The folklore street in Sariwon city North Hwang
The folklore street situated at the foot of the beautiful Mt. Kyongam, Sariwon city consists of central district, pleasure ground district and dwelling house district.
In the street, we can first see the buildings with the Korean-style roof tiles.
Roof tiles and forms of roofs of Kyongamsan Hotel and the Korean-style buildings in the street are diversified in conformity with the characteristics of their historical period.
Restaurants for glutinous rice cake, pan-cake, maggoli (Korean traditional drink) and other national food are well arranged in the folklore street. Among them the maggoli service centre is a place where the Sariwon citizens and foreign guests like to visit because of its good taste.
The folklore street has indoor and outdoor amusement halls in which the citizens can play irrespective of season such games as yutt, chess and paduk.
The playground for folklore game attracts the citizens’ attention in the street.
In the playground displayed are lots of historical relics and materials. Typical among them are monument to the tomb of King Kwanggaeto, Chomsong observatory, udometer, mural paintings of t
It has also a mosaic mural painting which shows the Korean history according to periods. The mosaic mural paintings that tell different period of history attract people’s eyes. Especially so is “Koguryo, a strong country in the orient” Those historical relics and materials and mosaic mural paintings make contributions to enabling the Korean nation to inherit the national tradition with dignity of being an intelligent and brave nation.
“Songun Pavilion” was built on the steep edge rock of Mt. Kyongam, so that the people can enjoy the panoramic view of the folklore street. The pavilion is a beautiful scenery and pride of Mt. Kyongam.
Many people visit here every day to look round the historical relics, taste national food. Youth and students and children enjoy folklore amusement such as playing shuttlecock with the foot, kite-flying and Yutt game, which is new scenery at the foot of Mt. Kyongam, Sariwon city today.
It is a consistent policy of the WPK to value and actively preserve the national character.
The folklore street well built in Sariwon under the leadership of the WPK will make a big contribution to giving profound common knowledge on history and national custom to the pupils, students and working people and implanting the national dignity and pride.
