1、 the cherry blossom a poem of life name : jin hsu major : business administrationnumber : m00914237 contentcontent a brief introduction about cherry blossom the cultural image of cheery oriental cherry festival(櫻花祭） cherry blossoms spirits cherry blossom origins from chinas hjmalayas(喜馬拉雅山脈), and it

2、 is japans national flower, which is most popular with japanese people. japans cherry blossom has a wide variety, about 41,such as yamazakura(山櫻山櫻), prunus subhirtella(日本早櫻，又名彼岸櫻日本早櫻，又名彼岸櫻) and so on. each kind is different from other in shape and color . geographical characteristics can lead to dif

3、ferent weather ,contributing to the different blossoming time . it is much later from south to north. the map of blossoming in 2003 the flowers can be in full bloom over a night. but they can only last for about a week . the flower language life happiness never surrender devote my all life to loving

4、 you the rule of fate is circulation waiting for you . cherry influences japanese culture deeply ,especially in literary works ,music, films, anime(動漫) ,architecture(建筑) and so on. the cultural image of cheery when the cherry dancing in the air櫻花色飛舞 mika nakashima (中島美嘉)cherry blossoms card captor s

5、akura （百變小櫻）five centimeters per second（秒速5厘米） in spring , cherry blossoms appear almost everywhere in japan. and they add up a lot of beauty for this season. the plum flower stanza*櫻花祭櫻花祭(also means the cheery blossom festival) considering of japanese love for cherry blossom, japans government sett

6、led for the cheery blossom festival on march 15 to april 15 every year. main parts at cheery festivaldelicious sushi(壽司)japanese wine(日本清酒）the kimono(和服)the traditional activity delicious sushi at cheery festival , people put some sushi in a box to prepare for outing. they call them cherry blossom b

7、ox lunches(櫻花盒飯). the famous japanese wine is indispensable at oriental cherry festival. it has a 1000-year history in japan. the women in kimono japanese woman always dress up , its common to see them in kimono(和服) at cherry festival. traditional activity at cherry blossom festival, people go out t

8、o appreciate the beauty of blossoms with their families and friends. they like holding japanese wine and foods, talking about the life as enjoying the great scenery. lets go to appreciate the cherry . enjoying scenery under the cheery trees. a short story about samurai(武士武士) when a brave samurai fou

9、nd himself achieve brilliant life, he chose to end his own life, by seppuku (剖腹) under a cheery tree he loved best. snow-like cherry, symbolizing japanese bushido (武士道精神) and temporary aesthetics (美 學) . japanese love cherry blossom, not only for its natural beauty ,but also for the spirit that it e

10、xperience short-lived and brilliant life. they believe that ones life is short, like cherry blossoms. they are bright, clean and beautiful even at the end of their life . they die at their most beautiful time. so cheery blossoms are revered(敬畏敬畏) as the symbol of japanese spirit. “if you want to fin

11、d the soul, just see the yamazakura in the morning sunshine(欲問大和魂，朝陽底下看山櫻)”.content nowadays, japanese apply cherry spirits to national economic and cultural construction, and have achieved gratifying(可喜的) achievements. although， it is difficult for us to bear japans political thoughts and militarism(軍國主義）, we can respect their cultural spirits. development cherry blossoms are beautiful ,they devote their all life to the nature and sprin