Tree-Planting Day

Name : Chinese Tree-Planting Day
Date : March 12th
Tree-Planting Day is a statutory festival which some countries set in order to inspire people's passions for panting and protecting trees, to increase the area of land covered by forests, and to protect the natural environment on which people depend for their living.
State Nebraska of the U. S. is the pace where Tree-Planting Day was set at the earliest time. In China after Xinhai Revolution of 1911, Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the Chinese leader of that time, put forward a plan of planting trees on a large scale in the northern and middle parts of China, and also gave a future picture of agriculture modernization. In 1981, based on Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997)'s proposal, the 5th NPC passed the Resolution on Launching a Campaign of Voluntary Tree-Planting throughout the country.
When March 12th Tree-planting Day is approaching, people usually go outdoors to fulfill a citizens' obligation of planting trees. The state leaders often take the lead in planting trees on that day every year.
Since December of 1981, the total number of trees planted voluntarily by the whole country has reached as many as 35 billion in China.