First on our agenda on a rare clear morning in Pyongyang was the Mangyongdae Native House, on the outskirts of the city. This is the reputed birthplace of Kim Il Sung, now set in serene parkland.
The native house exhibited old farm equipment and household wares of Kim Il Sung's childhood. The local guide's emphasis clearly was that Kim Il Sung was raised in a very poor farming background, with the entire extended family living in the one small house. We were also taught that from at four years old Kim Il Sung had mastered the written word and wrote his vision for an independent Korea.
After drinking from the well as relief from the hot sun we headed back to the city.
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| Group B at the Mangyongdae Native House. |
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