The floral baskets were sent by the Organizing Committee of the International Festival in Praise of the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, the Beijing Chao Ya International Cultural Exchange Center in China, the Beijing International Cultural Development Center for China-DPRK Friendship, the Japan Committee for Supporting the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea, the family of Zhang Weihua, a Chinese anti-Japanese revolutionary martyr, and Jindallae Saphariny, president of the Jindallae Children's Foundation.