개성특집(5) 선죽교 / Sonjuk Bridge (Kaesong - World Heritage)
Korea's Historical Relics Listed as World's Cultural Heritages
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- It was decided at the 37th Meeting of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO to register historical relics in Kaesong City, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as world's cultural heritages.
Kaesong was a capital city of Koryo Dynasty (918-1392), the first unified state in Korea, for nearly 500 years.
More than 90 kinds of relics are preserved in the city.
Among the relics listed as world's heritages this time are the mausoleums of King Wang Kon (1st king) and King Kong Min (31st king), South Gate of Kaesong, Kaesong Walls, Sungyang School, Monument to Loyalty, Sonjuk Bridge, Koryo Songkyunkwan Academy, Manwol Pavilion, Kaesong Chomsongdae (astronomical observatory) and two groups of tombs.
The mausoleum of King Kong Min is, in particular, preserved in original state. It is an earth-covered stone grave with remains of the king and the queen buried in it. The grave is believed to be built from 1365 to 1372 at the initiative of King Kong Min.
The group of Myongrung tombs is located in a row, three of which stand at intervals of 25 meters or 50 meters respectively between the mausoleums of kings Kong Min and Wang Kon.
The group of seven tombs is located at the foot of Mt. Mansu in Haeson-ri.
The tombs were robbed by the Japanese invaders during their colonial rule over Korea.
Believed to be built in 1391-1393, the South Gate, situated in the heart of Kaesong City, was burnt by the U.S. bombing in December 1950 during the Korean War (1950-1953), but it was restored to original state in 1954.
The relics give a glimpse of the development of the national culture in the period of the dynasty.
Tourists from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Britain and other countries are coming to the city to see the relics.
The recent registration of 12 kinds of relics as the world's heritages, in the wake of the registration of the Koguryo tomb murals at the 28th Meeting held in China in 2004, raises the Korean people's national pride.
North Korea: 2 days in Kaesong - life in the only North Korean city to not have bombed by the USA
Kaesong or Gaeseong[a] (Korean pronunciation: [kɛ.sʌŋ]) is a city in North Hwanghae Province in the southern part of North Korea, a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close to the border with South Korea and contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace. Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Goryeo, the city prospered as a trade centre that produced Korean ginseng. Kaesong now functions as the DPRK's light industry centre.
During the Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945, the city was known by the Japanese pronunciation of its name, Kaijō. Between 1945 and 1950, Kaesong was under South Korean control. The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement left the city under North Korean control. It is the only city to have changed hands from South to North Korean control as a result of the armistice agreement. Due to the city's proximity to the border with South Korea, Kaesong has hosted cross-border economic exchanges between the two countries as well as the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Region.
Full North Korea trip report:
Driving out of Kaesong, North Korea
Another driving video with the hopes that can capture at least a bit what it feels like to be in North Korea. Filmed during my recent trip in the country.
Footage: Jean-Michel Paris (etpendantcetempsaveracruz.blogspot.com) and me
Montage: me (bitsofmymind.com)
North Korea Part four: Kaesong and DMZ
In Kaesong we stayed in a traditional house, having to sleep on the floor with something the thickness of a doubled up blanket between our bones and the floor. This together with the hard pillow roll was a killer. Dining at the low table was hard work as well as there is nowhere for the legs to go. One can vary between kneeling, long sitting and sitting crosslegged so if you have a bad back and a bad knee there is no dinner for you... DMZ is short for 'demilitarized zone', which is the border between North and South Korea. In 2007 we experienced the border from the South Korean side and it may come as a surprise but the American driven propaganda on the South Korean side was much worse and severe than what we experienced in North Korea, where the presentation was much more objective and the approach to the border more relaxed.
DPRK20: Arriving at Kaesong,there are pokers here!
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전주 여행 . Jeonju Trip. 全州旅行.정몽주 우국시(鄭夢周 憂國詩) 유적과 후백제의 견훤 산성(남고 산성南固山城).남고산 ( 南固山 272.6m ). 산성(山城)마을.
전주 송천동 신도시. Jeonju Songcheondong .全州 松川洞 新都市. Jeonju. KOREA
전주 송천동은 전주 북부권 신도시 로서 6개 초등학교가 있고 ,
4개의 중학교가 있으며 , 2개의 고등학교가 있으며, 시립도서관이 2개 있어서 교육의 환경이 잘 되어 있습니다.
, 송천동 인근 도심공원 건지산(jeonju geonjisan mountain) 옆에 유명한 대학교가 있을 정도로 학군이 좋고,
교통이 사통팔달하며 편리하고 , 송천동 인근 자연경관이 수려한 건지산 산림공원(jeonju geonjisan mountain)
한가운데 전주 오송제 호수 (jeonju osongjae lake)와 전주 동물원(動物園 , jeonju zoo)과 인라인 스케이트장및 승마장(乘馬場)이 있습니다.
전주 송천동은 전주 농수산시장(全州 農水山市場)과 그 인근에 송천 메가월드 영화상영관(Movie Theater )이 있고 전주 송천 시립도서관도 있습니다.
전주 송천동에 있는 농수산시장(全州 農水山市場)에 동부우회도로가 접해 있어서 서쪽으로 삼례 호남고속도로( 參禮湖南高速道路)
로 가는 전주 IC 까지 5km거리이고 동쪽으로 전주역(全州驛)
까지 가는 거리는 2km 정도로 교통이 사통팔달한 편리한 입지를 가지고 있습니다.
전주역(jeonju train station.全州驛)은 송천동에서 2km 거리정도에 위치해 있고 ,
전주고속버스터미널은(jeonju express busterminal) 송천동에서 2km 정도 거리에 위치해 있습니다.
전주한옥마을(jeonju hanok village. 全州韓屋村 )은 송천동에서 5km 정도 거리에 위치해 있으며
전주 덕진공원( jeonju deokjin park)은 전주 송천동 신도시에서 100m 거리에
걸어서 갈수 있을정도로 아주 가까이 위치해 있습니다.
전주 송천동(全州 松川洞)은 전주비빔밥(jeonju bibimbap)의 중요한 재료로 쓰이는 콩나물의 생산지로도 아주 유명한 지역입니다.
이렇듯 전주 송천동(全州 松川洞)은 전라북도 전주에서 장래가 촉망되고 발전가능성이 아주 큰 전주 북부권 신도시 입니다.
전주 덕진구 송천동 신도시 . North Jeolla Province( 전라북도 全羅北道 ) . Jeonju . KOREA
개성특집(7) 표충비 / Pyochung Monument (Kaesong - World Heritage)
Korea's Historical Relics Listed as World's Cultural Heritages
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- It was decided at the 37th Meeting of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO to register historical relics in Kaesong City, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as world's cultural heritages.
Kaesong was a capital city of Koryo Dynasty (918-1392), the first unified state in Korea, for nearly 500 years.
More than 90 kinds of relics are preserved in the city.
Among the relics listed as world's heritages this time are the mausoleums of King Wang Kon (1st king) and King Kong Min (31st king), South Gate of Kaesong, Kaesong Walls, Sungyang School, Monument to Loyalty, Sonjuk Bridge, Koryo Songkyunkwan Academy, Manwol Pavilion, Kaesong Chomsongdae (astronomical observatory) and two groups of tombs.
The mausoleum of King Kong Min is, in particular, preserved in original state. It is an earth-covered stone grave with remains of the king and the queen buried in it. The grave is believed to be built from 1365 to 1372 at the initiative of King Kong Min.
The group of Myongrung tombs is located in a row, three of which stand at intervals of 25 meters or 50 meters respectively between the mausoleums of kings Kong Min and Wang Kon.
The group of seven tombs is located at the foot of Mt. Mansu in Haeson-ri.
The tombs were robbed by the Japanese invaders during their colonial rule over Korea.
Believed to be built in 1391-1393, the South Gate, situated in the heart of Kaesong City, was burnt by the U.S. bombing in December 1950 during the Korean War (1950-1953), but it was restored to original state in 1954.
The relics give a glimpse of the development of the national culture in the period of the dynasty.
Tourists from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Britain and other countries are coming to the city to see the relics.
The recent registration of 12 kinds of relics as the world's heritages, in the wake of the registration of the Koguryo tomb murals at the 28th Meeting held in China in 2004, raises the Korean people's national pride.
Downtown Kaesong North Korea September 2013
Kaesong 5 step 1st time
Emily and her new 5 year old Holsteiner Mare. They are coming along nicely.
North Korea Impressions 2018 - Part 3, Military Parade, Kaesong, Panmunjom-DMZ, War Museum, etc
Final Part 3 of my North Korean Impressions 2018.
0:00 - 0:19 Kim Il-Sung birthplace, Pyongyang.
0:19 - 2:16 Military Parade (70th National Day 9/9/2018).
2:16 - 3:07 Golden Lanes Bowling Alley.
3:07 - 4:05 Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetary.
4:05 - 4:23 Travel to Kaesong.
4:23 - 5:12 Tomb of King Kongmin (14th Cent).
5:12 - 5:30 Sonjuk Bridge, Kaesong.
5:30 - 7:07 Panmunjum/DMZ.
7:07 - 7:17 Kaesong.
7:17 - 7:58 Koryo Museum, Kaesong.
7:58 - 8:09 Reunification Restaurant, Kaesong.
8:09 - 10:15 War Museum, Pyongyang (inc USS Pueblo).
10:15 - 12:05 Funfair.
12:05 - 12:52 Mansudae Grand Monument (Statues of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il).
12:52 - 13:01 Sanuiju (Friendship Bridge).
I do not condone or support the DPRK government.
개성특집(1) 고려성균관 / Koryo Songkyunkwan Academy (Kaesong - World Heritage)
Korea's Historical Relics Listed as World's Cultural Heritages
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- It was decided at the 37th Meeting of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO to register historical relics in Kaesong City, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as world's cultural heritages.
Kaesong was a capital city of Koryo Dynasty (918-1392), the first unified state in Korea, for nearly 500 years.
More than 90 kinds of relics are preserved in the city.
Among the relics listed as world's heritages this time are the mausoleums of King Wang Kon (1st king) and King Kong Min (31st king), South Gate of Kaesong, Kaesong Walls, Sungyang School, Monument to Loyalty, Sonjuk Bridge, Koryo Songkyunkwan Academy, Manwol Pavilion, Kaesong Chomsongdae (astronomical observatory) and two groups of tombs.
The mausoleum of King Kong Min is, in particular, preserved in original state. It is an earth-covered stone grave with remains of the king and the queen buried in it. The grave is believed to be built from 1365 to 1372 at the initiative of King Kong Min.
The group of Myongrung tombs is located in a row, three of which stand at intervals of 25 meters or 50 meters respectively between the mausoleums of kings Kong Min and Wang Kon.
The group of seven tombs is located at the foot of Mt. Mansu in Haeson-ri.
The tombs were robbed by the Japanese invaders during their colonial rule over Korea.
Believed to be built in 1391-1393, the South Gate, situated in the heart of Kaesong City, was burnt by the U.S. bombing in December 1950 during the Korean War (1950-1953), but it was restored to original state in 1954.
The relics give a glimpse of the development of the national culture in the period of the dynasty.
Tourists from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Britain and other countries are coming to the city to see the relics.
The recent registration of 12 kinds of relics as the world's heritages, in the wake of the registration of the Koguryo tomb murals at the 28th Meeting held in China in 2004, raises the Korean people's national pride.
개성특집(4) 만월대 / Manwol Pavilion (Kaesong - World Heritage)
Korea's Historical Relics Listed as World's Cultural Heritages
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- It was decided at the 37th Meeting of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO to register historical relics in Kaesong City, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as world's cultural heritages.
Kaesong was a capital city of Koryo Dynasty (918-1392), the first unified state in Korea, for nearly 500 years.
More than 90 kinds of relics are preserved in the city.
Among the relics listed as world's heritages this time are the mausoleums of King Wang Kon (1st king) and King Kong Min (31st king), South Gate of Kaesong, Kaesong Walls, Sungyang School, Monument to Loyalty, Sonjuk Bridge, Koryo Songkyunkwan Academy, Manwol Pavilion, Kaesong Chomsongdae (astronomical observatory) and two groups of tombs.
The mausoleum of King Kong Min is, in particular, preserved in original state. It is an earth-covered stone grave with remains of the king and the queen buried in it. The grave is believed to be built from 1365 to 1372 at the initiative of King Kong Min.
The group of Myongrung tombs is located in a row, three of which stand at intervals of 25 meters or 50 meters respectively between the mausoleums of kings Kong Min and Wang Kon.
The group of seven tombs is located at the foot of Mt. Mansu in Haeson-ri.
The tombs were robbed by the Japanese invaders during their colonial rule over Korea.
Believed to be built in 1391-1393, the South Gate, situated in the heart of Kaesong City, was burnt by the U.S. bombing in December 1950 during the Korean War (1950-1953), but it was restored to original state in 1954.
The relics give a glimpse of the development of the national culture in the period of the dynasty.
Tourists from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Britain and other countries are coming to the city to see the relics.
The recent registration of 12 kinds of relics as the world's heritages, in the wake of the registration of the Koguryo tomb murals at the 28th Meeting held in China in 2004, raises the Korean people's national pride.
정몽주 우국시(鄭夢周 憂國詩) 유적과 후백제의 견훤 산성(남고 산성南固山城).남고산 ( 南固山 272.6m ). 동서학동 산성(山城)마을. Jeonju .KOREA
전주 송천동 신도시. Jeonju Songcheondong .全州 松川洞 新都市. Jeonju. KOREA
전주 송천동은 전주 북부권 신도시 로서 6개 초등학교가 있고 ,
4개의 중학교가 있으며 , 2개의 고등학교가 있으며, 시립도서관이 2개 있어서 교육의 환경이 잘 되어 있습니다.
, 송천동 인근 도심공원 건지산(jeonju geonjisan mountain) 옆에 유명한 대학교가 있을 정도로 학군이 좋고,
교통이 사통팔달하며 편리하고 , 송천동 인근 자연경관이 수려한 건지산 산림공원(jeonju geonjisan mountain)
한가운데 전주 오송제 호수 (jeonju osongjae lake)와 전주 동물원(動物園 , jeonju zoo)과 인라인 스케이트장및 승마장(乘馬場)이 있습니다.
전주 송천동은 전주 농수산시장(全州 農水山市場)과 그 인근에 송천 메가월드 영화상영관(Movie Theater )이 있고 전주 송천 시립도서관도 있습니다.
전주 송천동에 있는 농수산시장(全州 農水山市場)에 동부우회도로가 접해 있어서 서쪽으로 삼례 호남고속도로( 參禮湖南高速道路)
로 가는 전주 IC 까지 5km거리이고 동쪽으로 전주역(全州驛)
까지 가는 거리는 2km 정도로 교통이 사통팔달한 편리한 입지를 가지고 있습니다.
전주역(jeonju train station.全州驛)은 송천동에서 2km 거리정도에 위치해 있고 ,
전주고속버스터미널은(jeonju express busterminal) 송천동에서 2km 정도 거리에 위치해 있습니다.
전주한옥마을(jeonju hanok village. 全州韓屋村 )은 송천동에서 5km 정도 거리에 위치해 있으며
전주 덕진공원( jeonju deokjin park)은 전주 송천동 신도시에서 100m 거리에
걸어서 갈수 있을정도로 아주 가까이 위치해 있습니다.
전주 송천동(全州 松川洞)은 전주비빔밥(jeonju bibimbap)의 중요한 재료로 쓰이는 콩나물의 생산지로도 아주 유명한 지역입니다.
이렇듯 전주 송천동(全州 松川洞)은 전라북도 전주에서 장래가 촉망되고 발전가능성이 아주 큰 전주 북부권 신도시 입니다.
전주 덕진구 송천동 신도시 . North Jeolla Province( 전라북도 全羅北道 ) . Jeonju . KOREA
개성특집(8) 왕건왕릉 / The mausoleums of King Wang Kon (Kaesong - World Heritage)
Korea's Historical Relics Listed as World's Cultural Heritages
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- It was decided at the 37th Meeting of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO to register historical relics in Kaesong City, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as world's cultural heritages.
Kaesong was a capital city of Koryo Dynasty (918-1392), the first unified state in Korea, for nearly 500 years.
More than 90 kinds of relics are preserved in the city.
Among the relics listed as world's heritages this time are the mausoleums of King Wang Kon (1st king) and King Kong Min (31st king), South Gate of Kaesong, Kaesong Walls, Sungyang School, Monument to Loyalty, Sonjuk Bridge, Koryo Songkyunkwan Academy, Manwol Pavilion, Kaesong Chomsongdae (astronomical observatory) and two groups of tombs.
The mausoleum of King Kong Min is, in particular, preserved in original state. It is an earth-covered stone grave with remains of the king and the queen buried in it. The grave is believed to be built from 1365 to 1372 at the initiative of King Kong Min.
The group of Myongrung tombs is located in a row, three of which stand at intervals of 25 meters or 50 meters respectively between the mausoleums of kings Kong Min and Wang Kon.
The group of seven tombs is located at the foot of Mt. Mansu in Haeson-ri.
The tombs were robbed by the Japanese invaders during their colonial rule over Korea.
Believed to be built in 1391-1393, the South Gate, situated in the heart of Kaesong City, was burnt by the U.S. bombing in December 1950 during the Korean War (1950-1953), but it was restored to original state in 1954.
The relics give a glimpse of the development of the national culture in the period of the dynasty.
Tourists from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Britain and other countries are coming to the city to see the relics.
The recent registration of 12 kinds of relics as the world's heritages, in the wake of the registration of the Koguryo tomb murals at the 28th Meeting held in China in 2004, raises the Korean people's national pride.
@ DPRK 어떤여행 박 연 폭 포 @ 황해북도 개성시 박연리
황 진이 의 시 박연폭포와 자연의 박연폭포를 감상하자
개성특집(6) 연복사종 / Yonboksa Bell (Kaesong - World Heritage)
Korea's Historical Relics Listed as World's Cultural Heritages
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- It was decided at the 37th Meeting of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO to register historical relics in Kaesong City, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as world's cultural heritages.
Kaesong was a capital city of Koryo Dynasty (918-1392), the first unified state in Korea, for nearly 500 years.
More than 90 kinds of relics are preserved in the city.
Among the relics listed as world's heritages this time are the mausoleums of King Wang Kon (1st king) and King Kong Min (31st king), South Gate of Kaesong, Kaesong Walls, Sungyang School, Monument to Loyalty, Sonjuk Bridge, Koryo Songkyunkwan Academy, Manwol Pavilion, Kaesong Chomsongdae (astronomical observatory) and two groups of tombs.
The mausoleum of King Kong Min is, in particular, preserved in original state. It is an earth-covered stone grave with remains of the king and the queen buried in it. The grave is believed to be built from 1365 to 1372 at the initiative of King Kong Min.
The group of Myongrung tombs is located in a row, three of which stand at intervals of 25 meters or 50 meters respectively between the mausoleums of kings Kong Min and Wang Kon.
The group of seven tombs is located at the foot of Mt. Mansu in Haeson-ri.
The tombs were robbed by the Japanese invaders during their colonial rule over Korea.
Believed to be built in 1391-1393, the South Gate, situated in the heart of Kaesong City, was burnt by the U.S. bombing in December 1950 during the Korean War (1950-1953), but it was restored to original state in 1954.
The relics give a glimpse of the development of the national culture in the period of the dynasty.
Tourists from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Britain and other countries are coming to the city to see the relics.
The recent registration of 12 kinds of relics as the world's heritages, in the wake of the registration of the Koguryo tomb murals at the 28th Meeting held in China in 2004, raises the Korean people's national pride.
NKorea agree in principle to open reconnected cargo railway; PMs tour
1. South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Nam-shik entering briefing room
2. Various cutaways of journalists
3. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Kim Nam-shik, South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman:
Both sides shared an understanding that the cargo rail service between Munsan and Bongdong would be meaningful in further vitalising the Kaesong industrial complex. We're nearing an agreement to open the reconnected cargo rail service between Munsan and Bongdong by the end of this year.
4. Close-up of laptop screen
5. Wide pan of briefing room
6. Tilt down to South Korean and North Korean delegates at National Museum of Korea
7. North Korean Prime Minister Kim Yong Il and South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo standing together
8. Close-up of golden crown
9. Delegates moving forward to view crown
10. Pan from Kim to Han
11. Delegates looking at historical remains
12. Pan from wall painting to delegations
13. Kim and Han looking at painting
15. Tilt-up of child ringing bell with Kim
16. Close-up of visitors book signed by Kim, reading: (Korean) National bequest, signed by Kim Yong Il, head of the North-South Prime Minister talks, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
17. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Kim Yong Il, North Korean Prime Minister:
Relics are to be founded, not to be developed. Let's have our pride to continue to study how to preserve our national historical remains and inherit them to our descendents.
18. Zoom-in to delegates looking at bell
19. Close-up of Kim
20. Delegates walking along talking
STORYLINE:
North Korea agreed in principle to formally open a reconnected railway for regular cargo service across its heavily armed border with South Korea before the end of the year, a South Korean official said on Thursday.
The two sides were trying to set a specific date at high-level talks in Seoul for starting service on the 25-kilometre-long (16-mile-long) track running to a joint industrial complex in the North's border city of Kaesong, South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Nam-shik told reporters in Seoul.
Both sides shared an understanding that the cargo rail service between (the South Korean city of) Munsan and Bongdong (train station in Kaesong) could be meaningful in further vitalising the Kaesong industrial complex, Kim told a news conference.
In May, the sides conducted a one-time test run on the track and another reconnected rail line, marking the first train crossings of the frontier in more than half a century. But no regular service has yet started.
The railway opening would mark one of the first tangible results of a landmark summit between South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang last month.
Meanwhile, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and his North Korean counterpart Kim Yong Il visited Seoul's National Museum of Korea on Thursday.
Relics are to be founded, not to be developed. Let's have our pride to continue to study how to preserve our national historical remains and inherit them to our descendents, Kim told AP Television.
This week's talks between the prime ministers of the two sides, the first such meeting in 15 years, are aimed at fleshing out the summit accord that calls for greater peace and economic cooperation between the two sides.
Also on the agenda for the three days of meetings running through to Friday are the South's offers to repair a major North Korean road and a railway, build two shipyards there and provide medical assistance for the impoverished nation.
At the start of the talks on Wednesday, both Han and Kim called for quickly implementing the summit agreement, praising it as a big step toward reconciliation and peace on the divided peninsula.
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Historic sites in Kaesong added to World Heritage list
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June 21, 2013
1. Wide right pan of old area of Kaesong city
2. People on bicycles in old area of Kaesong city
3. Sign of the Namdaemun, the old south gate of Kaesong city, one of the World Heritage sites
4. Wide of the Namdaemun
5. Wide right pan of old wall of Kaesong on ridge of Mount Songak
6. Close tilt up of stones of old wall of Kaesong
June 20, 2013
7. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Jin Sok, Researcher, Kaesong City Management Office for Preserving National Heritage:
Now in Kaesong city, there are many relics being preserved such as Manwoldae, which is the site of the royal palace of Koryo that was the first unified state in the history of our country; the Kaesong city walls; the Koryo Songgyungwan; and the mausoleum of King Kongmin. These valuable cultural relics are the pride of our nation and they are precious cultural relics that show the long history of our nation. Also these relics, some preserved for very long periods, are well known as relics with which we can stand proud in the eyes of the world.
8. Wide right pan of stone steps of Manwoldae, remains of ancient royal palace
9. Close pull out focus of stones and grass at Manwoldae
10. Wide left pan of mausoleum of King Kongmin
11. Wide right pan of mausoleum of King Kongmin
12. Various of statues of civilian and military statues at mausoleum of King Kongmin
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North Korea gained rare international approval Sunday with a new entry on a UN World Heritage list.
North Korea's bid to have the remains of a fortress that once surrounded Kaesong, the ancient capital of Korea's Koryo Dynasty, added to the list was approved during the 37th session of the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
North Korea has campaigned for years to have this recognition.
The sites include one of the main gates of the ancient walls of the city, which is now at a crossroads near the centre of the modern city, as well as remains of the walls that run along hillsides outside the city today.
The announcement was greeted with a great cheer from the North Korean delegation, and spokesman Yong Phal Pak, described it as a source of great pride of (for) all Koreans.
Kim Jin Sok, a researcher at Kaesong City Management Office for Preserving National Heritage said these valuable cultural relics are the pride of our nation and they are precious cultural relics that show the long history of our nation.
He also added that these relics allowed North Koreans to stand proud in the eyes of the world.
The twelve sites added include the ruins of the Manwoldae palace and a 1,000-year old academy that was the premier school during that era.
The adoption of Kaesong as a World Heritage site means North Korea now has two sites on the list, after the tombs of the ancient Korean kingdom of Koguryo (37 BC-668 AD) were listed in 2004.
The UNESCO advisory panel - the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) - which lays the groundwork for World Heritage listings, wrote in its report on the Kaesong sites that the ensemble embodies the political, cultural, and philosophical and spiritual values of the capital of the unified Koryo state as it transitioned from Buddhist to Confucian philosophy.
Kaesong, located just north of the border with South Korea, was the capital of the kingdom that ruled Korea from 918 to 1392.
It is also the location for a factory park run jointly by the two Koreas until tensions forced its closure in April.
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