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Trade Union Members Tour Revolutionary Battle Sites in Mt Paektu Area
Hyesan, August 22 (KCNA) -- Tour of the revolutionary battle sites in the area of Mt Paektu was made by officials and members of the trade union organizations across the country from August 13 to 22 on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's start of the Songun revolutionary leadership.

At Pochonbo, they placed a floral basket and bouquets before the statue of President Kim Il Sung on the shore of Stream Karim and made a bow to him.

At the Rimyongsu Revolutionary Site, Chongbong and Konchang Bivouacs and other places, they looked back with deep emotion on the undying exploits of Kim Jong Il, who made sure that the revolutionary tradition of Mt Paektu further shined century after century.

They held an oath-taking meeting before the Samjiyon Grand Monument.

They toured the Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station, Sinsadong Revolutionary Battle Site and the Monument to the Victorious Battle of Musan Area before climbing Mt Paektu.

Visiting Kim Jong Il's birthplace in the Paektusan Secret Camp, they called back the undying revolutionary life of the peerlessly great man, seeing the historical relics preserved there.

Then they visited Kwangson Photographic Studio and Sokjon Tailor's at the Sinpha Revolutionary Site associated with the revolutionary activities of anti-Japanese war heroine Kim Jong Suk.

During the tour, they went to the construction sites of Samjiyon Township, and held colorful political and cultural events including a meeting to hear impressions of the reminiscences of anti-Japanese guerillas read by them and a question-and-answer study contest.

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