North Korea state TV airs video of Kim Jong-un riding a horse up the sacred mountain, Mount Paektu

North Korea’s state-run television KRT broadcast a new video of leader Kim Jong Un riding white horse at a sacred mountain with his aides in late 2019. In the about one-hour footage, Kim, North Korean first lady Ri Sol Ju and high-ranking officials were seen riding horses in snow-capped Mount Paektu and visiting historical places where the state founder Kim Il Sung stayed. Mount Paektu, a volcano straddling North Korea’s border with China, is sacred to many Koreans, both in the north and south, who revere it as the mythical birthplace of a unified and independent peninsula. According to North Korean history, Kim’s grandfather, Kim Il Sung, based his anti-Japanese military campaign on the mountain. North Korea says Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il, was born at Mount Paektu, though historians believe his actual birthplace was in Russia. Read more Kim Jong-un threatens to unleash new weapon as he slams Trump’s ‘gangster-like demands’: Trump doesn’t ‘really mean it’ when he talks tough of ending North Korea’s nuclear goals, ex-White House adviser says: North Korean ‘ghost boat’ carrying human heads and skeletons washes up in Japan: US flies four spy planes over Korean Peninsula after Kim Jong Un threatens Trump with ‘Christmas gift’ missile launch: From Brexit breaking news to HD movie trailers, The Sun newspaper brings you the latest news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world. Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: Like The Sun on Facebook: Follow The Sun on Twitter: Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: