3月12日是孙中山先生逝世纪念日。中山先生生前十分重视林业建设。他任临时大总统的中华民国南京政府成立不久,就在195月设立了农林部,下设山林司,主管全国林业行政事务。1911月颁布了我国近代史上第一部《森林法》,197月,政府又规定将每年“清明”定为植树节。
March12istheanniversaryofDr.SunYat-sensdeath.Dr.SunYat-senhadattachedgreatimportancetoforestry.HeservedasprovisionalpresidentoftheRepublicofChinasoonaftertheestablishmentoftheNanjingGovernment,inMay1912establishedtheMinistryofAgricultureandForestry,undertheforestDivision,directorofnationalforestryadministrationof.InNovember1914enactedthefirstofChinasmodernhistory,a"ForestLaw",inJuly1915,theGovernmenthasstipulatedthattheannual"Qingming"asTree-PlantingDay.