Present at the ceremony were Kim Su Gil, chief secretary of the Kangwon Provincial Party Committee, Mun Chol, chairman of the Central Committee of the youth league, officials concerned and officials and teachers of the camp and schoolchildren.

The participants laid a floral basket before the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il at the camp and paid tribute to them.

Speeches were made at the ceremony.

Schoolchildren will have pleasant camping days through such activities as reading at an e-library, various sports and amusement games and cooking practice at the camp built on a picturesque east coastal area.

Similar camping started at all other children's camps across the country, including Mangyongdae and Sokam children's camps.