广东省中山市翠杏村,是我国新民主主义创始人、伟大的革命先驱孙中山先生的家乡。在孙中山先生的故居中,今天还生长着一棵百年以上树龄的檀香山酸豆树。这是1883年,年仅17岁的孙中山从美国檀香山带回,并亲手栽种在这里的。
Cui, apricot village, zhongshan city, guangdong province, the great founder is China's new-democratic revolution pioneer sun yat-sen's hometown. In sun yat-sen's former residence, today also grow a one hundred years old of Honolulu tamarind tree. It was in 1883, the age of 17, sun yat-sen Honolulu back from the United States, and personally planted here.
孙中山是中国近代史上最早意识到森林的重要意义和倡导植树造林的人。
Sun yat-sen was first aware of the importance of forest in China's modern history and promoting afforestation.
1893年,孙中山先生亲自起草了著名的政治文献《上李鸿章书》,他提出,中国欲强,须"急兴农学,讲究树艺"。
In 1893, sun yat-sen himself drafted the famous political literature on li hongzhang book, he argues that the Chinese desire strong, should be "urgent xingnong learn, pay attention to the tree art".
1979年,第五届全国人民代表大会决定,每年的孙中山逝世纪念日--3月12日为我国的植树节,以纪念一贯倡导植树造林的孙中山先生。
In 1979, the fifth session of the National People's Congress decided that each year on the anniversary of sun yat-sen's death, March 12 as Arbor Day in China, to the memory of the sun yat-sen has consistently advocated afforestation.