Changsan Revolutionary Site

Changsan Revolutionary Site
Type Revolutionary Site
Location Ryonmot-dong, Sosong District, Pyongyang
Coordinates 39°4′23″N 125°45′30″E / 39.07306°N 125.75833°E / 39.07306; 125.75833[1]Coordinates: 39°4′23″N 125°45′30″E / 39.07306°N 125.75833°E / 39.07306; 125.75833[2]
Changsan Revolutionary Site
Chosŏn'gŭl 장산혁명사적지
Hancha 長山革命史蹟地
Revised Romanization Jangsan Hyeongmyeong-sajeokji
McCune–Reischauer Changsan Hyŏngmyŏng-sajŏkchi

Changsan Revolutionary Site (Jangsan Revolutionary Site) is a Revolutionary Site in Ryonmot-dong, Sosong District in Pyongyang.[3]

It commemorates Kim Jong-il partaking in an effort to plant trees on Mount Chang with students of the Pyongyang Middle School No. 1 in 1957.[3][4] He also helped in constructing the Wasan-dong–Ryongsong Road there in May–June 1961 when he was still a student at Kim Il-sung University.[5][4] Kim Jong-il's activities at the site to "carry out the far-reaching plans of th great leader President Kim Il-song for the construction of the capital and building of Armed Forces" continued into 1962.[6] Kim also guided military exercises of students of the Pyongyang Namsan Senior Middle School and Kim Il-sung University there many times.[3] Taking part in these efforts were some of the first signs of Kim Jong-il rising in political profile thus readying to succeed his father Kim Il-sung as the leader of North Korea.[4]

The Revolutionary Site was opened in 1977,[4] on the occasion of Kim Jong-il's birthday on February 16.[3] There are many historic buildings at the site,[5] including a general introduction hall, a revolutionary monument, the site of study, the site of shooting exercise, and the site of the tree planting.[7] According to North Korean sources, the site has been visited by at least 6.87 million people as of 2011.[3] It is one of many Revolutionary Sites in the country commemorating activities of members of the Kim family.[8]

References

  1. ↑ North Korea Uncovered (KMZ) (Google Earth). Version 18. North Korean Economy Watch. 25 June 2009.
  2. ↑ North Korea Uncovered (KMZ) (Google Earth). Version 18. North Korean Economy Watch. 25 June 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jangsan Revolutionary Site Draws Endless Stream of Visitors". KCNA. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Corfield 2014, p. 26.
  5. 1 2 "Foreign diplomats visit Jangsan Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 13 February 2001. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Visits to Changsan Revolutionary Site Reported 1995, p. 35.
  7. ↑ Foreign Friends Visit Kim Chong-Il Revolutionary Site 1987, p. 126.
  8. ↑ "Forced To Hate". People for Successful Corean Reunification. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

Works cited

  • Corfield, Justin (2014). "Changsan Revolutionary Site". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
  • "Foreign Friends Visit Kim Chong-Il Revolutionary Site" (PDF). Korean Affairs Report. Virginia: Foreign Broadcast Information Service. KCNA. 26 March 1987 [14 February 1987]. p. 126. OCLC 880847287. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  • "Visits to Changsan Revolutionary Site Reported". Daily Report: East Asia. Washington: The Service. KCNA. 1995. pp. 34–35. OCLC 1008884962.

Further reading

  • Springer, Chris (2003). "Changsan Revolutionary Site". Pyongyang: The hidden history of the North Korean capital. Budapest: Entente Bt. p. 129. ISBN 978-963-00-8104-7.
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