Comments on: Kamsusan Mausoleum discussion II http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:26:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » High maintenance personality http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-54722 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » High maintenance personality Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:19:01 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-54722 [...] Last August I posted an excerpt from Andrei Lankov’s book, North of the DMZ, on the preservation of Kim il Sung’s body in Kamsusan Memorial Palace.  This year, the Daily NK (here and here) provides some new information on Kim il Sung’s imposing presence on the North Korean landscape. [...] […] Last August I posted an excerpt from Andrei Lankov’s book, North of the DMZ, on the preservation of Kim il Sung’s body in Kamsusan Memorial Palace.  This year, the Daily NK (here and here) provides some new information on Kim il Sung’s imposing presence on the North Korean landscape. […]

]]> By: Curtis Melvin http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-18579 Curtis Melvin Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:49:22 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-18579 Paul confirms it---the LA Times was referring to the wax statue of Kim il Sung in the International Friendship Exhibition: http://knifetricks.blogspot.com/2007/08/yet-more-on-kim-il-sung-mummy-issue.html Paul confirms it—the LA Times was referring to the wax statue of Kim il Sung in the International Friendship Exhibition:

http://knifetricks.blogspot.com/2007/08/yet-more-on-kim-il-sung-mummy-issue.html

]]> By: Curtis Melvin http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-18362 Curtis Melvin Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:27:38 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-18362 This is a good point. The author does not mention Kamsusan by name but merely mentions that it is in a "museum" which is "north of Pyongyang." The journalist could have avoided a lot of confusion if he simply put International Friendship Exhibition or even Myohyangsan. This is a good point. The author does not mention Kamsusan by name but merely mentions that it is in a “museum” which is “north of Pyongyang.” The journalist could have avoided a lot of confusion if he simply put International Friendship Exhibition or even Myohyangsan.

]]> By: Simon Cockerell http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-18327 Simon Cockerell Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:09:56 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-18327 Re-reading the original story (LA Times) it has just occurred to me that the writer may not have been referring to the body of the Leader in the Memorial Palace at all, I think he may actually have meant the waxwork of Kim Il Sung that is in the International Friendship Museum at Mount Myohyang (also North of Pyongyang, but 2 hours+ north this time), there is a Chinese-made waxwork there which is ultra-lifelike and which people are requested to bow to, could be that he meant that one all along Re-reading the original story (LA Times) it has just occurred to me that the writer may not have been referring to the body of the Leader in the Memorial Palace at all, I think he may actually have meant the waxwork of Kim Il Sung that is in the International Friendship Museum at Mount Myohyang (also North of Pyongyang, but 2 hours+ north this time), there is a Chinese-made waxwork there which is ultra-lifelike and which people are requested to bow to, could be that he meant that one all along

]]> By: North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kamsusan Mausoleum discussion http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-18268 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kamsusan Mausoleum discussion Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:29:28 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2007/08/02/kamsusan-palace-discussion-ii/#comment-18268 [...] UPDATE HERE  [...] […] UPDATE HERE  […]

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