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title: "三月十二日，去种树 | What is Tree Planting Day in China? | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "China's Tree Planting Day on March 12 in easy HSK 1 Chinese: when it began, who plants, how many trees each person is asked to plant a year, and the phone option."
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published: "2026-11-05"
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# 三月十二日，去种树

What is Tree Planting Day in China?

三月十二日是“植树节”。很多中国人去种树。

很多学校的老师和学生去，很多爸爸妈妈和小朋友也去。小朋友很高兴：“这是我的树！”爸爸妈妈也很高兴。

中国什么时候有了这一天？

一九七九年。

谁去？

一九八一年，中国说：一个人一年要种三到五棵。十一岁的学生也要去。

你没有时间去吗？

没关系。现在，在手机上给一点儿钱，有人会给你种。

你也可以去给树喝水。

有了树，天热的时候也不太热。

一个人一年三棵，十年是三十棵！还好，不在我家里！

你今年几岁？你种了几棵？

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