According to the authoritative Japanese book "The Great Construction of Cherry Blossoms", cherry blossoms originated in the Himalayas. After artificial cultivation, this species was gradually introduced to the Yangtze River valley in China, southwest China and Taiwan Province Island. During the Qin and Han dynasties, cherry blossoms were planted by the royal family of the court for more than 2,000 years.
The history of cherry blossoms in China
As early as more than 2,500 years ago in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there were records about cherries in the Book of Rites and the Moon Order. "On the midsummer moon, Emperor Tian recommended Han Tao."
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, cherry blossom cultivation was applied to the palace gardens.
By the Han and Tang Dynasties, cherry blossoms had generally appeared in private courtyards. The "Cherry Blossom Festival" prevailed in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and traveling to enjoy cherry blossoms became a happy way of life for the people.
There were more than 700 poems chanting cherry blossoms in the Tang and Song Dynasties, among which there were many poets such as Li Bai, Bai Juyi and Li Shangyin. Everyone has a lot of excellent works about cherry blossoms.
The legendary story of Zhang Maoqing, a famous figure in Yuan Dynasty, "Cherry blossoms are better than melody" is widely circulated in the History of Flowers compiled by Ming Dynasty.
According to the authoritative book Cherry Blossom Mirror written by Japanese scholars, cherry blossoms originated in China and were first introduced to Japan from the Himalayas.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Sakura