At present, it is recognized that wild cherry blossoms originated in the temperate zone around the Himalayas in the northern hemisphere, that is, China, Tibet and southern Nepal. China ancient books recorded that it had been planted since Qin and Han Dynasties, while Japan brought cherry blossoms back to Japan in Sui and Tang Dynasties. Among them, the history of cherry blossoms in China is about 2000 years, while that in Japan is about 1000 years.
There are many legends about the origin of Japanese cherry blossoms, one of which was brought to Japan by a monk in Yunnan. There is also a saying that there is a Japanese fairy named Mukaihua Ji Ye, which means cherry blossoms. One year, Fairy1/kloc-0 set out from Shenchong in June, passing through Kyushu, Kansai and Kanto, and arrived in Hokkaido in May of the following year. He scattered every petal everywhere he passed. In memory of the fairy, people named this flower Sakura. This is the legend about the origin of Japanese cherry blossoms.
Up to now, there are different opinions about which country the cherry blossoms originated from, but it is generally acknowledged and uncontroversial that they originated from the Himalayas in China. At the same time, there is another saying that it originated in Japan, but the Japanese say and admit that cherry blossoms originated in China.
It is clearly recorded in a Japanese document called Sakura Sword. After Japan brought this cherry blossom to Japan, it was carefully cultivated and created different varieties. In addition, some ancient books in China also recorded the existence of cherry blossoms, and some poets wrote poems and lyrics for her to express their love for cherry blossoms.