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  2. Arbor Day - Wikipedia

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    North Korea marks "Tree Planting Day" on March 2, when people across the country plant trees. This day is considered to combine traditional Asian cultural values with the country's dominant Communist ideology. [29] [30] In South Korea, April 5, Singmogil or Sikmogil (식목일), the Arbor Day, was a public holiday until 2005. Even though ...

  3. Tree planting - Wikipedia

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    A eucalyptus plantation in final stages at Arimalam.. The type of tree planted may have great influence on the environmental outcomes. It is often much more profitable to outside interests to plant fast-growing species, such as eucalyptus, casuarina or pine (e.g., Pinus radiata or Pinus caribaea), even though the environmental and biodiversity benefits of such monoculture plantations are not ...

  4. Singmogil - Wikipedia

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    Government offices help people plant trees. During the month of Singmogil, the government encourages the economical utilization of forestry by designating a "National Planting Period." Even though Singmogil was abolished in 2006 as a holiday, [ 2 ] the South Korean public continues to take part in meaningful activities.

  5. Ant Forest - Wikipedia

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    Ant Forest (Chinese: 蚂蚁森林; pinyin: Mǎyǐ sēnlín) is a tree planting initiative launched in 2016 by Ant Financial Services Group, an Alibaba affiliate. [1] It encourages users to lower carbon emissions by planting trees when users engage in activities that reduce carbon emissions.

  6. History of gardening - Wikipedia

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    The gardenesque style of English garden design evolved during the 1820s from Humphry Repton's Picturesque or "Mixed" style, largely through the efforts of J. C. Loudon, who invented the term. In a gardenesque plan, all trees, shrubs, and other plants are positioned and managed in such a way that the character of each plant can be displayed to ...

  7. Public holidays in China - Wikipedia

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    Also known as National Tree Planting Day (全民 义务 植树 日; Quánmín yìwù zhíshù rì) 5th Solar Term (usually 4–6 April) Qingming Festival (Chinese Memorial Day) 清明 节: Qīngmíng jié: Based on the Qingming solar term. 1 May: Labour Day: 劳动节: Láodòng jié: International Workers' Day: 4 May: Youth Day: 青年 节 ...

  8. Chinese garden - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese garden is a landscape garden style which has evolved over three thousand years. It includes both the vast gardens of the Chinese emperors and members of the imperial family, built for pleasure and to impress, and the more intimate gardens created by scholars, poets, former government officials, soldiers and merchants, made for reflection and escape from the outside world.

  9. National flower of the Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    The plum blossom, known as the meihua (Chinese: 梅花; pinyin: méihuā), is a symbol for resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity, because plum blossoms often bloom most vibrantly even amidst the harsh winter snow. [2] [3] As the plum tree can usually grow for a long time, ancient trees are found throughout China. Huangmei county ...