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- ↑ KCTV (Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju Visits Rungra People′s Pleasure Ground) on YouTube [ dead link ]
- ↑ "Kim Jong-un's day out at the amusement park". Toronto Star . 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "In Amusement Park--YuMi Tour Series: #northkorea, #dprk". 31 August 2022.
- ↑ "北노동자 평균월급과 입장료 같은 '릉라인민유원지' 암표까지". 21 August 2012.
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