Revolutionary Site
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| Revolutionary Site | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeongmyeong-sajeokji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏngmyŏng-sajŏkchi |
| Revolutionary Battle Site | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeongmyeong-jeonjeokji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏngmyŏng-jŏnjŏkchi |
Revolutionary Sites (Korean: 혁명사적지; MR: Hyŏngmyŏng-sajŏkchi) are designated historical sites in North Korea.[1] The sites were designated by Kim Jong-il when he began working at the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea in 1966.[2][3] He would send troops all over the country to unearth sites that "were supposedly once forgotten and undiscovered".[4] Kim's goal in designating the sites was to solidify the North Korean cult of personality centered around him and his father Kim Il-sung.[2]
In 1988, there were 27 such sites.[5] Today, there are more than 60. Of them, 40 commemorate Kim Il-sung, 20 Kim Jong-il, and many others Kim Hyong-jik, Kim Jong-suk, Kim Hyong-gwon and other members of the Kim family.[6]
There are two categories of sites, Revolutionary Sites and Revolutionary Battle Sites. Rather than a single building or a point of interest, the sites spawn large areas.[7] Some famous Revolutionary Sites include Mangyongdae, the birthplace of Kim Il-sung, in Pyongyang,[8] and Jangjasan Revolutionary Site and Oun Revolutionary Site associated with the youth of Kim Jong-il.[7] The Mount Paektu area in particular hosts many sites.[9]
South Koreans have criticized the sites for "wip[ing] out traditional culture".[10]
List
Revolutionary Sites
- Chaho Revolutionary Site[11]
- Changgol Revolutionary Site[12]
- Changsan Revolutionary Site[13]
- Chilgol Revolutionary Site[14]
- Chongam Revolutionary Site[15]
- Chongsu Revolutionary Site[16]
- Chosan Revolutionary Site[17]
- Haktanggol Revolutionary Site[18]
- Hoeryong Revolutionary Site[19]
- Hyangha Revolutionary Site[20]
- Jangjasan Revolutionary Site[7]
- Jangsusan Revolutionary Site[21]
- Jihyesan Revolutionary Site[21]
- Jonsung Revolutionary Site[22]
- Junggang Revolutionary Site[23]
- Kaechon Revolutionary Site[24]
- Kaeson Revolutionary Site[25]
- Kangso County Party Revolutionary Site[21]
- Kochigang Revolutionary Site[21]
- Kosanjin Revolutionary Site[21]
- Kumchon Revolutionary Site[26]
- Kumsugol Revolutionary Site[21]
- Kunja Revolutionary Site[21]
- Kwangjong Revolutionary Site[21]
- Kwanhakgol Revolutionary Site [21]
- Malum Revolutionary Site[21]
- Mangyongdae Revolutionary Site[8]
- Mirim Revolutionary Site[21]
- Munsubong Revolutionary Site[21]
- Naedong Revolutionary Site[21]
- Naesong Revolutionary Site[21]
- Okchon Revolutionary Site[21]
- Oun Revolutionary Site[7]
- Paeksong Revolutionary Site[21]
- Phophyong Revolutionary Site[27]
- Phothae Revolutionary Site[21]
- Phyongchon Revolutionary Site[28]
- Ponghwa Revolutionary Site[29]
- Pothonggang Revolutionary Site[21]
- Pultanggol Revolutionary Site[21]
- Rimyongsu Revolutionary Site[30]
- Ryongaksan Revolutionary Site[21]
- Ryonghyon Revolutionary Site[21]
- Ryongpho Revolutionary Site[21]
- Ryudong Revolutionary Site[21]
- Samdung Revolutionary Site[21]
- Sinpha Revolutionary Site[31]
- Sniff Revolutionary Site[21]
- Soksagol Revolutionary Site[21]
- Sonbong Revolutionary Site[15]
- Songhung Revolutionary Site[21]
- Songjon Revolutionary Site[21]
- Ssangunri Revolutionary Site[21]
- Ssuksom Revolutionary Site[32]
- Sungap Revolutionary Site[21]
- Tokgol Revolutionary Site[21]
- Tonghungsan Revolutionary Site[21]
- Wangjaesan Revolutionary Site[33]
- Wonhwa Revolutionary Site[21]
- Wonsan Station Revolutionary Site[34]
- Yombun Revolutionary Site[21]
- Yombunjin Revolutionary Site[21]
- Yuphyong Revolutionary Site[21]
Revolutionary Battle Sites
- Angup Revolutionary Battle Site[21]
- Insan Revolutionary Battle Site[35]
- Kusi Barrage Revolutionary Battle Site[36]
- Paektusan Revolutionary Battle Sites[21]
- Pochonbo Revolutionary Battle Site[36]
- Pujon Revolutionary Battle Site[37]
- Rangrim Revolutionary Battle Site[38]
- Samjiyon Revolutionary Battle Site[39]
- Sinhung Area Revolutionary Battle Site[21]
- Sinsadong Revolutionary Battle Site[21]
- Taehongdan Revolutionary Battle Site[40]
See also
- History of North Korea
- Korean independence movement
- List of museums in North Korea
- List of tourist attractions in Pyongyang
References
- ^ Kim 2003, p. 113.
- ^ a b Lim Jae-Cheon (2008). Kim Jong-il's Leadership of North Korea. New York: Routledge. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-134-01712-6.
- ^ Armstrong, Charles K. (2013). Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World, 1950–1992. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-8014-6893-3.
- ^ Korea & World Affairs. Vol. 32. Seoul: Research Center for Peace and Unification. 2008. p. 308. OCLC 607604144.
- ^ Lee Ik-sang (1988). A Peek into North Korea. Seoul: Naewoe Press. p. 30. OCLC 604909014.
- ^ "Forced To Hate". People for Successful Corean Reunification. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d Lim Jae-Cheon (2015). Leader Symbols and Personality Cult in North Korea: The Leader State. New York: Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-317-56741-7.
- ^ a b Hoare, James; Pares, Susan (2005). North Korea in the Twenty-first Century. Global Oriental. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-901903-96-6.
- ^ "Two British scientists visit North Korea's mysterious Mt. Paektu volcano". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ A Comparative Study of South and North Korea. Seoul: National Unification Board. 1982. p. 129. OCLC 471661066.
- ^ "Kim Jong Suk's exploits glorified". KCNA. 15 December 1997. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Changgol Revolutionary Site Draws Endless Crowd of Visitors". KCNA. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ Corfield 2014a, p. 26.
- ^ Corfield 2014b, p. 27.
- ^ a b "Revolutionary Sites Associated with Immortal Exploits of Kim Jong Suk". KCNA. 22 December 2003. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Chongsu Revolutionary Site Visited by Endless Stream of People, Foreigners". KCNA. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
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- ^ "Haktanggol Revolutionary Site in Pyongyang". KCNA. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Hoeryong Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "KPA Service Personnel Visit Hyangha Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
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- ^ "Jonsung Revolutionary Site Draws Endless Stream of Visitors". KCNA. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 11 October 2014 suggested (help) - ^ "Junggang Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 9 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Statues of Kim Il Sung Erected in Different Places". KCNA. 8 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ Corfield 2014c, p. 72.
- ^ "Events Held in DPRK to Celebrate War Victory Day". KCNA. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Phophyong Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 9 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Phyongchon Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 1 December 1999. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ Corfield 2014d, p. 164.
- ^ "Senior Officials in Charge of Administrative Affairs Visit Rimyongsu Revolutionary Site, Pegaebong Bivouac". KCNA. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Sinpha Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Ssuksom Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Wangjaesan Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 11 March 1999. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ Willoughby, Robert (2014). North Korea: The Bradt Travel Guide (Third ed.). Chalfront: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-84162-476-1.
- ^ "Insan Revolutionary Battle Site". KCNA. 17 December 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Pochonbo Revolutionary Battle Site Draws Endless Stream of Visitors". KCNA. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Pujon Revolutionary Battle Site of DPRK Introduced by ITAR-TASS". KCNA. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Officials, Members of Women's Union Visit Kim Jong Suk's Birthplace". KCNA. 24 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Samjiyon Revolutionary Battle Site". KCNA. 12 April 2000. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Taehongdan Revolutionary Battle Site". KCNA. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
Works cited
- Corfield, Justin (2014a). "Changsan Revolutionary Site". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - — (2014b). "Chilgol Revolutionary Site". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. pp. 27–29. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - — (2014c). "Kaeson Revolutionary Site". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - — (2014d). "Ponghwa Revolutionary Site". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Kim, Ilpyong J. (2003). "Revolutionary Historical Sites". Historical Dictionary of North Korea. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-8108-4331-8.
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External links
- Revolutionary Sites at korea-dpr.com