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i don't know how to put the photo in this web ``` 文章: Flower viewing During the Heian Period (794–1191)
Japanese sought to emulate many practices from China
[citation needed] including the social phenomenon of flower viewing (hanami: 花见)
where the imperial households
poets
singers
and other aristocrats would gather and celebrate under the blossoms. In Japan
cherry trees were planted and cultivated for their beauty
for the adornment of the grounds of the nobility of Kyoto
at least as early as 794.In China
the ume "plum" tree (actually a species of apricot) was held in highest regard
but by the middle of the ninth century
the sakura had replaced the plum as the favored species in Japan.[citation needed] Varieties Shidare sakura flowersThe most popular variety of sakura in Japan is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white
tinged with the palest pink
especially near the stem. They bloom and usually fall within a week
before the leaves e out. Therefore
the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. The variety takes its name from the village of Somei (now part of Toshima in Tokyo). It was developed in the mid- to late-19th century at the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Somei Yoshino is so widely associated with cherry blossoms that jidaigeki and other works of fiction often depict the variety in the Edo period or earlier; such depictions are anachroni *** s. 妩媚的樱花 科学分类 品种 矮樱 Prunus jamasakura 山樱 Prunus serrulata 染井吉野樱 Prunus x yedoensis 大山樱 Prunus sargentii 2009-03-27 18:09:56 补充： Painting of Mount Fuji and sakura.Every year the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the public track the sakura zensen (cherry-blossom front) as it moves northward up the archipelago with the approach of warmer weather via nightly forecasts following the weather segment of news programs. 2009-03-27 18:10:12 补充： The blossoming begins in Okinawa in January and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. It proceeds into areas at the higher altitudes and northward
arriving in Hokkaidō a few weeks later. 2009-03-27 18:10:29 补充： Japanese pay close attention to these forecasts and turn out in large numbers at parks
shrines
and temples with family and friends to hold flower-viewing parties. Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of the sakura and for many are a 2009-03-27 18:10:56 补充： chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful view. The custom of hanami dates back many centuries in Japan: the eighth-century chronicle Nihon Shoki (日本书纪) records hanami festivals being held as early as the third century CE. I just type too much words
图片参考：thm-a02.yimg/image/9f306f75acadeaae The most popular variety of sakura in Japan is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white
tinged with the palest pink
especially near the stem. They bloom and usually fall within a week
before the leaves e out. Therefore
the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. (from Wiki)