Mount Kumgang’s addition to UNESCO World Heritage list This photo, released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on July 16, 2025, shows a view of scenic Mount Kumgang on the country’s east coast that the North’s state media reported was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list following the decision’s announcement on July 13. (Yonhap)
Painting of Mount Kumgang by N. Korean artistThis photo, taken Jan. 16, 2019, shows a painting of the landscape of Mount Kumgang on North Korea’s east coast, displayed at a museum in the southwestern South Korean town of Gangjin. Painted by North Korean artist Ahn Myong-sok, the painting, 5.82 meters wide and 2 meters tall, is the largest of those showing the scenic spot that are available in South Korea, the museum said. (Yonhap)
