This tree is found in Haonpho Town, Kyongsong District, North Hamgyong Province. It is a broad-leaved tree that belongs to the magnolia family. This type of tree is rare in the northern region of Korea. It has a height of 17 m. a perimeter of the root neck of 1.7 m and a crown width […]
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Chon Lake is located on Paektu, the sacred mountain of the Korean Revolution, belonging to the Samjiyon city of Ryanggang province. It is a lake formed by the stagnation of waters in the crater. From the end of the first Neozoic period to date there has been a volcanic eruption four times. The surrounding peaks […]
It is located near the Myohyang Stream Road, slightly set back from Pohyon Temple on Mount Myohyang, one of the six major mountains in Korea. It has grown there since around the year 1870. It measures 24.4 meters in height, 3.6 meters in lower perimeter, 3 meters in perimeter at chest height. Its crown is […]
This type of granite is naturally found in Jungsan Commune, Tanchon City, South Hamgyong Province.The geological stratum of this place is formed by carbonate and granite rocks. Granite is made up of feldspar, quartz, aphanite, and biotite and has the colors red, blue, yellow, black, and white.The proportionally colored rock gives an impression as if […]
On Moran Hill in the capital city of Pyongyang is a tree fossil, which is rare to be found around the world. It is a pine fossil which grew in the Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era. It is 1.6 metres high and 3.4 metres round at the lower part. It is very hard and […]