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- 1 2 3 4 "1.7 Million Visit Ponghwa Revolutionary Site in New Century". KCNA. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- 1 2 Corfield 2014, p. 164.
- 1 2 3 "Ponghwa Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Pomminryon S. Headquarters Vice-Chairman Tours Pyongyang". KCNA. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "More Materials and Relics Added to Ponghwa-ri Revolutionary Museum". KCNA. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ponghwa Revolutionary Site Visited by Endless Stream of People". KCNA. 22 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
Works cited
- Corfield, Justin (2014). "Ponghwa Revolutionary Site". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.