"Arbor Day" is a festival stipulated by law in some countries to publicize forest benefits and mobilize the masses to participate in voluntary afforestation. According to the length of time, it can be divided into tree planting day, tree planting week or tree planting month, collectively known as Arbor Day. Through this kind of activity, people's feelings of loving forest and afforestation are aroused, people's understanding of forest functions is improved, and the greening of the country is promoted, so as to achieve the purpose of loving forest and protecting forests, expanding forest resources and improving the ecological environment. A festival for mobilizing the whole people to plant trees. In China, in 19 15, the government decreed that Tomb-Sweeping Day should be the Arbor Day, that is, March 12. Later, on April 7th, 1928, the government of the Republic of China issued a tree planting order: the Qingming Arbor Day in the old calendar should be changed to tree planting a few years after the death of the Prime Minister. "The reason why the government of the Republic of China issued this order is because Mr. Sun was very fond of" tree art and livestock husbandry "at an early age. When studying abroad, he often used his holidays to go back to his hometown to plant mulberry trees. 1979 On February 23rd, the 6th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People's Congress decided to keep March 12 as China's Arbor Day to encourage people of all ethnic groups to plant trees, green the motherland, improve the environment and benefit future generations.

Origin of Arbor Day

Modern Arbor Day was first initiated by Nebraska, USA. 19th century ago, Nebraska was a bare wasteland with few trees, dry land, 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 in the future would be Arbor Day. After this decision was made, millions of trees were planted that year. In the following 16 years, another 600 million trees were planted successively, which finally turned Nebraska100000 hectares of wilderness into dense forests. In recognition of Moreton's achievements, 1885, the state legislature formally stipulated that April 22nd, the birthday of Mr Moore, would be the annual Arbor Day, and there would be one day off.

In the United States, Arbor Day is a national holiday, and there is no unified national date. But every April and May, every state in the United States organizes Arbor Day activities. For example, Rhode Island stipulates that the second Friday of May is Arbor Day, and there is one day off. Some other states have fixed dates, and some temporarily decide the date of Arbor Day by the governor or other state government departments every year. Whenever Arbor Day comes, people from all walks of life, mainly students, form a mighty army to plant trees and invest in tree planting activities.

In today's America, there are rows of trees and tree-lined roads. According to statistics. About13 of the United States is covered by forest trees, which is inseparable from Arbor Day.

The history of afforestation in China can be traced back to 3000 years ago. Planting trees and developing forestry really became the strategic task of national construction, but it was after the founding of New China, and a legal obligation to become a citizen began at the beginning of reform and opening up.

Since the founding of New China, the Party and the state have attached great importance to greening construction. In the mid-1950s, Mao Zedong called for "greening the motherland" and "implementing landscape gardening". 1956, China started the first "12 year greening campaign". 1979 On February 23rd, at the 6th meeting of the 5th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), according to the State Council's proposal, it was decided that March 12 would be the national arbor day every year in order to mobilize people of all ethnic groups to plant trees and speed up the greening of the motherland.

China Arbor Day

Although there was a saying in ancient China that people were advised to plant trees, it is a modern thing for the state to stipulate Arbor Day by law. 19 15 July 3 1 day The China government stipulates that the annual Tomb-Sweeping Day is Arbor Day, when tree planting ceremonies will be held and afforestation activities will be organized all over the country. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the sixth meeting of the fifth session of the NPC Standing Committee decided on February 1979 to designate March 12 as Arbor Day every year. In September 1984, the revised General Provisions of the Forest Law of the People's Republic of China stipulated: "Afforestation, afforestation and forest protection.

Arbor Day in China is scheduled for March 12. March 12 is the anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's death. Mr. Zhongshan attached great importance to forestry construction before his death. Shortly after the establishment of the Nanjing government of the Republic of China, in which he was the interim president, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was established in May 19 12, with the Mountain Forest Department in charge of the national forestry administration. 19 14 years 1 1 month promulgated the first forest law in modern Chinese history, 19 15 July, and the government stipulated that the annual Qingming Festival would be designated as Arbor Day. 1979 In February, the Sixth Session of the Fifth the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) adopted a resolution to designate March 12 as China's Arbor Day on the proposal of the State Council. The significance of this resolution is to mobilize people of all ethnic groups in China to actively plant trees and accelerate the pace of greening the motherland and various forestry construction. The date of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's death is designated as Arbor Day in China, which is also to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen's great achievements and symbolize that his unfulfilled wishes will be realized in new China and will be better realized.

198 1 in the summer of, Sichuan, Shaanxi and other places had a rare flood in history. At the initiative of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, 198 1 year1February, the Fourth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress deliberated and adopted the Resolution on Launching the National Voluntary Tree Planting Campaign. 1March, 1990 12, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued another set of four stamps on "greening the motherland", the first of which was "voluntary tree planting by the whole people". The resolution pointed out that wherever conditions are available, all Chinese people and citizens who have reached the age of1/kloc-0, except the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, should voluntarily plant 3 to 5 trees per year according to local conditions, or complete seedling raising, management and other greening tasks with corresponding labor. The resolution calls on the people of all ethnic groups in the country to "start work by everyone, plant trees every year, move mountains by foolish men, and persevere". 1982 Arbor Day, Comrade Deng Xiaoping set an example by planting the first tree of the voluntary tree planting movement on Yuquan Mountain in Beijing.

Since then, voluntary tree planting has been put into practice as a legal obligation that citizens must fulfill. A voluntary tree planting movement with the largest scale, the largest number of participants and the most remarkable results in the world has been carried out for 26 years in China. For more than 26 years, the party and state leaders have conscientiously fulfilled their obligations of planting trees, no matter how busy they are at work, whether in Beijing or in other places. Statistics show that since the nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign was launched in 1982, the number of people participating in voluntary tree planting in China has reached more than/kloc-0.04 billion, and more than 49.2 billion trees have been planted voluntarily.

The nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign has effectively promoted the improvement of China's ecological situation. Before the start of this campaign, 198 1 year, the national forest area was1729 million mu, the standing stock was1026 million cubic meters, and the forest coverage rate was12%. After years of unremitting efforts, China's forest area has reached 2.62 billion mu, the standing stock has reached136.1800 million cubic meters, and the forest coverage rate has increased to18.21%. With the world's forest resources decreasing day by day, China has realized the sustained growth of forest resources. The improvement of forest vegetation not only beautifies the homeland, reduces the harm of soil erosion and sandstorm to farmland, but also effectively improves the carbon storage capacity of forest ecosystem.

Since 198 1 year1February, China has planted more than 35 billion trees voluntarily. China is implementing the "Three Norths" and six key forestry projects in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as the construction of key shelterbelts, returning farmland to forests and grasslands, the protection of wild animals and plants, the construction of nature reserves and the protection of natural forests. By the end of 2000, the forest coverage rate in China has reached 1 6.55%, the per capita public green space in urban areas has increased to 6.52 square meters, and the total area of nature reserves in China has exceeded1100 million hectares.

Arbor day in various countries

Afforestation can not only afforest and beautify homes, but also play a role in expanding forest resources, preventing soil erosion, protecting farmland, regulating climate, and promoting economic development. It is a grand project that benefits the present and future generations. In order to protect forestry resources, beautify the environment and maintain ecological balance, many countries in the world have set up Arbor Day according to their actual conditions, such as India, where the first week of July is Arbor Day every year; North Korea celebrates Arbor Day on March 2nd every year; Thailand designated National Day as Arbor Day; The second Saturday of September in the Philippines is Arbor Day; In Italy, every year 1 month 2 1 day is Arbor Day; Arbor Day is held in every state in the United States, but there is no unified date in the whole country due to the climate differences. Brazil celebrates Arbor Day on September 2 1 day every year; In Colombia, every year1October 12 is Arbor Day; El Salvador Arbor Day and Teacher's Day are held together on June 2 1 day every year; Arbor Day is celebrated in Egypt from September to 1 1 month every year ...

Among these countries, Arbor Day in the United States is the earliest, with a history of 130 years. 1April, 872 10, the first American Arbor Day was initiated by a journalist from Nebraska. On that day, more than/kloc-0.0 million trees were planted throughout Nebraska.

Brazil is a country with extremely rich forest resources. Nearly three-fifths of the Amazon forest, the largest tropical rain forest in the world, is in Brazil, and the national forest coverage rate is over 52%. Despite this, Brazilians still do not forget to plant trees. The Brazilian government actively encourages people to plant trees while rationally developing forest resources.

In order to actively face the threat of global warming, the United Nations Environment Programme launched the "Tree Planting for the Earth: 10/0000000 Tree Campaign" in Nairobi on August 8, 2006. This campaign plans to plant at least 10 billion trees in the world in 2007.

With people's increasing awareness of environmental protection and active participation in afforestation activities, our living environment will be continuously improved.

According to United Nations statistics, Arbor Day has been established in more than 50 countries in the world. Due to different national conditions and geographical locations, the names and times of Arbor Day are different in different countries, such as "Tree Day" and "Greening Week" in Japan. Israel calls it "New Year's Day for Trees"; Myanmar is called "Tree Planting Month"; Yugoslavia is called "Tree Planting Week"; Iceland is called "Student Tree Planting Day"; India is called National Arbor Day; France is called "National Tree Day"; Canada is called "Forest Week".

Every year 12 months, there will be a national celebration of Arbor Day every month:

Arbor Day in Jordan is 1 month 15;

Arbor Day in Spain is February 1 day;

Arbor Day in Iraq is March 6th;

In 1977, France stipulated that March is the legal "tree planting month" and the end of the month is the "tree planting day", and the national greening day entered a climax;

In 1922, Japan designated April1~ 7 as the greening week and April 3 (Emperor Jimmu memorial day) as the Arbor Day. April 29th is the country's Green Day, which can also be regarded as the country's Arbor Day.

Arbor Day in North Korea is April 6th; April and 10 are "tree planting months";

Arbor Day in Australia is the first Friday in May.

Venezuela 1905 decided that May 23rd every year is Arbor Day;

Arbor Day in Finland is June 24th;

Mexico 1954 decree stipulates that Arbor Day is held in the rainy season from June to September every year;

Arbor Day in India is the first week of July;

Arbor Day in Pakistan is August 9th;

Arbor Day in the Philippines has a history of more than 70 years. They designate the second Saturday of September as Arbor Day every year.

The Arbor Day in Thailand is September 24th. (It's also National Day)

Arbor Day in Cuba is1October 10;

Arbor Day in Britain is 1 1 6th to12nd;

In Italy 1898, it was decided that every year 1 1 February 2 1 day was the Arbor Day;

Arbor Day in Syria is the last Thursday of1February.

Senegal, the country with the longest Arbor Day in the world, starts planting trees nationwide as soon as the rainy season arrives, which lasts for half a year.

Sri Lanka: From 1977, September 17 every year is Arbor Day;

Palestine:/kloc-October 6th is Arbor Day;

Egypt: Arbor Day is celebrated from September to 1 1 month every year;

United States: Arbor Day is held in every state in the United States, but there is no unified date in the whole country due to the climate differences.

Brazil: Arbor Day is celebrated on September 2 1 day every year;

Colombia: Arbor Day is observed on 10/2 every year;

El Salvador: Arbor Day and Teacher's Day are held together on June 2 1 day every year;

Sweden: Forest Week is held every March.

Arbor day related

Ecological value of a tree

Professor Des of Kolkata Agricultural University in India calculated the ecological value of a tree:

A 50-year-old tree generates about 31200 USD of oxygen.

The value of absorbing toxic gases and preventing air pollution is about $62,500;

Increase the value of soil fertility by about 311,200 USD;

The value of water conservation is $37,500;

Providing breeding places for birds and other animals is worth 31250 USD;

Resulting in a protein value of $2,500.

Excluding the value of flowers, fruits and wood, the total value is about 196,000 USD.

Interesting story about planting trees

Hundreds of years ago, Yugoslavia enacted a law stipulating that each newly married couple must first plant 70 olive trees.

In some areas, such as Kagoshima, Japan, it is also stipulated that newlyweds should plant trees. A monument next to the tree indicates the name and wedding date, and it can only be cut down 50 years after planting. At that time, the tree planting couple can hold a celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.

According to the law of Java, Indonesia, two trees should be planted for the first marriage and five for the divorced. You must plant 3 trees for the second marriage, otherwise you will not be registered.

Adding cars and planting trees has a special rule in Japan. Anyone who adds a car privately must plant a tree. This is because every car emits a lot of toxic hydrocarbons and makes noise every year, and trees are natural "disinfectors" and "silencers", so trees must be planted.

Planting trees in Tanzania, Africa, there is a custom of "planting trees in Tanzania", that is, whoever gives birth to a child will bury the placenta in the land outside the door and plant a tree there to express the hope that the child will grow sturdily like a tree.

Family Tree: It is stipulated in some places in Poland that every family with children should plant three trees, which are called "family trees".

Tree Bank: In order to prevent the construction project from destroying trees, Japan has set up a "tree bank". All construction units must deposit the trees with roots dug out of the site in a timely manner in the "Tree Bank". After the project is completed, the unit must take out the trees and plant them in time to maintain the original green area.

Courtship tree, in Bonn, Germany, every year in the planting season, the young man will give the girl a carefully selected birch seedling and plant it personally to express his love. People call it the "courtship tree".

Measures for the implementation of the nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign in the State Council

In order to effectively implement the Resolution of the Fourth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress on Launching the Nationwide Voluntary Tree Planting Campaign, the following implementation measures are formulated.

First, the people's governments at or above the county level shall set up greening committees to uniformly lead the voluntary tree planting movement and the whole afforestation and greening work in this area. Greening committees at all levels are composed of leading comrades of local governments and responsible comrades of relevant departments and people's organizations. The office of the Committee is located in the competent department of the government at the same level, and there is no additional establishment. In some places, it is really difficult to carry out the tree planting campaign due to the constraints of climate, land and other conditions. With the approval of the greening committees of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the national voluntary tree planting campaign may not be carried out and the greening committees may not be established.

Second, the greening committees at all levels should organize and promote all departments and units in the region to widely and deeply publicize the Resolution on Carrying out the Nationwide Voluntary Tree Planting Campaign and the implementation measures through various forms, publicize the great significance of planting trees and greening the motherland, conscientiously do a good job in ideological mobilization, raise awareness, create a momentum, and make it known to everyone. At the same time, we should make efforts to make preparations for investigation and research, planning and arrangement, seedling cultivation and technical training.

Three, all citizens of the Chinese people * * * and China, male 11 to 60 years old, female 11 to 55 years old, except those who have lost the ability to work, shall undertake the task of voluntary tree planting, and all units shall report the actual data to the local Greening Committee as the basis for assigning specific tasks.

County Greening Committee in the assignment of voluntary tree planting tasks, according to the requirements of planting three to five trees per person per year, determine specific indicators, and make flexible and diverse arrangements according to local conditions. You can divide the responsibility area according to the unit and undertake the tasks of soil preparation, seedling raising, planting and management; Can also be assigned to undertake a single task of afforestation according to the corresponding amount of labor. This task can be fixed for one year or several years.

Teenagers between the ages of eleven and seventeen should be arranged to work nearby according to their actual situation.

Four, the voluntary labor, limited to the county, the city under the jurisdiction of the scope, to create state-owned forests and collective forests. In areas where trees are planted voluntarily or in greening projects, cities should give priority to greening public places such as scenic spots, historical sites and main streets. Rural areas should do a good job in "four sides" greening and farmland shelterbelt construction as soon as possible. Organs, organizations, enterprises, schools and other units and residential areas should vigorously plant trees, grass, flowers and beautify the environment.

Five, the use of voluntary labor, trees planted on state-owned land, forest rights belong to the units that now manage these land; If there is no clear management unit, it shall be owned by the departments and units designated by the local government. Trees planted on collective land are owned by collective units. If there is another agreement or contract under special circumstances, it shall be handled according to the provisions of the agreement or contract. The people's governments at or above the county level shall issue certificates to all units with forest rights to effectively protect their legitimate rights and interests.

Six, in order to ensure the seedlings needed for voluntary tree planting, all localities should strive to run the existing state-owned nurseries and collective nurseries, and according to the necessary number of land and professionals, expand and build new seedling bases, and cultivate improved varieties and strong seedlings. All qualified units should actively run their own nurseries. Advocate urban families and rural members to carry out nutrition bowl seedling.

Seven, the voluntary tree planting trees and existing trees, we must vigorously strengthen the cultivation and management, to ensure the survival of the forest, not damaged. All units of forest trees or units that undertake the obligation of management and protection shall organize forest farms and professional teams according to the situation or determine special personnel to pay tribute for management and protection. Play serious legal system and discipline, and establish village rules and regulations for forest protection. Cutting and renewal must be approved by the forestry industry or garden department in accordance with the provisions of the forest law. Urban green space should be strictly protected, and it is not allowed to occupy or destroy it. Offenders should be given economic punishment or legal sanctions.

Eight, planting trees and greening, we should pay attention to science and pay attention to practical results. It is necessary to train technical backbones, strengthen technical guidance, popularize technical knowledge of tree planting and greening, and act in strict accordance with technical regulations to ensure quality.

Nine, the voluntary tree planting, each unit should check every year, and report the completion according to the facts. The Greening Committee should organize regular appraisal, and give praise and reward for outstanding achievements; If an adult citizen who has reached the age of 18 fails to perform this obligation without reason, the unit to which he belongs shall criticize and educate him, order him to replant within a time limit, or give him economic punishment. If the whole unit fails to complete the task, it is necessary to investigate the leadership responsibility, and the local greening Committee will collect a certain amount of greening fees.

Ten, forestry and garden departments at all levels, should be under the leadership of the Greening Committee, in conjunction with relevant departments, and strive to do a good job in planning and design and seedling cultivation and other specific work. If the grass-roots institutions are not perfect, they should be enriched and strengthened.

Eleven, compulsory tree planting required seedling fees, management fees, should be based on the principle of self-reliance, thrift, generally by the forest ownership units responsible for solving. Some units are really unable to bear all the costs because of the big greening task and financial difficulties. According to the subordinate relationship of the units, the financial departments at all levels should solve it as appropriate. Units and individuals who participate in voluntary tree planting need transportation and other expenses, and the participating units shall take care of themselves.

Twelve, to carry out the national voluntary tree planting campaign is an important measure to promote the whole afforestation. When carrying out this campaign, all localities must combine with speeding up the whole afforestation and greening work, and make overall arrangements in the use of seedlings, funds, technical forces and forest management and protection, so as to not only do a good job in voluntary tree planting, but also complete the annual afforestation and greening plan. For a place, it has completed the task of voluntary tree planting, but the whole afforestation and greening work has not been done well, so it cannot be praised and rewarded.

Thirteen, according to the "Resolution on Launching the Nationwide Voluntary Tree Planting Campaign" and the provisions of this implementation method, the people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, in light of the actual situation, formulate detailed implementation rules. The measures for the PLA officers and men to participate in voluntary tree planting outside the camp shall be implemented according to the instructions of the State Council and the Central Military Commission on the participation of troops in voluntary tree planting outside the camp ([L982] No.3), and the measures for tree planting in the camp shall be determined separately by the PLA headquarters. However, local people's governments must cooperate closely and plan rationally to help the army solve the practical problems that should be solved.

Citizen of school age: Have you fulfilled your obligation to plant trees?

If we want to represent the vitality of the earth with a unique image, there is a simple symbol of life, that is, trees. Entering the world of trees is like entering a beautiful and mysterious situation. March 12, 2006 has been the 28th Arbor Day in China, and the 25th year of the nationwide voluntary tree planting movement, which started in 1982, has also passed.

Speaking of Arbor Day and voluntary tree planting by the whole people, familiar people can't forget the catastrophic flood that happened in Sichuan Province in 1978. After the flood, Comrade Deng Xiaoping was far-sighted and pointed out that one of the main reasons for the flood was the decrease of forest vegetation in the Yangtze River basin. So, at the initiative of Comrade Xiaoping, 198 1 year1February 13, the Fourth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress made the Resolution on Launching the National Voluntary Tree Planting Campaign. 1982, the State Council promulgated the implementation measures for the nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign. It was in the spring of this year that Comrade Deng Xiaoping, an advocate of the nationwide voluntary tree planting movement, led his family to plant trees on Yuquan Mountain in the western suburbs of Beijing. Since then, every year on the first Sunday of April, the main leaders of the Party and the state will participate in voluntary tree planting activities in Beijing.

With the vigorous advocacy and active participation of the party and state leaders, hundreds of millions of people across the country actively participated in the nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign. According to statistics, as of 2002, the number of people who participated in voluntary tree planting reached 8.28 billion, and 39.84 billion trees were planted voluntarily.

Qian Nengzhi, director of the Office of the National Greening Committee, made a calculation. If 39.84 billion trees are arranged at a distance of 1 meter, these trees are enough to circle the earth 994 times; If arranged according to the density of 0/50 plants per mu/kloc, these trees can cover the whole of Guizhou province and two Jiangsu provinces. Not only that, Qian Nengzhi said, with the promotion of the nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign, China's green has expanded rapidly, with the national plantation area reaching 700 million mu, ranking first in the world. China's forest coverage rate has increased from12% to16.55%, and the national urban green coverage rate has increased from10.1%. And this year, this number is far increasing.

The green change of the motherland has made people truly feel the greatness and success of the national voluntary tree planting movement. Looking back on the history of the 22-year national voluntary tree planting movement, we have both joy and anxiety. Happily, the brilliant achievements of voluntary tree planting by the whole people; What worries us is that people don't know enough about the nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign, the scale benefit of voluntary tree planting is not obvious, and the management of greening achievements is not good. The most prominent problem is that many local citizens of school age have not fulfilled their obligation to plant trees in accordance with the provisions of the National People's Congress.

198 1 year1February 13, the resolution on launching a nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign adopted at the fourth session of the Fifth National People's Congress clearly stipulates: "Where conditions are met, Chinese people who have reached 1 1 one year old. After the National People's Congress issued this resolution, voluntary tree planting has actually become a legal obligation that citizens must fulfill.

However, it is such a legal obligation that people's performance is still not satisfactory. According to reports, about 30% of the citizens of school age over 18 in Guangdong Province fail to fulfill their obligation to plant trees every year, that is, nearly14.6 million citizens of school age do not participate in voluntary tree planting every year. According to this number, more than 58 million trees will be planted every year in Guangdong Province, equivalent to an area of nearly 24,000 hectares. Taking Beijing as an example, the relevant person in charge of the Office of the Capital Greening Committee once revealed that there are about 6 million citizens in Beijing who meet the conditions of voluntary tree planting, but about half of them fail to fulfill their obligation to plant trees every year.

In fact, as long as everyone looks at themselves, their families and the people around them, and then thinks about whether they have fulfilled their legal obligations of voluntary tree planting every year, it is not difficult to see how many people have not fulfilled their legal obligations of voluntary tree planting. How many fewer trees will be planted in China every year because of the failure to fulfill the legal obligation of voluntary tree planting? If calculated accurately, this must be an amazing figure. Behind the figure, not only the legal provisions have been greatly discounted, but more importantly, the process of greening the motherland has been greatly affected.

Poets of past dynasties sang trees.

More than 2,500 years ago, the Book of Songs recorded the situation of people planting trees from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the mid-Spring and Autumn Period in China. For example, "Ding Zhi Fang Zhong" has written "hazel millet in the tree, tung lacquer in the chair." It is said that Wei Wengong lived in Chuqiu, built a city and built a palace, and planted hazelnuts, millet, chairs, paulownia, catalpa and lacquer. At that time, people planted trees not only to beautify the environment, but also to be convenient to use. At that time, there were peach, plum, jujube and other fruit trees in the larger orchards in the Yellow River basin, and there were also mulberry trees. The ancestors planted mulberry and catalpa beside the wall house to raise silkworms and maintain their lives; And left it as a legacy to future generations, which promoted the development of mulberry industry at that time. "Between Ten Mu of Wei Feng" records: "Between ten mu, the mulberry is idle, and the walk and son are still awkward ..." Therefore, these trees are very important to future generations, and people still often use mulberry as a metaphor for their hometown. Qi Min Yao Shu in the late Wei Dynasty recorded that a man named Li Heng built a house in Longyang, Wuling County, and planted thousands of citrus trees. Before he died, he told his son, "There are thousands of' wooden slaves' in my hometown, and they don't ask you for food or clothes. They only pay a silk tax every year, and the things they produce are enough for you." His son later earned a lot of money every year.

The ancients were diligent in planting trees, and trees benefited the ancients. Therefore, the poetry of literati in past dynasties was inspired, and they often chanted their favorite poems on trees. For example, Tao Yuanming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty soon liked chrysanthemums and loved planting willows. After he retired, he planted five willows in front of his house, calling himself "Mr. Wuliu"; His poems handed down from generation to generation, which love and plant willows, are: "Even when the land is flat and the wind is far away, good seedlings are also pregnant with new ideas." "I am lingering under the window, and I am in front of the hall." Wait.

Tang Dynasty poets Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Liu Zongyuan all like planting trees. Although Du Fu is addicted to alcohol, he loves peaches and bamboos more. The scenery near his residence is "red enters peach blossoms and tender, and green returns to willow leaves." "If you rest in your life, you will plant a few bamboos." According to historical data, when he wandered around Huanhuaxi, Chengdu, Sichuan due to the war, he asked the resident acquaintances for peach saplings. "One hundred peaches were planted for begging, and they were sent to Huanhua Village before spring." Is a vivid portrayal. Liu Zongyuan, who is known as "Liu Chi", planted many willows along the Liujiang River after he was demoted to the secretariat of Liuzhou, so there is a saying that "Liuzhou Liu Ci Shi planted trees along the Liujiang River". He not only planted willows, but also took the lead in "planting 200 oranges by hand" and carried out the environmental protection and beautification strategy and greening policy of "arranging trees to show the way" and "traveling in shade" His poem "Poems on Planting Willow Plays" has a good reputation, and his prose "Biography of Planting Trees and Camels" has a high scientific value for guiding tree planting. When Bai Juyi was appointed as the secretariat of Zhongzhou, he often implemented tree planting as a major event and a development prospect. His poem chanted: "I hope that the red ones are gorgeous and the white ones are snowy; You can't get rid of bees, but good birds come to live. " He often works with his subordinates to hoe, cultivate soil, repair canals and irrigate with the people; Leave a good story for the world.

During his tenure in Hangzhou, Su Dongpo, a poet in the Song Dynasty, presided over the construction of the long dike of the West Lake, Su Causeway, which is famous so far. "Planting hibiscus and willow trees on it makes it look like a picture", which adds a wonderful scene to the West Lake, "Su Causeway Road in February with willow flowers among trees and peach blossoms". After he lived in Huangzhou, he built Dongpo Xuetang outside the south gate, and planted bamboo, jujube, chestnut, Huang Sang, willow and other trees around it, and wrote the poem "Last year Dongpo picked up rubble and planted jute 300 feet".

Interesting stories about advocating afforestation

Treating diseases and planting apricots

Dong Feng, a famous Dongwu doctor in the Three Kingdoms, has excellent medical skills, helps the poor and does good deeds, and does not accept gifts for treating people. It is only required to cure a minor patient, plant an apricot tree, cure a serious patient and plant five apricot trees. Over time, there are more than ten thousand apricot trees in front of and behind his house, which are called "Dong Lin Xing Xian". Later, whenever apricots were ripe, Dong Feng changed them into grain. Relief for the poor, this is the "Xinglin Tale" which has been handed down as a beautiful talk for generations. Since then, "Xinglin" has become synonymous with the medical profession.

Homesick willow planting

Princess Wencheng married Songzan Gambu in Tibet in the Tang Dynasty, and specially brought willow seedlings from Chang 'an and planted them around the Dachao Temple in Lhasa to express her thoughts about the willow-shaded hometown. Therefore, these trees are called "Tangliu" or "Princess Willow", and now they have become the historical testimony of Tibetan-Chinese friendly exchanges.

Write poems to protect trees

Feng Yuxiang, a patriotic star, loves trees as much as his life. He once made a military order to protect trees in the army: "A horse gnaws at a tree, and the rod is responsible for 20, and ten trees are replanted." He was stationed in Beijing and led the officers and men to plant trees widely. He was known as the "general of planting trees". When he was stationed in Xuzhou, he led troops to plant a large number of trees and wrote a poem on forest protection to show the soldiers and civilians: "Old Feng was stationed in Xuzhou, and the trees were green; Whoever cuts down my tree, I will cut off his head. "