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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. [12] The national dog is the Pungsan dog.
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)
The religious behavior of Juche can also be seen in the perspectives of the North Korean people through refugee interviews from former participants in North Korea's ritual occasions. One pertinent example is the Arirang Festival , a gymnastic and artistic festival held in the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang.
‘At first, I was afraid of dying from Covid, but then I began to worry about starving to death’ Families in North Korea ‘starving to death’ due to lack of supplies – report Skip to main ...
North Korea: Beyond Charismatic Politics. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-1577-1. Lankov, Andrei (2007). North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5141-8. Lim, Jae-Cheon (2015). Leader Symbols and Personality Cult in North Korea: The Leader State. Oxon: Routledge.
The Bulgasari is a bloodthirsty beast that grows in size the more metal it eats. According to mythology, it was created by a Buddhist monk who was on the run from the law because Buddhism was illegal in Goryeo-era Korea. He created a small figure out of rice grains and fed it needles, and it began to grow.
In many pictures with Kim Jong-Un, his subjects look like they’re crying -- and a Korean Studies professor explains the reason for the display of emotion. Why are so many North Koreans crying in ...
The National Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is one of the national symbols of North Korea. Prominent features on the emblem are a red star, a hydroelectric plant (the Sup'ung Dam) and Mount Paektu. The design bears similarities to the emblem of the Soviet Union and other emblems done in the socialist heraldic style.