Fun Fact
Regalo de cornejos: En 1915, Estados Unidos agradeció los cerezos japoneses enviando árboles de cornejo florido a Tokio, siendo los primeros ejemplares de esta especie en Japón.
Chapter 1
Botanical secrets of the sakura
Chapter 2
The cultural art of hanami
Chapter 3
Global diplomacy in pink
Chapter 4
Climate change and the shifting bloom
YOUR GOAL
Master of The story of cherry blossoms
Ch 3 · Global diplomacy in pink
artiteacher Global diplomacy in pink
All the pink blossoms blooming by the tide, Are identical clones growing side by side.
BETA
artiteacher Drag cherry blossom trees to world capitals to discover how pink petals shaped global diplomacy.
Fun Fact
Cerezos incinerados: Estados Unidos quemó el primer regalo de 2000 cerezos de Japón en 1910 por tener plagas y enfermedades que amenazaban la flora local.
Glossary
Vancouver (sustantivo propio)
Ciudad canadiense que celebra un gran festival con más de 40,000 cerezos en flor. Muchos árboles fueron regalos de Japón, un hermoso ejemplo de cómo la naturaleza florece como diplomacia internacional.
Ciudad canadiense que celebra un gran festival con más de 40,000 cerezos en flor. Muchos árboles fueron regalos de Japón, un hermoso ejemplo de cómo la naturaleza florece como diplomacia internacional.
Quiz
Why did United States officials burn the first shipment of 2,000 cherry trees sent from Japan in 1910?
artiteacher A single discovered tree turned Macon, Georgia, into the cherry blossom capital of the world.
artiteacher A second, disease-free shipment of over 3,000 trees successfully took root in Washington D.C.
Fun Fact
Blooming Friendship: Tokyo's mayor saved the diplomatic gesture by quickly shipping 3,020 healthy, pest-free replacement trees, which still color Washington, D.C. pink every spring.
Glossary
diplomacy (noun)
The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad. In 1912, Tokyo's mayor gifted over 3,000 cherry trees to Washington, D.C., to foster bilateral friendship.
The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad. In 1912, Tokyo's mayor gifted over 3,000 cherry trees to Washington, D.C., to foster bilateral friendship.
Quiz
In 1990, where in Europe were thousands of cherry trees planted to celebrate reunification and peace?
Fun Fact
Macon's millions: Macon, Georgia, is known as the Cherry Blossom Capital of the World, featuring over 350,000 Yoshino cherry trees.
Quiz
Which Canadian city hosts a major cherry blossom festival celebrating over 40,000 trees, many of which were gifts from Japan?
Quiz
Which major waterway in Washington D.C. is famous for being lined with the original 1912 cherry trees?