Looking ahead

Events coming up in the next few days

Arbor Day hopes to branch out tree awareness

Arbor Day falls on Monday. Arbor means tree in Latin and the day is dedicated to planting and looking after trees. Many Chinese cities will invite members of the public to attend tree planting and trimming events to raise green awareness. In Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the government has offered 23 designated areas in parks or other public places for people to "adopt" trees. A special certificate will be offered to the "adopters". Special bus routes will be open from Saturday to May 10 for springtime city tours.