Korea has had something like this for a long time...I remember helping with planting while
stationed military...
Every year, people celebrate Sikmogil Arbor Day (식목일) on April 5. It's a national celebration to promote trees, forests, tree-planting and gardening.
In 1946, the Korean government established Arbor Day with the aim of recovering forested land that had been devastated during colonial occupation (1910-1945).
In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan after years of war, intimidation and political machinations;
the country would be considered a part of Japan until 1945. In order to establish control over its new protectorate,
the Empire of Japan waged an all-out war on Korean culture.
My n-mantis teacher borne in 1930, n-Korea
http://www.oocities.org/mantiscave/parkchil.htmOnce mentioned the Japanese, would go up into the mountains and spike
what some might know as "ley lines" energy lines In the Korean system of Pungsu-jiri 풍수지리
or Feng Shui.
Doseon’s bibo-pungsu-jiri focuses on “harmony with nature.” Compared to the Chinese feng shui system, the Korean system places greater emphasis on the spiritual and material energies of mountains and their effects on communities, rather than on personal fortunes and interior furniture placement.
One of the key ideas behind Doseon’s system is the concept of the baekdu-daegan, the earth-energy “spine” of the Korean Peninsula that powers all things, from mountains and agricultural products to water streams and air.
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/south-k ... feng-shui/He said what they did, was to go up into the mountains and drive wooden spikes into areas where the " energy "spine"
was thought to be....
The trees destroyed during the war from the bombing....
I remember even in the 70s the mountains looked kind of bare..