[custom_adv] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had a photoshoot on a white horse on Mt. Paektu, a symbolically important location for his family and for North Korea. [custom_adv] Kim Jong Un has had similar trips and photo shoots before; during one such trip, North Korean state media claimed that the rotund dictator climbed Mt. Paektu, while photos of the event showed him in leather business shoes. [custom_adv] Photos of the North Korean leader climbing the mountain on horseback is "a great event of weighty importance in the history of the Korean revolution," according to KCNA, the North Korean state media. [custom_adv] North Korean propaganda is nothing new; in fact, it's everywhere in the country. From posters showing the US's evil aggression toward North Korea, to Kim's winter wonderland, controlling the message in the hermit kingdom is vital in order to keep citizens obedient and in the dark about the rest of the world. [custom_adv] Kim rides an immaculate, snow-white horse to match his surroundings. But it's not just about equine aesthetics. The white steed upon which Kim Jong-Un is seated is reminiscent of the legendary creatures Chollima, a winged horse, and Mallima, a horse with incredible speend and indurance, according to Reuters. [custom_adv] Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un's grandfather, was also supposedly visited by a white steed during his guerilla days, according to The Washington Post. [custom_adv] Kim Jong Un resembles his grandfather physically, and has had a number of propaganda photos mirroring his grandfather's.
