Mansu Hill Crowded with People
Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)
Pyongyang, December 17 (KCNA) -- Mansu Hill, where statues of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il stand, were crowded with people at dawn Monday, the first anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's demise.
An endless stream of visitors was flowing to the hill with floral baskets and flowers in their hands.
Seen in darkness were citizens of different social strata paying silent tribute to the statues and sweeping the ground around them.
Jong Myong Nam, an old man living in Hyongjesan District, Pyongyang, told KCNA:
'It is about four hours since I came here.
Today is the day when leader Kim Jong Il passed away while making tireless efforts for the wellbeing of the people. So, I wanted to stay here all night.'
Han Ok Ran, a student at Kim Chaek University of Technology, said:
'I want to sweep up here again and again, though others would do.'
According to data available, more than 528 000 people visited the statues from 16:00 to 24:00 Sunday.
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