When is Arbor Day in 2017? Arbor Day date query table in different countries

When is Arbor Day? What is the origin of Arbor Day? Next, let’s take a look at the time and related content of Arbor Day in 2017.

When is Arbor Day?

1. China's Arbor Day is March 12th every year. The date of China's Arbor Day in 2017 is March 12, 2017, the 15th day of the second lunar month, Sunday.

2. In ancient China, there was a saying to encourage people to plant trees, but it is only in modern times that the Tree Planting Day is explicitly stipulated in the form of national law.

3. The meaning of Arbor Day: It is a festival established by China through legislation to inspire people's enthusiasm for loving and afforestation, promote land greening, and protect the ecological environment on which human beings depend for survival.

The Origin of China's Arbor Day

1. On July 31, 1915, the Chinese government designated the Qingming Festival on the lunar calendar as Arbor Day.

2. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was decided in February 1979 that March 12 of each year would be the Arbor Day.

3. China's Arbor Day is scheduled for March 12 because Dr. Sun Yat-sen attached great importance to forestry construction during his lifetime, and March 12 is the anniversary of his death.

4. On the Arbor Day in 1982, Comrade Deng Xiaoping set an example by planting the first tree in the voluntary tree planting campaign on Yuquan Mountain in Beijing.

5. In addition, some provinces and cities have also stipulated other tree planting days, weeks, and months based on local climate laws.