Mount Kŭmgang
mountain, North Korea
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Kangwŏn province
- In Kangwŏn
…of the T’aebaek Mountains, where Mount Kŭmgang (5,374 feet [1,638 metres]) 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
- In 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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physiography of North Korea
- In 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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