Of what country is the chrysanthemum the national flower?
Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival Masan is a place where the history of chrysanthemum cultivation is enshrined. In 1961, six farms in Hoewon-dong started the first chrysanthemum commercial in the nation. It has grown since then and exports to Japan for the first time in 1972. It currently accounts for 13 percent of the nation's growing farmland. Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival It is a national flower festival held annually in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. The Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival(hangul : 마산가고파 국화축제) celebrates the excellence of the chrysanthemum and has been held since 2000 to promote the consumption of chrysanthemum. It started with the
Chrysanthemum Love", while the yellow chrysanthemum symbolized slighted love. Korea has a number of flower shows that exhibit the chrysanthemum, such as the Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival. Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums (), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia and the center of diversity is in China. Countless horticultural varieties and cultivars exist. The name "chrysanthemum" is derived from the "chrysos" (gold) and "anthemon" (flower). The genus once included more species, but was split several decades ago into several genera,