Recently, the Yangdok Hot Spring Resort in the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea is promoted on the Internet, and it is a popular topic in people’s conversations. But
the people might be unaware of how it was built.
Hot Spring Outlet
The Yangdok hot spring is counted as one of the excellent hot springs in the DPRK for
its significant pharmacological and therapeutic efficacy. The sight of the outlets gushing
hot water in winter makes people feel warm.
An outlet of those tells a story.
It was one day in mid-August 2018. It was so oppressively hot and humid that people
could hardly breathe.
Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un of the DPRK, who was on his way for on-site
guidance, visited Yangdok County. He stopped at a hot spring outlet. Despite the
unexpected heavy shower, he would not leave it. He put his hand into the water of 80 o C
and smiled picturing in his mind the future hot spring resort to be built there. In October
that year when the resort construction was at its height, he inspected the construction site.
That day he tasted the hot spring water, saying that they should try first for the sake of
the people.
Place for Boiling Eggs
This is a place which attracts many people. It is very impressive to boil eggs and eat
them here.
When the basket with cleansed eggs in it is put in the hot spring water of 70-80℃ for
some minutes, the eggs absorb the medicinal substances in the water and are half-done.
These eggs are soft and delicious and digest well.
The idea of boiling eggs in the hot spring water came from Kim Jong Un when he was
looking round the construction site. Telling the accompanying officials that the water of
2
80 o C would be hot enough to boil an egg, he tried it at an outlet and measured the time
required. When the egg was done, he said people would like it when a pavilion for
boiling eggs was built.
Later, he visited this place again and suggested making a wall closet for putting
seasonings.
Taking a Chair Lift on a Test Run
Another attractive place in the resort is the ski centre.
Holidaymakers heading for the mountain top on travelators, ski lifts and chair lifts are
all filled with great pleasure.
The safety and convenience of these facilities were tested first by Kim Jong Un.
It was when he visited the resort which was near completion. He took a chair lift on a
test run and reached the top of the ski centre.
This kind of things had happened several times before; he had been on facilities on a
test run at a ski resort and recreation grounds in Pyongyang and on a subway train,
trolley bus and tram.
