When did China Arbor Day begin?

In ancient China, there was a tradition of inserting willows and planting trees in Tomb-Sweeping Day. The earliest roadside tree planting in the history of China was initiated by Wei Xiaokuan, a native of Shaanxi, more than 400 years ago. Since ancient times, an earthen platform has been erected on the roadside every other mile on the official road as a mark for calculating the road mileage. After Wei Xiaokuan took office, he found that Tutai had many shortcomings. After investigation and understanding, he ordered all the places where earthen platforms were set on Yongzhou Road to replant a locust tree. 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.

The modern Arbor Day was first initiated by Nebraska. Before19th century, Nebraska was a bare wasteland. 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. Finally, 654.38 million hectares of wilderness in Nebraska became dense forests. In recognition of Moreton's achievements, 1885, the state legislature officially designated April 22nd, Mr. Moreton's birthday, as the annual Arbor Day, with one day off. At the same time, the world's first Arbor Day stamp was issued in 1932.