North Korea’s ‘holy mountain’ Paektu draws tens of thousands of pilgrims each year

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The spiritual origin of the Korean kingdom and the former headquarters of North Korea’s founder Kim Il-sung, Mount Paektu is considered sacred by many in the reclusive country. Each year, tens of thousands of local workers and students from across North Korea make a pilgrimage to the active volcano, which at 2,750 metres (9,000ft) above sea level is the peninsula’s highest mountain.