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Scenic Splendors of Mt. Paektu
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- Mt. Paektu standing in the northern area of Korea have picturesque scenes of four seasons any time.

In the mountain it is hot in the daytime in summer but valleys are clad with snow. In some spots plants put forth leaves but in other spots it is cool like in autumn.

In winter frozen Lake Chon on the mountain is covered with snow one or two meters thick but the sunny valleys with spas are still in grass.

On the top of the mountain, one can see such fantastic scenes as sunbeams being suddenly changed into rainfall and again into snow.

The phenomenon adds to the beauty scenery of the celebrated mountain.

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