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The designations are not only considered in an academic,aesthetic and economic perspective, but also designated based on whether it has significant revolutionary history regarding the ruling Kim family of North Korea.For plants it can be something the Kim family planted themselves, for geology it can be things that they named themselves, or important in terms of cult of personality, such as ...
Another grex name Dendrobium Kimilsung Flower refers to plants of related but different ancestry. [1] Another flower, the Kimjongilia, is named after Kim Il Sung's son, Kim Jong Il. Neither the Kimilsungia nor the Kimjongilia are the national flower of North Korea. The national flower of the country is the Magnolia sieboldii with white flowers. [2]
The only member of its genus, its relationships have been unclear, though molecular testing suggests its closest relative is the North American genus Petrophytum. [4] Abeliophyllum distichum is a critically endangered plant from the central Korean peninsula. It too belongs to a genus of which it is the sole member.
When Kim Jong Il died in December 2011, the flower was used to adorn his body for public display. [2] Despite its name, the Kimjongilia is not the official national flower of North Korea, [3] which is the Magnolia sieboldii. [4] Another flower, Kimilsungia, is an orchid cultivar named after Kim Jong Il's father and predecessor, Kim Il Sung. [3]
The Flora of Korea - on the Korean Peninsula and in East Asia. ... Flora of North Korea (12 P) O. Orchids of Korea (20 P) S. Flora of South Korea (2 C, 26 P) T.
The flower's name in Korean is mugunghwa (Korean: 무궁화; Hanja: 無窮花), which translates to “eternal blossom that never fades”. [30] It is also known as mokkeunhwa (목근화; 木槿花). Professor emeritus at Ohio State University, Chan E. Park, notes that, to many Koreans, the flower was a symbol of resistance to Japanese colonial ...
The Cheolli Jangseong or Great Wall of Korea may refer to either of two massive fortifications built between medieval Korea and the Chinese to the west and other tribes to the north. The first is a 7th-century network of military garrisons built by Goguryeo , one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea .
Of the three images from the early 6th century mentioned, this North Korean image is the most sophisticated in its modeling of the Buddha and attendants. A famous triad from the Gansong Art Museum nearly identical to the North Korean triad is usually attributed to the Goguryeo Kingdom and is typically dated to 563, showing that styles from 539 ...