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Chollima Statue (Pyongyang)

Korea (North) / Pyongyang / Pyongyang
 monument, 1961_construction, equestrian statue

Erected in 1961 this 46 metre monument depicts a winged, soaring horse of Korean folklore that could gallop a thousand ri(400 km a day) being mounted by a worker and peasant woman. The worker holds the red letter of the Central Committee and the peasant woman clutches a bag of rice. The Chollima movement began during a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers Party. The speedy horse of legend became the symbol of the post-Korean War reconstruction movement ("maximum production with evincing thrift").
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Coordinates:   39°2'3"N   125°45'10"E
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