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Trade Union Officials Tour Revolutionary Battle Sites in Area of Mt. Paektu
Pyongyang, July 29 (KCNA) -- Officials and primary information officials of the trade unions toured the revolutionary battle sites in the area of Mt. Paektu from July 20 to 28 on the 63rd anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the great Fatherland Liberation War.

They laid floral baskets and bouquets before the statues of President Kim Il Sung at the Monument to the Victorious Battle of Pochonbo, Pochonbo Revolutionary Battle Site, Chongbong Bivouac, Monument to the Victorious Battle in the Musan Area and at the shore of Lake Samji and before the mosaic depicting the three commanders of Mt. Paektu at leader Kim Jong Il's birthplace in the Paektusan Secret Camp before paying tribute to them.

At Pochonbo they went round the then command post of the Battle of Pochonbo, police sub-station and subcounty office.

At Chongbong Bivouac they looked round revolutionary historical relics associated with the traces left by Kim Il Sung on his way to the homeland.

While going round the groups of subsidiary theme sculptures at the Samjiyon Grand Monument and revolutionary historical relics at the shore of Lake Samji against the background of Mt. Paektu, they learned about revolutionary exploits of Kim Il Sung and the anti-Japanese revolutionary forerunners' spirit of devotedly defending the leader and patriotism.

They also visited the Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station and toured the revolutionary battle site in Sinsadong and the Monument to the Victorious Battle in the Musan Area.

They climbed Mt. Paektu, where they hardened their will to glorify for all ages the exploits of the great leaders and accomplish the cause of the Juche revolution under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.

They visited the Paektusan Secret Camp and held an oath-taking meeting in front of Kim Jong Il's birthplace.

During the tour they held various political and cultural events like meeting to hear impressions of the reminiscences of anti-Japanese guerrillas read by them, poem-reciting and sports and amusement games.

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