Bookstore in a hotel in Hamhung, South Hamgyŏng province, with quotes by Kim il-Sung "The book is a silent teacher and a companion in life." and Kim Jong Il: "Books are treasure - house of knowledge and the textbooks for a person's life:"
Painting of North Koreas late Great Leader Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-Il standing on top of the volcanic mountain Baekdu, at a middle school in Pyongyang.
Secret camp in Paektusan, a small cabin which is the birthplace of King Jong Il. The pictures on the wall is of North Korea's preceded leader and founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, better known as North Korea, followed by Kim Il-sung, a young Kim Jong Il and his mother Kim Jong-suk. Kim Il Jong was born 1942, according to North Korean records.
Pictures on the wall of North Koreas late Great Leader Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-Il at Grand People's Study House, North Koreas biggest library and educational centre. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Foreign publications are available only with special permission.
Grand People's Study House, North Koreas biggest library and educational centre. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Foreign publications are available only with special permission.
Cultural education room with TV's and Boomboxes at Grand People's Study House, North Koreas biggest library and educational centre. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Foreign publications are available only with special permission.
Grand People's Study House, North Koreas biggest library and educational centre. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Foreign publications are available only with special permission.
Woman reading a book under a Kim Jong-il painting Grand People's Study House, North Koreas biggest library and educational centre. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Foreign publications are available only with special permission.
Painting in a hotel in Wŏnsan, of North Koreas late Great Leader Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-Il standing on top of the volcanic mountain Baekdu.
Painting of North Koreas late Great Leader Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-Il , at a school in Pyongyang.
Painting of North Koreas late Great Leader Kim Il-sung in a hotel in Hamhŭng. Hamhŭng is an important chemical industry center in the DPRK. It is an industrial city which serves as a major port for North Korean foreign trade. Production includes textiles (particularly vinalon), metalware, machinery, refined oil and processed food. It is also said to be North Korea's largest center of methamphetamine production both for export and illicitly for internal consumption.