We all are familiar with the cherry blossom trees in Washington along the Tidal Basin and in the Cherry Blossom festival. Japan is so famous for their blooming cherry blossoms in the spring, and gave 3,000 of them to the U.S. in 1912. Although we all associate Japan with these beautiful trees, China claims they should receive all credit for them. Apparently there are tons of them in China, but nothing as flourishing as those in Japan. Some say it was China and some say Japan; the thought of them being originally from South Korea is just out of the question. He Zongru, the head of the China Cherry Industry Association, is so set on historical proof that they originates in China. Although He feels so strongly that China is responsible for them, his arguments don't really weight out....
"The Japan Weather Association, for example, annually publishes maps forecasting the height of the cherry blossom season in different parts of the country...Tokyo gave another 2,000 of the trees to China in happier times, to celebrate the restoration of diplomatic ties in 1972. They still stand in a Beijing park, and attract thousands of visitors every spring."
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