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Encyclopedia > Kimjongilia
Kimjongilia
Chosŏn'gŭl: 김정일화
Hanja: 金正日花
McCune-Reischauer: Kim Chŏng-il Hwa
Revised Romanization: Gim Jeong-il Hwa

Kimjongilia (Korean: 'Kimjŏngilhwa') is one of two national flowers of North Korea, named after the leader Kim Jong-il. It is a hybrid cultivar of begonia, Begonia x Tuberhybrida. Kimjongilia This work is copyrighted. ... Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... A national emblem symbolically represents a nation. ... Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il [1]) (Korean: 김정일) (born February 16, 1941) is the leader of Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, a position he has held since 1994. ... // In biology, hybrid has two meanings. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ... Species About 1500 species; see text Begonia is a genus in the flowering plant family Begoniaceae. ...


To commemorate Kim Jong-il's 46th birthday in 1988, Japanese botanist Motoderu Kamo cultivated a new perennial begonia named "Kimjongilia" (literally, "flower of Kim Jong-il"), representing the Juche revolutionary cause of the 'Dear Leader'. According to North Korean sources, the flower symbolizes wisdom, love, justice and peace. It is designed to bloom every year on Kim Jong-il's February 16th birthday. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pinguicula grandiflora Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ... The Juche Idea (also Juche Sasang or Chuche; pronounced // in Korean, approximately joo-chey) is the official state ideology of North Korea and the political system based on it. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...


The North Korean government claims that Kimjongilia has spread widely throughout North Korea from the Korean Central Botanical Garden, and subsequently to over 60 nations, including the United States and Russia.

President Kim Il-sung admires an exhibit of Kimjongilia

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Kimjongilia (125 words)
Kimjongilia, national flower of North Korea, named after Leader Kim Jong Il.
To commemorate Kim Jong Il's 46th birthday in 1988, Japanese botanist Motoderu Kamo[?] cultivated a new perennial begonia named "kimjongilia", representing the Juche revolutionary cause of the Dear Leader, admiration, and loyalty.
The North Korean government claims that kimjongilia, now the national flower, have widely spread throughout North Korea from the Korean Central Botanical Garden and since to over 60 nations, including the United States and Russia.
Tongil Korea :: 10th Kimjongilia Festival to be held (626 words)
Kimjongilia is a new variety of tuberous begonia presented by Kamo Mototeru, a renowned floriculturist of Japan, to Kim Jong Il on the occasion of his birthday on Feb. 13, 1988.
Kimjongilia is renowned in the world because it names after the peerless great man, not to speak of its beauty.
Kimjongilia was awarded the "Grand" prize at the 99 Gonmyong International Floriculture Exhibition held in Gonmyong, China in 1999 attended by 69 countries and 26 international organizations.
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