JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.8.21/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<input id="arrival_date" name="date_picker" value="" />

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {
    $( "#arrival_date" ).datepicker();
    $( "#arrival_date" ).datepicker('option','minDate','7/29/2012');    
});