Tomb Of King Kongmin And His Queen Near Kaesong North Korea
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Tomb of King Kongmin near Kaesong, DPR Korea
Mausoleum built in 14th century. Note the beautiful countryside of Korea.
Tomb of King Tongmyong, North Korea
Mausoleum for King Tongmyong, the founder of the ancient Koryo kingdom. It is located near Pyongyang.
Music is Arirang echoed through Jiansanfeng.
Royal Tomb in North Korea? - King Gongmin Tomb
Royal Tomb in North Korea? - King Gongmin Tomb
Edited by Jessup Jong, Yonhap News Agency.
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Tomb of King Gongmin is a royal tomb
of both Goryeo's 31st king and queen.
The tomb was built in 1365-1372
under the supervision of the king's son.
On the left, Hyeonrung is the king's tomb.
On the right, Jeongrung is the queen's tomb.
The three-dimensional line carvings
show the excellent craftmanship of the past.
With great architecture and craftmanship,
Korea deserves a well-earned place in Oriental history.
Kong Mings Tomb near Kaesong Part 2 North Korea September 2013
개성특집(2) 공민왕릉 / The mausoleums of King Kong Min (31st king) (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 Tour (2/7) 조선민주주의인민공화국 관 광
Continuation of the video of my tour in North Korea.
Things you can see in this video, in order of appearance - Day 2
Kaesong (개성):
- Koryo Museum (고려 박물관)
- Royal Lunch - Delicious!
- Tomb of King Kongmin (현정릉 / 공민왕릉)
Pyongyang:
- Arch of Reunification (조국통일3대헌장기념탑)
- Rungrado May Day Stadium (릉라도 5월1일경기장)
- Arirang Performance, a.k.a. The Mass Games! (아리랑 축제)
[DPRK Attraction] Romanian Embassy Officials Visit Mausoleum of King Tongmyong
George Amihaesei Nicolescu, charge d'affaires ad interim of the Romanian embassy, and its officials visited the Mausoleum of King Tongmyong on Wednesday.
Sights in and around Kaesong, North Korea (September 2019)
Slide show with photographs of a visit to the Koryo Museum in Kaesong and the nearby tombs of King Kongmin and King Wanggon in North Korea in September 2019.
The music is from the Youtube Audio Library (Morning Mandolin by Chris Haugen).
King Tongmyong's tomb in Pyongyang
The tomb, renovated in 1990, belongs to the king and founder of Puyo Kingdom of Korea.
Kong Mings Tomb near Kaesong Part 1 North Korea September 2013
North Korea Tour in May 2015 (Part 4/5 )
Part 5: Panmunjom, Koryo Museum, Kaesong Folk Hotel, Tomb of King Kongmin
Tangun's tomb in Pyongyang
General view of the tomb which has been built in the early 90s
Historic sites in Kaesong added to World Heritage list
AP TELEVISION
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
STORYLINE
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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Tomb of king Tongmyong
One of the tombs is the royal tomb of Tongmyŏng (58–19 BC), the founder of the ancient Goguryeo kingdom, northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In total, there are 63 individual tombs of the period. The tomb has achieved World Heritage status as part of the Complex of Goguryeo Tombs inscribed by UNESCO in 2004 under Criteria. Covering an area of 233 hectares (580 acres) with a buffer zone of 1,701 hectares (4,200 acres). A unique feature of this and the other extant tombs in the area are its wall paintings depicting lotuses blossoming of that period indicative of Buddhism practiced in Korea (277 BC to 668 AD)
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.
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