Sunflower Student Movement
The term "Sunflower Student Movement" referred to the use of sunflowers by the protesters as a symbol of hope as the flower is heliotropic. The movement's name in Chinese is (), a calque of the English word "sunflower", rather than the native term, () This term was popularized after a florist contributed 1000 sunflowers to the students outside the Legislative Yuan building. "Sunflower" was also an allusion to the Wild Lily Movement of 1990 which set a milestone in the democratization of Taiwan. The movement is also known as the "March 18 Student Movement" (318學運) or "Occupy Taiwan Legislature" (佔領國會事件).