Mount Kŭmgang

mountain, North Korea

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Kumgang-san Kuryong Fall on Kumgang-san (mountain), Kangwon province, N.Kor.

Mount Kŭmgang is a mountain located in southeastern North Korea. It is part of the Taebaek Mountains, a range that stretches along the East Sea coast of the Korean Peninsula. Mount Kŭmgang reaches an altitude of 5,374 feet (1,638 meters) and is renowned for its scenic beauty. The Taebaek Mountains are a significant geographical feature, with many rivers originating from them, and they contain various mineral resources.123

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Kangwŏn
…of the T’aebaek Mountains, where Mount Kŭmgang (5,374 feet [1,638 meters]) is located. Mount Kŭmgang has been known since antiquity as one of the most picturesque places in East Asia. The mountain and its foothills have many jagged rocks and peaks (12,000 have been counted), precipices and stone pillars formed…
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…of the T’aebaek Mountains, where Mount Kŭmgang (5,374 feet [1,638 meters]) is located. Mount Kŭmgang has been known since antiquity as one of the most picturesque places in East Asia. The mountain and its foothills have many jagged rocks and peaks (12,000 have been counted), precipices and stone pillars formed…
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Korean art
Painting
…was the rugged peaks of Mount Kŭmgang (also called Diamond Mountain, now in North Korea). To depict rocky cliffs and soaring forests, he devised his characteristic “wrinkles” of forceful vertical lines. This trend, called the “true-view landscape” and established by Chŏng Sŏn and others, was followed by Kim Hong-do, Sin…
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…was the rugged peaks of Mount Kŭmgang (also called Diamond Mountain, now in North Korea). To depict rocky cliffs and soaring forests, he devised his characteristic “wrinkles” of forceful vertical lines. This trend, called the “true-view landscape” and established by Chŏng Sŏn and others, was followed by Kim Hong-do, Sin…
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North Korea
Relief
…the eastern coast; one peak, Mount Kŭmgang (5,374 feet [1,638 metres]), is renowned for its scenic beauty.
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…the eastern coast; one peak, Mount Kŭmgang (5,374 feet [1,638 metres]), is renowned for its scenic beauty.
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