A year of more ardent longing for the sun

[nggallery id=91]The Korean people most significantly celebrated the centenary of birth of the great leader President Kim Il Sung in 2012. Now 2012 is coming to a close and the Korean people are recollecting with deep emotion the unforgettable days of the year spent amid longing for President Kim Il Sung. President Kim Il Sung is the founder of socialist Korea and benevolent father of the Korean people they greeted and held in so high esteem for the first time in their history spanning thousands of years. As the days go by, the Korean people more ardently long for him.

Representing the ardent longing of the army and people, the bronze statues of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were excellently erected on Mansu Hill in the capital city Pyongyang, the Korean Revolution Museum and large sculptural groups on both sides of the bronze statues have been rebuilt on the highest level amid the joy and emotion of celebrating the significant Day of the Sun. Equestrian statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were erected at the Mansudae Art Studio for the first time in Korea and their smiling portraits set up in different parts of the country.

Kim Il Sung Prize Winner and People´s Artist Rim Sung Nam, head of a section of the Mansudae Art Studio, has this to say:

"The ardent longing of our people for President Kim Il Sung becomes stronger day by day. It is said that everything dims in the memory with the lapse of time, but the longing of our people for him does not fade. Hearing the news that the bronze statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and their smiling portraits were to be erected in Pyongyang, the minds of all the army and people across the country raced there. Young people went there after finishing a day´s work, and all people, young and old, men and women, turned out to help the erection of the statues. Some scientists sent new kinds of lawn they have developed. The warm sincerity of the people was great."  

The longing of the Korean people for President Kim Il Sung was more ardent greeting the centenary of his birth. The Korean people deeply understood the immortal exploits of President Kim Il Sung for the country, people, the era and history through diverse political events such as military parade and fireworks evening "Korea of the Sun Will Prosper forever!" in celebration of the centenary birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung. The 14th Kimilsungia Festival was splendidly held in Pyongyang, greeting April holiday, the greatest national holiday. The warm sincerity of the Korean people to hold President Kim Il Sung in high esteem forever was felt at the venue of the festival exhibiting Kimilsungia, the flower of the sun, cultivated by the working people of broad sections and school youth and children with warm reverence. The 28th April Spring Friendship Art Festival more significantly decorated the Day of the Sun, a common holiday of humankind. Famous art organizations, international concours winners and other well-known artistes from scores of countries and overseas Korean artistes praised the immortal exploits of President Kim Il Sung.

The longing for the great father Kim Il Sung was expressed throughout the year in factories, schools and villages ranging from an iron giant in the northern part of the country to the villages along the demarcation line. Completing the 2nd-stage reclamation of the Kwaksan Tideland in less than two years after finishing the Taegyedo tideland reclamation, Labour Hero Choe Yong Dok said:

"It is the land President Kim Il Sung eagerly wanted to see in his lifetime. The resolve to realize his desire became strength and courage, and we have finished the reclamation. Indeed, the ardent longing for him brought a miracle to this land."

The Korean people are filled with longing for him, recollecting the immortal exploits and efforts of President Kim Il Sung who visited factories, farming and fishing villages rain or shine, showed them warm love and care and built their country into a powerful socialist nation. With boundless longing for him the Korean people visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun where he is laid in state and planted precious trees, flower shrubs and evergreen lawn around the palace with sincerity. Like this, the people´s longing for great President Kim Il Sung becomes warmer as the days and years go by.

Kim Jong Un Goes Round Pyongyang Folk Park

[nggallery id=36]Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, together with his wife Ri Sol Ju, went round the Pyongyang Folk Park nearing its completion.

The peculiar folk park covers a vast area around the site of the Anhak Palace on Mt. Taesong.

The park consists of the district for comprehensive education of history, district for the display of historic relics, modern district, folk village district, folk playing district, park district of Mt. Paektu and Mt. Kumgang and the management and operation district. It is an open-air history museum where visitors can see and experience at first hand the Korean history and folk custom.

After hearing a report from commanding officers that the park has been successfully completed,Kim Jong Unwent round its various places.

At the education district at the entrance of the park, he went round visual boards for comprehensive education of history set up in the form of a large mural painting.

The Korean people have acquired an advantageous national identity, taking the road of independent development for a long historic period, he said, adding only when the younger generation know about this well, can they deeply grasp the Korean nation-first spirit.

At the district for the display of historic relics he saw round picture boards and primitive straw-thatched huts showing the lifestyle of primitive people, Mausoleum of King Tangun, dolmens and pipha-shape daggers during ancient Korea, Mausoleum of King Tongmyong, monument to the Mausoleum of King Kwanggaetho and Kumggang Temple Pagoda during Koguryo period, Miruk Temple Pagoda of Paekje, Hwangryong Temple Pagoda of Silla and a stone lantern during Palhae period.

Viewing structures of reduced sizes at the modern district such as Kim Il Sung Square, Grand People's Study House, Korean Revolution Museum, Mansudae Art Theatre and West Sea Barrage not only from distance but at close range, he was satisfied to learn that the soldier-builders set right the defects mentioned by him when visiting there in January.

Seeing the structure depicting leaderKim Jong Il's birthplace in the Paektusan secret camp, he underlined the need to plant trees appropriate for the building so that its environment may look like its original one and successfully conduct afforestation so that there may be a clear distinction among different lots.

Standing before a miniature of the Korean Revolution Museum, he said when people come there they would think of the statues of Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill, calling for successfully erecting their statues and group sculptures of subsidiary theme.

It is necessary to set up a miniature of Panmunjom symbolic of division so that people may harden their resolution to reunify the country in our generation without fail, he noted.

He gave an instruction to construct in the park miniatures of the Three-Revolution Museum and the People's Theatre and other buildings newly built or those omitted as the area of the park is so vast.

Going round the folk village district, he was pleased to learn that typical structures belonging to the primitive age, period of ancient Korea, ancient period and periods of Koguryo and Koryo retain their former glory.

At the miniature of the government office of Koguryo, he said the building was constructed well on the principle of historicism, adding if models of soldiers of government army wearing uniforms of the Koguryo period are set up at the entrance to the government office, visitors will think of aspects of society in that period.

He also went round the Korean Folk Museum newly built inside the park.

After going round the Palhae Palace, he saw historic relics unearthed by soldier-builders of KPA Large Combined Unit 630 in the course of construction and pencil drawings done by them.

He said that going round the park nearing its completion, he missed Kim Jong Ilvery much. He said with deep emotion how happy he would have been, if he had accompanied Kim Jong Il who personally initiated its construction.

He called for managing and operating the park well to help people and school youth and children more deeply grasp the Juche character and national identity.

He underlined the need to build the world district, too, at the park so that they may have profound knowledge about history and tradition of other countries while seeing buildings of various countries of the world.

He enjoyed large reed ensemble "Song of devotedly defending the leader, looking up to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun" presented by soldier-builders of KPA Large Combined Unit 630.

He gave the highest appreciation to the large combined unit, saying it has performed shining labor feats on the forefront of socialist construction by powerfully demonstrating the revolutionary soldier spirit and the fighting spirit of devotedly implementing the leader's instructions in the construction of the park. He, at the same time, extended thanks of the KPA Supreme Commander to the unit.

He was accompanied by Choe Ryong Hae, Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Gak, Choe Thae Bok, Pak To Chun, Kim Yong Il, Kim Yang Gon, Kim Phyong Hae, Mun Kyong Dok, Kim Kyong Ok, Pak Thae Song, Hwang Pyong So, Kim Pyong Ho and Ma Won Chun.

Homage Paid to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il by Youth Delegates

[imagebrowser id=11]The delegates to the celebrations of Youth Day laid floral baskets before the statues of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill Saturday, reflecting the unanimous loyalty of all members of the young vanguard from across the country.

They paid tribute to the peerlessly great men of Mt. Paektu who put up the slogan "Love the Young People!" and led them with deep loving care to grow up to be performers of feats to go down in history and vanguard fighters in the era.

Participants of Int′l Academic Symposium Pay Homage to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il

Pyongyang, August 21 (KCNA) -- The participants of the international academic symposium of Kim Il Sung University laid a floral basket and bunches of flowers before the statues of President Kim Il Sungand leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill Tuesday before paying tribute to them. On the same day the chairman of the Italian General Investment Group placed a floral basket before the statues.