The book was authored by Ryang Ok Sun, manager of the Yanbian Overseas Chinese Trade Company in Yanji City, Jilin Province, China and director of the Rason Paekhwa Company.

In the book Ryang told about the personality of the great persons of Mt. Paektu, giving exposition of such matters as to what view of life one should take to understand one's nation and to be recognized by it on the basis of her experienced facts.

General Secretary Kim Jong Il took a benevolent step to release this book though he was so busy in the last period of his life.

At the book-releasing ceremony, the author said she keenly felt and experienced the greatness of the peerlessly great persons and indomitable mental power of Kim Jong Il's Korea while staying in the homeland.

She noted the dear respected Kim Jong Un, in bitterer grief than anybody, saw to it that the book-releasing ceremony was held with splendor.

The participants in the ceremony looked round the displayed book.