The islet is on the middle of the Taedong River flowing through the city, and its name is derived from the meaning that weeping willows hanging down their branches on the river look like a roll of silk.

On the islet, there are the May Day Stadium with 150,000 seats, dolphinarium, water-park, mini-golf course, Rungna People's Pleasure Park, Rungna People's Sports Park and Korean wrestling ring.

The work for turning the picturesque islet into a recreation ground was started 50-odd years ago.

President Kim Il Sung gave instructions on sprucing up the islet into a cultural recreation ground for the people on scores of occasions and indicated the orientation and ways for its construction, personally planting trees there.

Chairman Kim Jong Il settled the problems arising in building this recreation ground, including construction of a stadium and bridges linking the islet and the banks of the river.

Thanks to the energetic guidance of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, Rungna Islet was turned into a fine cultural recreation center in harmony with natural scenery and modern civilization.

The Rungna People's Pleasure Park was visited by more than 318,000 citizens in one month after its opening in July Juche 101 (2012).

Rungna Islet is crowded with citizens in days and evenings.