Laid at the statues of the great leaders on Jan. 1 were floral baskets in the names of the Association of Korean Nationals in Dandong City of China and its branches, the General Association of Traders of Korean Nationality in Dandong City, Shen Qingsong, chairperson of the Association of Korean Nationals in Dandong City and concurrently chairperson of the General Association of Traders of Korean Nationality in Dandong City, and several officials of the association and Lin Bin, manager of the Hengfeng Trade Co. Ltd. in Dandong.

Meanwhile, a floral basket in the name of Li Ruohong, managing director of the Beijing International Peace and Culture Foundation of China was placed at the statues on the same day.