Mount Paektu, an active volcano and the highest ... It is also steeped in political significance, as North Korea’s founder, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, used it as a hideout while ...

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling ... according to North Korean legend. Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s founder and Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, purportedly used the mountain as ...

According to a Straits Times report, Kim Il Sung fought against the Japanese occupation forces on Mount Paektu. North Koreans are led to believe that Kim Jong Il, the father of the country’s ...

Mount Paektu, which stands 2,750 meters above sea level ... As reported by NK News, this mountain is considered sacred and holds special meaning in North Korea. Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of Kim ...