Wangjaesan Art Troupe: Sound of Horse Hooves in Mt. Paektu

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Korean: 백두의 말발굽소리
Composer: Ri Jong-o (리종오)
Lyrics: Sin Un-ho (신운호) & O Yong-je (오영재)
Year of Production: 1992

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"I'd like to rephrase the phraseology 'a loyal dog and a lovable horse' as 'a loyal horse and a lovable dog'.

Whenever I retrospect my days in Wangqing, I always remember the legendary white horse with which I went through the flames of the anti-Japanese war."

This is what President Kim Il Sung says in his reminiscences "With the Century" vol. 3.

A marble sculpture "Recollection of the White Horse" is on display in the gift exhibition of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces.
The sculpture has the horse at its center with the president's satchel and coat on its saddle.

It vividly shows the horse waiting for the president, who went somewhere a few minutes ago, leaving a book and pencil on a stump on which he had sat, making a blueprint for national liberation.

The mane and tail of the horse blowing in the soft breeze well represent the characteristics of the horse loyal to its master.

The delicate and soft color of the marble to which the method of touch was applied brings into bolder relief the characteristics of the clever horse trying not to disturb the president in thinking.

The marble of white color is 97 cm90 cm.