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http://dx.doi.org/10.14700/KITLA.2019.37.3.119

A Study on the Characteristics of Bonsai Industry in Korea, China and Japan  

Yoo, Su-Hyung (ImDang Academy)
Jeong, Joon-Rae (Dept. of Ecology Landscape Architecture Design, Chonbuk National University)
Park, Yool-Jin (Dept. of Ecology Landscape Architecture Design, Chonbuk National University)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture / v.37, no.3, 2019 , pp. 119-126 More about this Journal
Abstract
For this purpose, research was made to look into the style, material, organization, and legal as well as institutional system of the bonsai industry in the three countries. In order to understand what significance it has and how it has changed historically, related literature was surveyed and questionnaires were distributed to the concerned people to collect the data needed for them to plan bonsai industry. The results of the survey are as follows. Analysis of awareness of bonsai culture, respondents replied that the motive and purpose of bonsai is because they like flower trees, and the technical information about bonsai is usually obtained by visits to bonsai gardens. The analysis revealed that respondents usually join more than one bonsai club and are active more than once a month, which means longer than 4 hours each month, and their activities are more frequently in the metropolitan area. From the analysis of preference for bonsai culture, it was made known that the favorite bonsai size is less than middle one(20~50cm), the characteristics of the favorite species are beauty. A research and analysis of bonsai-related technical education found that bonsai is trimmed manually in general, bonsai experts are usually kept in contact with, and the bonsai technique is learned through interaction with the experts.
Keywords
Bonsai; Bonsai Culture; Bonsai Industry; Bonsai Technical Education;
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