What is the origin of Arbor Day in China?

Arbor Day is a number of countries with legal provisions to promote the protection of trees, and mobilize the masses to participate in the planting of trees as the content of the activities of the holiday. According to the length of time can be divided into tree-planting day, tree-planting week or tree-planting month, always called International Arbor Day. Through this activity, to stimulate people to love forests, afforestation enthusiasm. Time for March 12 every year.

Origin of the Festival

Ancient China had the tradition of planting willows and trees during the Qingming Festival, and the earliest planting of trees on the roadside in China's history was pioneered by a man named Wei Xiaokuan from Shaanxi Province more than 1400 years ago. Wei Xiaokuan (508-580 A.D.) was a famous general during the Western Wei Dynasty and Northern Zhou Dynasty, and a native of Duling in Jingzhao (southeast of present-day Xi'an City). According to the Ziji Tongjian, Wei Xiaokuan was awarded the title of Assassin of Yongzhou for his military service in the second year of the Western Wei Dynasty (552 AD). Since ancient times, the official road every one mile on the roadside set up an earth platform, as a marker, to calculate the mileage of the road, that is, the current milestone.

Mr. Sun Yat-sen attached great importance to forestry construction during his lifetime. He was the provisional president of the Republic of China Nanjing Government was established soon, in May 1912 set up the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, under the Department of Forestry, in charge of the national forestry administration. 1914 November promulgated the first modern history of China's Forestry Law, in July 1915, the government also stipulated that each year, "Chingming" as a planting day.

Arbor Day is a holiday in some countries to publicize the protection of trees and mobilize the masses to participate in the planting of trees as the content of the activities. According to the length of time can be divided into tree-planting day, tree-planting week or tree-planting month, always called International Arbor Day. Through this activity, to stimulate people to love forests, afforestation enthusiasm. Time for March 12 every year.