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WUXI, China, Mar. 25, 2021 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

The 2021 Wuxi International Cherry Blossom Week and the 34th Anniversary of the

China-Japan Cherry Blossom Friendship Forest begin on March 25. During this

period, the opening ceremony, tree planting activities, China-Japan enterprise

cooperation symposiums and cherry blossom viewing activity will be held.

In 1987, jointly initiated by the Wuxi People's Association for Friendship with

Foreign Countries and Japanese friends, the first batch of cherry blossoms were

planted in Turtle Head Park. Since then, the China-Japan Cherry Blossoms Forest

commemorative activity has been held for 34 consecutive years, and the Wuxi

International Cherry Blossom Week has been held in the last 7 consecutive

years. It has become an important brand activity for displaying the image of

Wuxi and developing international exchanges and cooperation.

Over the past 34 years, cherry blossoms have flourished from zero in Wuxi. At

present, they can be seen everywhere in parks, roads, campuses, factories,

communities, and villages. There are more than 200,000 cherry trees in Wuxi,

with nearly 100 varieties. The number of cherry blossom viewings reaches more

than 2 million each year. Cherry blossoms have become a beautiful business card

of Wuxi. Turtle Head Park has also been widely regarded by the media and

tourists as being as famous as the Hirosaki Park in Japan and the Washington

National Park in the United States, making it one of the three major cherry

blossom viewing spots in the world.

During the International Cherry Blossom Week, Chinese and foreign tourists can

not only admire the cherry blossoms, but also enjoy the beautiful scenery of

various flowers in Wuxi. The week coincides with the Plum Garden Tulip

Festival, the Liyuan Garden Peach Blossom Festival, and the Huishan Ancient

Town Flower Festival. Colorful flowers bloom in Wuxi and welcome friends from

all over the world.

Source: The 2021 Wuxi International Cherry Blossom Week

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