{"id":12540,"date":"2019-10-17T18:16:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-rides-horse-up-sacred-mountain\/"},"modified":"2019-10-17T18:16:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:46:57","slug":"kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-rides-horse-up-sacred-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/international\/kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-rides-horse-up-sacred-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jong-Un North Korean leader rides horse up sacred mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"amp-o-paragraph--bold\" style=\"color:rgb(64,64,64); margin:1em0px; padding:0px; border:0px; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; vertical-align:baseline; line-height:1.25rem; box-sizing:border-box; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; text-align:left;\">North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has climbed the country&#8217;s highest mountain on horseback, according to state media.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-20191017-wa00041546379204632349383.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-12538 alignnone size-full\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-o-paragraph\" style=\"color:rgb(64,64,64); margin:1em0px; padding:0px; border:0px; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; vertical-align:baseline; line-height:1.25rem; box-sizing:border-box; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; text-align:left;\">A series of photos released by KCNA show Mr Kim astride a white horse on a snow-covered Mount Paektu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-o-paragraph\" style=\"color:rgb(64,64,64); margin:1em0px; padding:0px; border:0px; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; vertical-align:baseline; line-height:1.25rem; box-sizing:border-box; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; text-align:left;\">This is not the first time he has scaled the 2,750-metre peak and analysts say such gestures have been known to precede major announcements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-o-paragraph\" style=\"color:rgb(64,64,64); margin:1em0px; padding:0px; border:0px; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; vertical-align:baseline; line-height:1.25rem; box-sizing:border-box; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; text-align:left;\">The mountain holds a special place in the country&#8217;s identity and is feted as the birthplace of Kim Jong-un&#8217;s father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-o-paragraph\" style=\"color:rgb(64,64,64); margin:1em0px; padding:0px; border:0px; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; vertical-align:baseline; line-height:1.25rem; box-sizing:border-box; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; text-align:left;\">&#8220;His march on horseback in Mt Paektu is a great event of weighty importance in the history of the Korean revolution,&#8221; said a KCNA report released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-20191017-wa00055061830638544523030.jpg?resize=700%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-12539 alignnone size-full\" width=\"700\" height=\"405\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-o-paragraph\" style=\"color:rgb(64,64,64); margin:1em0px; padding:0px; border:0px; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; vertical-align:baseline; line-height:1.25rem; box-sizing:border-box; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; 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