Changsan Revolutionary Site

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

Changsan Revolutionary Site
TypeRevolutionary Site
LocationRyonmot-dong, Sosong District, Pyongyang
Coordinates39°4′23″N 125°45′30″E[1]
Changsan Revolutionary Site
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationJangsan Hyeongmyeong-sajeokji
McCune–ReischauerChangsan Hyŏngmyŏng-sajŏkchi

It commemorates Kim Jong Il partaking in an effort to plant trees on Changsan 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 16 February.[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. "Jangsan Revolutionary Site Draws Endless Stream of Visitors". KCNA. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
  4. Corfield 2014, p. 26.
  5. "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. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

Works cited

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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