Sakura Culture in Shaoguan Sakura Valley

When it comes to cherry blossoms, I believe many people will immediately think that it is the national flower of Japan, and many people think that cherry blossoms come from Japan. According to literature research, cherry blossoms should be native to China. During the Qin and Han Dynasties more than 2,000 years ago, cherry blossoms were cultivated in the palaces of China. By the Tang Dynasty, they had appeared in private gardens. Japan has only planted cherry blossoms for 1000 years. As for the cherry blossoms in China, people often say that they originated in Japan, which is related to the fact that the names of cherry blossoms are not recorded in China's classics. Because the shapes of cherry blossoms and cherry blossoms are very similar, the ancient descriptions are rather vague. The ancient cherry blossoms are not as familiar as other famous flowers, but they can still be found in ancient books. Bai Juyi's poem "Red cherry trees are planted in a small garden, so it's easy to swim around the flowers", Guo Yi's poem "The willow color is green, the cherry blossoms are wet" in the Yuan Dynasty, and Yu Ruoying's poem "It's sunny in March, and the cherry blossoms are suspicious of apricot blossoms" in the Ming Dynasty all indicate that cherry blossoms originated in China. Cherry blossoms are warm, pure and noble, and they first bring people the breath of spring after the severe winter. Cherry blossoms in bloom are gorgeous, but the flowering period is very short, from flowering to withering for seven days. It takes about 16 days for the whole cherry tree to bloom completely, which forms the characteristic that cherry blossoms are beautiful and easy to fall. Appreciating cherry blossoms means not only appreciating its charm and verve, but also appreciating its "heroic", unpolluted, light and free-spirited character that withers immediately after its brief glory.

In addition, according to the forecast of cherry blossom period, tourists will enjoy the most beautiful cherry blossom landscape in Xinfeng Huangtuo around the Lunar New Year, and the flower viewing time will last until Tomb-Sweeping Day.