The 23nd Kimjongilia Festival

Kimjongillia Festival is a flower festival in praise of Chairman Kim Jong Il.
It takes place every year in Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, since 1997.
Not only local institutions, individuals and overseas Koreans that grow Kimjongillia but foreign floricultural organs and individuals take part in the festival.
During the festival, meetings for swapping experience gained in cultivating this immortal flower.
Prizes are awarded to those units and individuals that are highly appreciated for their displayed flowers.
The festival is held at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongillia Exhibition House inaugurated in April 2002.