Tens of thousands of people visited the shows held in Ulan Bator of Mongolia, Shenyang, Dalian and Jilin of China, Vladivostok and Nakhodka of Russia, Jakarta of Indonesia and Conakry of Guinea from Dec. 10 to 26 last year.

The visitors were excited to go round the shows.

The minister of Nature, Environment and Green Development of Mongolia who is member of the State Great Hural wrote in the visitor's book: "Kimjongilia is a very beautiful and wonderful flower. I think Kimjongilia creates a beautiful world".

The son of O. Cherma, employee of the former Mongolian School of Korean War Orphans who is chairman of the Kimjongilia Association of Mongolia said that a photo of President Kim Il Sung receiving his mother is still hanging on a wall of his house as a precious heirloom of his family.

"I will bring into full bloom Kimjongilia and widely propagate it in order to live up to the benevolence shown to our family even a bit", he said, adding:

"I will cultivate Kimjongilia with care in the future so that the immortal flower may come into full bloom in all parts of Mongolia."

The daughter of O. Cherma wrote in the visitor's book that she was very pleased to remember the great Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Suk.

The director general of the Shenyang Korean Trade and Investment Consultation Co. Ltd. of China said that Kimjongilia will always bloom in the minds of the Korean people and the peace-loving people of the world, glorifying the great feats of Kim Jong Il.

The chairman of the Flower Association in Dalian City reiterated his will to cultivate more immortal flowers in the future to glorify the greatness of the President and Chairman of the National Defence Commission Kim Jong Il.

The deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Jilin Provincial People's Government of China expressed his sincere hope that Kimjongilia would be kept in full bloom in Jilin as a symbol of everlasting Sino-DPRK friendship.

The mayor of Nakhodka City of Russia stressed that the Kimjongilia shows held in different parts of maritime territory fully reflected the reverence of the Russian people for the peerlessly great man.

The director general of a flower garden council in Jakarta of Indonesia renewed his will to make every effort to cultivate more immortal flowers to propagate them among more people.

The vice-chairman of the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Association of Guinea said that Kim Jong Il, the great leader of the Korean people, would be always alive in the hearts of the progressive people of the world along with Kimjongilia.