March Route Set by Chairman Kim Jong Il
It was when Chairman Kim Jong Il was opening up a maiden route for study tour to the revolutionary battle sites on Mt. Paektu.
On the day of arrival in Pochonbo, the Chairman set forth the orientation of the activity of the study tour party and asked the officials for their opinions about deciding on how far they could go from Pochonbo.
The only reply from one of the officials was that they could go no farther than Samjiyon and Rimyongsu.
Looking at them from one to another, the Chairman said it was understandable for them to have such an opinion of the route as the discovery of revolutionary relics reached no farther than the areas in and around Samjiyon and Rimyongsu. Saying that more revolutionary relics needed to be found in the areas around Mt. Paektu, he underlined the need to keep on extending the march route to reach Mt. Paektu eventually.
His remarks greatly excited the officials.
The present march route to Mt. Paektu was born of the firm faith of the Chairman.
