North Korea
Several statues of Chollima are found in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. It is also the nickname of the North Korean national football team. It gave its name to the Chollima Movement, which was a movement in North Korea promoting fast economic developments, similar to that of the Chinese Great Leap Forward. Like other countries, this state planning allowed for the ultimate utilization of resources both natural and man-made.
After the Korean War, the country was devastated and the Korean people had to rebuild everything, starting from ashes. In order to expedite the construction, President Kim Il Sung devised the slogan “rush as the speed of Chollima.” It is said that ten steps were needed when others took one, and one hundred needed when others took only ten.
Several statues are found of this majestic creature in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The Chollima Statue symbolizes heroism, the constant, fighting spirit of the Korean people, and the innovations and advance so quickly, at the speed of Chollima. A notable one can be found on Mansu Hill, and was finished on April 15, 1961.
It stands roughly 46 meters high and 16 meters long, measured from the pavement to the top of the Red Letter of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea representing the working class.
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