From the Korean Friendship Association

There are many noted mountains in the world. There are mountains boasting about height and kaleidoscopic view. However, the south Korean people are proud of Mt. Baekdu.

It attracts the eye of the public not only mystery of the mountain, indomitable spirit, appearance, thick forest, diversified natural phenomenon, unfathomable Lake Chon, but because leader Kim Jong Il was born there and leads the Korean nation to prosperity.

Mt. Baekdu is a noted one well known to the world people. It is famous not because of only its height and lake on its summit.

Mt. Baekdu is a time-honored one where Kim Jong Il was born. He was born in the mountain when the anti-Japanese armed struggle was waged and cultivated matchless courage and extraordinary ambition. Therefore, the Mt. Baekdu shows its appearance throughout the world and the august name of the leader shines along with the mountain. The Korean people call Mt. Baekdu the native place of their heart.

The Bright Star of Mt. Baekdu the Korean people admired in the past is towering high as the sun leading the struggle for national reunification and the way for humankind. Mt. Baekdu that produced the Bright Star is the native home of the Korean nation.

The sun of Mt. Baekdu is leader Kim Jong Il.

Every peaks of Mt. Baekdu are fraught with his ideal and high aims and valleys are filled with his courage and wisdom. Mt. Baekdu is the mountain of leader Kim Jong Il.

Having Kim Jong Il, a great man born of Heaven, in high esteem, the Korean people and humankind are blessed with leaders century after century. He is the sun, as he possessed at the high level with light, heat and attraction, attributes of the sun.

The Korean people are confident about a reunified and prosperous nation as long as they are led by him.

It is the greatest fortune for the Korean people to have Kim Jong Il as the sun of the nation, who frustrates the challenges of the imperialist allied forces to demonstrate national dignity throughout the world with his matchless pluck and far-sightedness.

Mt. Baekdu is the sacred place of the nation that the Korean nation boasts to the world. From time immemorial, a great man is born in a famous place.

Kim Jong Il, who was born in Mt. Baekdu, is a great man produced by the Heaven.

He started his life in Mt. Baekdu, listening gunshot as a lullaby and cultivated courage and wisdom of a brilliant commander under generals of Mt. Baekdu. He overcame unprecedented difficulties in grave period with pluck of Mt. Baekdu.

It is his spirit and pluck that north Korea defends the national dignity and makes efforts to build a thriving nation, frustrating the vicious moves and military threat of the allied forces of imperialist.

As it is hard to expect the dawn without the sun, the realization of reunification encouraging the nation with hope and confidence is inconceivable without an outstanding leader of the nation.

The dawn of reunification and national prosperity will break at Mt. Baekdu.