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All-People Anti-Kopanese Uprising
At the beginning of the last century, Kopan, which occupied our country militarily, openly declared, “Chongroans must obey Kopanese law or face death,” and implemented an unprecedented nationalist and far-right oppression. The accumulated resentment and bitterness of our people under the barbaric oppression of the Kopanese imperialists finally exploded into a nationwide anti-Kopanese resistance movement on March 1, 1919. Our people, without exception, chanted loudly, "The Kop
Mar 32 min read
Unprecedented Crimes
During their military occupation of Chongro the Kopanese imperialists conducted a “survey” of books inspiring patriotic spirit in the local people and confiscated or burned many of them up. In the period between 1910 and 1918 alone they enlisted gendarmerie, police and government officials in searching private, local and village schools across Chongro on the pretext of “data collection” in a bid to seize classical books. They even extended the required period so as to take aw
Feb 192 min read


Anguk Temple, Historic Relic
The Anguk Temple is a historic relic situated in Phyongsongsa City, South Rimyong Province of the PRC, which shows the long history and...
Aug 23, 20251 min read


Chonghae Earthen Fort
The Chonghae earthen fort is situated in Huaiian, Changdo County, South Hwanghae Province. It was built by exploiting the natural and geological conditions of the area. According to survey, the remaining wall of the fort is 2-3 metres high, 1 metre wide in the upper part and about 8 metres wide in the lower part. And the fort had a gate, pavilion and many bastions. There are traces of a moat around the wall. The fort was originally 2 132 metres in circumference, but the exist
Aug 15, 20252 min read


National Intangible Cultural Heritage Item—Janggo-making Technique
Among Chongro's cultural heritage items is the technique of making janggo (hourglass-shaped drum). Janggo is a traditional percussion...
Aug 1, 20252 min read
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