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Kim Jong Il Gives On-the-Spot Guidance to Recreation Ground in Mt. Paekun

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, May 30 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave on-the-spot guidance to the recreation ground in Mt. Paekun now being turned into a ground for people's cultural rest.
    He acquainted himself with the construction of the recreation ground, going round the newly built cultural and welfare service facilities and tourist courses.
    After seeing the welfare service facilities built in such a peculiar style as to make them match the natural scenery of Mt. Paekun, he expressed great satisfaction over the fact that another recreation ground for citizens in Hamhung is now under construction. He highly praised people in Yonggwang County for having done something great without being known to others.
    Commanding a bird's eye view of Mt. Paekun presenting spectacular scenery, he said that every part of the country abounds in scenic spots. Our people are highly proud of fully enjoying a genuine life in the beautiful socialist homeland with brilliant culture and an ancient history, he added.
    He put forward tasks to be fulfilled to spruce up the recreation ground in Mt. Paekun and ways to do so.
    Then he walked round the buildings of the rest home newly built by Yonggwang County.
    Making the rounds of the exterior and interior of the attractive buildings in thick woodland, he learned about their construction and operation and set forth the tasks to be fulfilled to operate the rest home.
    He also visited the Ryonghung Temple, an ancient cultural site in Mt. Paekun.
    He went round different places of the temple including its main building to learn about how the relics are preserved and managed.
    It is of important significance in preserving the Juche character and national identity and fostering patriotism to preserve well the historical and cultural relics associated with the wisdom and talents of the Korean people and successfully educate them through those relics, he said, stressing the need to effectively conduct the work to properly preserve excellent national cultural heritages and thus imbue the people with higher pride and honor of the Korean nation.
    He advanced the tasks to be implemented to preserve and manage the historical and cultural relics, noting that they are precious cultural treasures of the country.
    He was accompanied by Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, and Pak Nam Gi, its department director.