Half-kilometre long Kim Jong-un propaganda message visible from space
National Post Staff | Nov 23, 2012 10:39 AM ET | Last Updated: Nov 23, 2012 10:41 AM ET
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A massive 560 m slogan praising
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been carved into a hillside near a
lake in Ryanggang Province. The slogan, which was identified in a
satellite photo on Google Earth, reads "Long Live Gen. Kim Jong-un, the
Shining Sun of [North Korea]!" Each letter measures 15 m by 20 m, about
the size of a building. It is unclear exactly when the slogan was
carved into the hillside. The Google Earth image was taken on Oct. 6.
The area around the lake with the slogan is around 9 km south of Hyesan
near the Chinese border. The huge manmade lake was created after a
hydroelectric power station was built there in May 2007.
North Korea’ Kim Jong-un is now extolled in a propaganda message that can be seen from space.
The message built in the Ryanggang Province, according to the BBC, reads ”Long Live General Kim Jong-un, the Shining Sun!” and is more than half a kilometre long. Each letter is about the size of a small building.
According to the South Korean paper Chosun Ilbo, the practise dates
back to the 1970s when Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il’s names were carved
into the side of a mountain.
Kim Jong-un takes after his father even in his penchant for damaging nature in order to perpetuate the cult surrounding the Kim family,” said one former high-ranking North Korean official who defected to the South told Chosun Ilbo.
Kim, who took over in December, has projected a sharply different
image from his reclusive late father, but there have been no firm signs
of any fundamental switch in policy.
The message built in the Ryanggang Province, according to the BBC, reads ”Long Live General Kim Jong-un, the Shining Sun!” and is more than half a kilometre long. Each letter is about the size of a small building.
Google Earth Massive 560 m slogan praising North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been carved into
a hillside near a lake in Ryanggang Province.
Kim Jong-un takes after his father even in his penchant for damaging nature in order to perpetuate the cult surrounding the Kim family,” said one former high-ranking North Korean official who defected to the South told Chosun Ilbo.
REUTERS/KCNA/Files North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) waves as he visits military units
on islands southwest of Pyongyang
Google Earth Massive
560 m slogan praising North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been carved
into a hillside near a lake in Ryanggang Province.
Labels: North Korea
posted by Pieface @ Friday, November 23, 2012
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