some of the money to charity. In traditional Chinese medicine eagle tree is considered the "jewel" of the plant, because it absorbs energy from the cosmos and has a special power. Its seeds and leaves are widely used in medicine.
Experts confirmed that log, more than three meters in diameter, really eagle tree. Estimated cost of it - a billion Hong Kong dollars (128 million U.S. dollars).

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