Cherry blossoms are native to the temperate zone around the Himalayas in the northern hemisphere and grow all over the world, mainly in Japan.
China has a history of cherry blossom cultivation for more than 2,000 years, and owns 80% of the world's wild cherry blossoms. Although cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan, it originated in China, and can be found in many ancient books and documents.
Japanese cherry blossoms are native to the Himalayas in China. After artificial cultivation, this species was gradually introduced into the Yangtze River basin, southwest of China and the island of Taiwan Province Province. This is recorded in the authoritative Japanese book Sakura Sword.
According to relevant experts' research, cherry blossom cultivation has been used in court gardens in Qin and Han dynasties, with a history of more than 2,000 years.
In the Tang Dynasty, it was widely planted in private courtyards. Bai Juyi had a poem in the Tang Dynasty: "I also know that the official residence is not my home, and the courtyard is full of cherry blossoms. The attendance has been tested five times in recent years, and it should be less than four times. " It is said that the poet dug up wild cherry blossoms from Shan Ye and planted them in the yard for viewing.
According to relevant documents, there are many kinds of cherry blossoms in ancient China, including Chinese cherry blossoms, weeping cherry blossoms, mountain cherry blossoms and heavy white cherry blossoms.
In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, cherry blossoms were everywhere, from the porches of palaces to the fields of private houses. At that time, all countries came to Korea, and cherry blossoms were brought back by Japanese worshippers together with architecture, costumes, tea ceremony and kendo.
10 years ago, when Japanese friends told him these historical facts, he felt both emotional and guilty. From then on, he began to pay attention to and study the cherry blossoms in China, and fell in love with the cherry blossom business. "80% of the world's wild cherry blossoms are in China. Protecting and cultivating cherry blossoms is the unshirkable responsibility of China people. " He Zongru said.
Shi Tian Group, founded by He Zongru, is a domestic enterprise specializing in the collection, research and promotion of cherry blossoms in China.
/kloc-in the past 0/0 years, Shi Tian Group has established the Cherry Blossom Research Institute by its own strength, conducted an investigation on the wild cherry blossom resources in China, and cultivated many excellent cherry blossom varieties 10, such as the stories of China Red, Xiaoqiao, Shi, Yang Guifei and Diusim.
Cherry blossoms originated in China and are very famous in Japan. Although cherry blossoms have been planted in Japan for thousands of years, more than 85% of them are white.
At present, the cherry blossoms cultivated in China have surpassed those cultivated in Japan in flowering period, color and variety. After several years of promotion, the cherry blossom planting area in China has reached 50,000 mu, ranking first in the world.
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Originated in the temperate Himalayan Mountains in the northern hemisphere, including Japan, northern India, the Yangtze River valley in China, Taiwan Province Province and Korea. It is cultivated all over the world, and Japanese cherry blossoms are the most famous. There are about 200 kinds of cherry blossoms all over the world.
Cherry trees in China are mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Jiangxi, Beijing, Tianjin, Hubei, Shanxi and other places.
Cherry trees are small deciduous trees. There are many kinds of cherries in China, including early cherry, late cherry, drooping cherry and Yunnan cherry. Late cherry is widely used in domestic planting and landscaping.
Origin Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Shandong, Henan, etc. Cherry blossoms are important ornamental trees in early spring and are widely used in gardens. Cherry blossoms can be planted in groups in the forest, or on hillsides, courtyards, roadsides and in front of buildings. The flowering time is about March.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-cherry tree