Kimjongilia Festival
Kimjongilia is a flower named after the late North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il. The Japanese botanist, Kamo Mototeru, cultivated this flower as a representation of the friendship between Japan and North Korea. It is actually even designed to bloom annually on Kim Jong-il’s birthday, February 16.
Kimjongilia Festival
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Also known as the Hermit Kingdom because it’s totally isolated and closed off, this state treats everything like a closely guarded secret. This particular photo was secretly captured by a photographer, who then smuggled the photo out of the country – this act could have cost him his life or he could have been sent to a concentration camp for his actions.
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