Branching across the Pacific

一棵树能走多远？这个问题听起来不太成立，但杭州植物园里的北美红杉给出了答案。1972年，时任美国总统理查德·尼克松应周恩来总理邀请首次访华，打破中美二十余年的隔绝，开启两国关系正常化进程。这棵红杉树的树苗作为国礼，跨越太平洋来到中国，扎根杭州植物园。它在杭州生根抽枝，友好的种子也随风越洋，落到了波士顿。1982年，杭州与波士顿结为友好城市。如今，两地青年跨越太平洋架起交流桥梁，波士顿街头的杭帮菜飘着江南烟火，杭州的中美友谊民间纪念馆藏着代代温情。一棵树走过的，从来不只是距离。有人来，有人往，它的故事就一直在延续。

How far can a tree travel? A redwood in the Hangzhou Botanical Garden knows. It crossed the Pacific from the US in 1972 and took root in Hangzhou — a living symbol of China-US friendship. That friendship blossomed further in 1982, when Hangzhou and Boston became sister cities. Now, exchanges among young people from both cities are bridging the Pacific. Hangzhou cuisine brings the flavors of Hangzhou to Boston streets. And the Hangzhou Sino-US Friendship Folk Museum preserves generations of ties. This tree's journey was never just about distance. As people come and go, its story lives on.