1. When does Wuda cherry blossom? March 9; The best viewing period starts from March 16.
2. The specific address of Wuda Sakura is 1. 1 km from the main entrance of National Wuhan University, which takes 15 minutes.
Walking route:
Enter from the gate, go straight along Qiangzi Avenue, arrive near Jianhu Lake, and then go uphill to the left to reach Sakura Avenue.
3. Who planted the cherry blossoms in Wuhan University? There are no cherry trees in Wuhan University. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Wuhan fell and Wuhan University was forced to move. After the Japanese occupation, they began to plant cherry blossoms on the campus of Wuhan University. Later, when Japan surrendered, these cherry blossoms died one after another.
After the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, Japanese Prime Minister tanaka kakuei presented 1000 cherry trees to Premier Zhou, and Premier Zhou presented them to Wuhan University. Since then, the cherry tree symbolizing Sino-Japanese friendship has thrived on the campus of Wuhan University, becoming a famous cherry blossom viewing place.
1980s and1990s, Japanese friends presented cherry saplings twice to commemorate Sino-Japanese friendship. Today, there are more than 1000 cherry blossoms in Wuda University, mainly including Japanese cherry blossoms, mountain cherry blossoms, early cherry blossoms and safflower.
Many of them were cultivated by researchers or transplanted from other parts of China. They are located in Sakura Avenue, Kunpeng Square, Humanities Museum and Administration Building.