calendar>>April 18. 2011 Juch 100
Pyongyang Streets Bedecked with Flowers
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- Streets of Pyongyang have been bedecked with various species of flowers, with the Day of the Sun, the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, commemorated a few days ago.

Planted on the flower bed of the Pothong Gate rotary were short evergreen trees and various flowering plants, including Tagetes erecta.

The Pothong Gate, a historic relics, is surrounded by trees of good species like Sabina sargentii and flower towers.

The round flower bed near the Sanghung Park is adorned with light decorations to give a spectacular view at night.

The flower garden of the Chongnyu rotary has more than 10,000 flowering plants of different colors, including French marigold, planted in a three-dimensional way.

A 4-meter-high flower tower is standing in the centre of the garden.

The flowers add to the beauty of the city.

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