Kimilsungia
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Korean alphabet : | 김일성화 |
| Hanja : | 金日成 花 |
| Revised Romanization : | Gimilseonghwa |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Kimilsŏnghwa |
The kimilsungia is an intersection of two Dendrobium - hybrids and was bred in 1964 by an orchid grower and registered under the name of his daughter Dendrobium Clara Bundt. This flower is also not the North Korean national flower , but only the white magnolia ( Magnolia Sieboldii ).
In the official German-language publications of North Korea she is referred to as Kimilsungie.
History and culture
The Kimilsungia was grown in 1964 by an Indonesian gardener in Makassar from a Dendrobium Ale Ale Kai and a Dendrobium Pompadour and registered with the name Dendrobium Clara Bundt . In 1965, the then President of Indonesia Sukarno dedicated the plant to North Korean President Kim Il-sung on the occasion of a state visit.
Every year in April the Kimilsungia flower show takes place in Pyongyang , at which, in addition to the Kimilsungia, the Kimjongilia , bred on the occasion of Kim Jong-il's 46th birthday , is presented.
In one scene of the Arirang mass dances , the actresses reproduce Kimilsungias. The pistils are each represented by soldiers.
literature
- Arno Brandlhuber: Kim Jong Il, Kimilsungia, Pyongyangstudies IV (PDF; 1.1 MB) , AdbK Nürnberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-940092-02-1
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kimilsungia: How an Indonesian Orchid Became a Revered Symbol in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea After Its Name was Changed. , Plant Science Bulletin 75 3, p. 103-113
- ↑ National Flower korea-dpr
- ↑ http://weecheng.com/asia/dprk/5c/ulthm1.htm
- ↑ Philipp Meuser: Architectural Guide Pyongyang , DOM publishers, 2011, Volume 2, Page 171, ISBN 978-3869221267