calendar>>July 21. 2009 Juche 98
Park of Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited the construction site of the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital on a day of September, Juche 68 (1979).

After looking round the inside of the hospital, he commanded a bird's-eye view of the surrounding places on a balcony. Then he pointed his finger at a place in front of the hospital and instructed officials that the area should be built up as a park.

Officials gave a dubious look.

As for the place, it was planned to construct important buildings there and the ground-making project made a fair progress.

Entering into their feelings, he said to the following effect: As our people feel shy much as yet, husbands would not present bouquets to their wives before the eyes of others. A thickly-wooded park, therefore, should be laid out so that they may enjoy happy time, husbands giving bunches of flowers to their wives and holding newborn babies in arms out of sight.

So, the park of love, which even young couples had not an idea of, came into being in front of the hospital.

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