But, the question as to how many peaks Mt. Paektu has had remained unanswered.

It was in 1908 that a mountaineer climbed Mt. Paektu and surveyed it, clarifying that the main peaks of Mt. Paektu totaled just 16.

From the end of the 1990s, nearly a century from that period, scientists of the DPRK conducted a detailed survey of peaks of Mt. Paektu which led to ascertaining the fact that the mountain has 216 peaks with 20 meters or more in relative height.

The number of peaks seems to celebrate February 16, the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il.

Upon hearing the news, the Korean people are unanimous in saying that he is the man born of heaven, looking up to Mt. Paektu.