But cherry blossoms usually only live for 60 years.
China is one of the main origins of cherry blossoms. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, cherry blossom cultivation had been applied in palace gardens, and it had generally appeared in private gardens in the Tang Dynasty. The word "cherry blossoms" was first seen in Li Shangyin's poems in the Tang Dynasty: "The land of mourning for Zheng urgently needs to be taken care of, and cherry blossoms will always hang on the Yang 'an." There are more than 50 basic species of wild cherry blossoms in the world, among which China accounts for about 38 species, followed by Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sikkim. Cherry blossoms first came from China, which is said to be in the12nd century. When plum blossoms were introduced to Japan in Heian period, they were mixed with the past. Now it has become the national flower of Japan.