MOUNT PAEKTU

Oct. 18, 2019

North Korea/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) state news agency KCNA released a series of photographs showing Kim Jong Un riding a white horse to the sacred mountain called Paektu.

About:

  • Paektu Mountain is also known as Baekdu Mountain, and in China as Changbai Mountain.

  • it is an active stratovolcano. The volcanic mountain last erupted over 1,000 years ago.

  • It is situated at the border between North Korea and China.

  • At a height of 2,744 m (9,003 ft), it is the highest peak in the Korean peninsula.

  • A large crater lake, called Heaven Lake, is in the caldera atop the mountain.

  • It is considered sacred by the Koreans since they treat it to be the spiritual origin of the Korean kingdom, where the founder was born.

  • The Kim family legitimises their rule over DPRK by referring to the “Mount Baekdu Bloodline” (the mountain is also referred to as Baekdusan). A reference to the mountain is made in the South Korean national anthem as well. 

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