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Monument to Loyalty

Pyongyang, October 28 (KCNA) -- There is the Monument to Loyalty in Sonjuk-dong, Kaesong City, DPRK.

Kings Yongjo and Kojong of Ri Dynasty (1392-1910) had the monument built in praise of loyalty of Jong Mong Ju (1337-1392), an official of Koryo kingdom.

The monument has two tombstones erected in 1740 and 1872 respectively.

Each tombstone consists of a bottom stone, turtle-shaped stay and body and head parts. The body part is dark marble and the rest is grey granite.

The turtle-shaped stay is a sculpture made with a monolith over ten tonnes weigh.

The epitaph contains a poem written by a king and explanations of why the tombstones were erected and how Jong was faithful to the country.

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