Pyongyang Folk Park
The Pyongyang Folk Park is built as a grand monumental edifice of the Songun era at the foot of Mt. Taesong.
The park covers an area of more than 200 hectares around the mountain.
The
park consists of several districts -- district for comprehensive
education in history, district for the display of historic relics, folk
village district, modern district, folk game district and so on.
The district for comprehensive education in history has nine visual boards of historical education.
Through
the boards visitors can vividly see the whole historical course of
Korea including the periods of ancient Korea, Koguryo, Palhae, Koryo and
Ri Dynasty.
Exhibited
in the district for the display of historic relics are relics showing
wisdom and talents of the Korean people from the primitive society to
the Ri Dynasty.
The
turtle-shaped armored ship, the world's first iron-clad ship, was
rebuilt to its original size. Visitors can go aboard the ship to call
back the naval battles of the period of the Imjin (1592) Patriotic War.
Peculiar
in the area is the mammoth map of Korea. There are miniatures of the
old homes in Mangyongdae and Hoeryong and scenic spots in the east and
west of Korea.
At
the modern district one can see monumental buildings 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.
Built
in the folk village district are buildings of different periods of
Korean history including government office of Koguryo and temples and
citadels of Koryo.
In the folk game district there are various facilities for folk games.
Story by Pak Ok Kyong
Photo by Ri Jin Myong