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North Korea has no official national animal, but the mythological winged horse Chollima is taken to be a national symbol. [11] North Korean Siberian tigers are considered unofficial symbol of both Koreas as it represent the Korean people and nation.
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica [33] Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus [34] Indonesia: Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis [35] Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) Nisaetus bartelsi [35] Asian arowana (national fish) Scleropages formosus [35] Italy: Italian wolf ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of North Korea (7 C, 18 P) Pages in category "National symbols of North Korea" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Korea's tidal flat is one of the world's top five tidal flats and is considered the highest peak among Korea's ecological and cultural symbols. 11 Pungsu (풍수) Pungsu (풍수, 風水) is a traditional Korean environmental idea and natural ecology that condenses the wisdom of ancestors' lives. Animals and Plants (4 types) 12 Pine (소나무)
In North Korea, Mount Paektu is said to be where Kim Il Sung organised his guerilla army and is the official birthplace of Kim Jong Il. [ 6 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The emblem, and all of its predecessors, follows the basic socialist heraldic design that was adopted in many other countries, which clearly indicates the relations between the communist ...
Two brown bears, a lion, a couple of yaks, five cockatoos, 25 pheasants and 40 mandarin ducks. These were among dozens of wild animals Russia sent to North Korea in the latest display of the ...
The xiezhi is known as haetae (Korean: 해태) in Korea. According to Korean records, the haetae has a muscular leonine body covered with sharp scales, a bell in its neck, and a horn on its forehead. It lives in the frontier areas of Manchuria. [28] In Joseon-dynasty Korea, the haetae was believed to protect against fire disasters.
For the people who live in and around the forests of Korea, the tiger considered the symbol of the Mountain Spirit or King of mountain animals. [citation needed] A man killed by a tiger would turn into a spiteful ghost, called "Changgwi" (Korean: 창귀), and must seek out the next victim to exchange fates in order to die in peace. [5]