Origin of arbor day

Arbor Day is an arbor day in China every March 12, which encourages people of all ethnic groups to plant trees, green the motherland, improve the environment and benefit future generations. 1On February 23rd, 979, the 6th meeting of the 5th the NPC Standing Committee in China decided to keep March 12 as China Arbor Day to encourage people of all ethnic groups to plant trees, green the motherland, improve the environment and benefit future generations. So 20 16 is 38 arbor days.

What is the origin of Arbor Day? The ancient Arbor Day originated from the Western Wei Dynasty in China, and was a tradition of planting trees in Tomb-Sweeping Day, ancient China. The earliest roadside tree planting in the history of China was initiated by Wei Xiaokuan, a native of Shaanxi, more than 400 years ago. In the second year of the Western Wei Dynasty (AD 552), Wei Xiaokuan was awarded the secretariat of Yongzhou for his meritorious military service. All the places where the earth platform is set on the official road in Yongzhou require replanting a locust tree instead of the earth platform. In this way, it not only does not lose its marking and sliding functions, but also provides shelter for pedestrians and does not need maintenance. Wei Xiaokuan's practice is undoubtedly an important measure to benefit Mulberry, reduce the burden on the people in his hometown and benefit the country and the people.

What is the origin of Arbor Day? Modern Arbor Day originated in Nebraska, USA, and modern Arbor Day originated in Nebraska, USA. 19 century ago, Nebraska was a bare wasteland with few trees, strong winds and yellow sand all over the sky, and people suffered greatly. 1872, Julius Sterling Moreton, a famous American agronomist, proposed to stipulate Arbor Day in Nebraska to mobilize people to plant trees in a planned way. At that time, the state agricultural bureau adopted this proposal through a resolution, and the governor personally stipulated that the third Wednesday of April would be Arbor Day every year. After making this decision, millions of trees were planted that year.

What is the origin of Arbor Day? Arbor Day in China has developed for a long time. Shortly after the establishment of the Nanjing government of the Republic of China with Sun Yat-sen as interim president, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was established in May 19 12, and the Ministry of Forestry was in charge of the State Forestry Administration. 19141kloc-0/In June, the first forestry law in China's modern history was promulgated.

1915 In July, at the initiative of Sun Yat-sen, the then Beiyang government officially ordered that Tomb-Sweeping Day be designated as Arbor Day every year. Designate a place and choose tree species, and governments, institutions and schools at all levels in the country will attend as scheduled, hold arbor day ceremonies and plant trees. After it was approved on July 2 1 day of that year, the whole country was ordered to comply with it as scheduled. Since then, Arbor Day has been held in China.

At the suggestion of Deng Xiaoping, the 6th meeting of the 5th the NPC Standing Committee decided to designate March 12 as China Arbor Day. 1979 In February, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) officially passed a resolution to designate March 12 as Arbor Day. Cuiheng Village, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province is the hometown of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the founder of China's new democracy and a great revolutionary pioneer. In the former residence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, there is still a 100-year-old Honolulu sour bean tree. 1883 17-year-old sun yat-sen brought it back from Honolulu, USA, and planted it here himself.