Paektu

English Changbai / Paektu Mountains Alternative forms en Baekdu Etymology From en ko ^백두(白頭). Pronunciation en /pækˈtuː/ /pɛkˈtuː/ păk′to͞oChangpai Mountains 370 1 Proper noun en mountain on the border between province/Jilin c/China and province/Ryanggang c/North Korea. en 2000 Donald N. Clark The Story of the Korean People Culture and Customs of Korea https://archive.org/details/culturecustomsof00clar/ 0-313-30456-4 1097-0738 00-21074 464679491 6 https://archive.org/details/culturecustomsof00clar/page/6/ The land border is 636 miles long (1,025 km), most of it with China but the last 11 miles of it at the eastern end, with Russia. The border follows two rivers, the westward-flowing Yalu and the east-flowing Tumen, both of which arise from springs on the slopes of Mount Paektu, the sacred peak that is part of the "Ever-white Mountains" on the northeastern border. en 2008 Robert Willoughby Mt Paektu North Korea w:Bradt Travel Guides https://archive.org/details/northkoreabradtt0000will/ 2nd 1-84162-219-2 1028345136 12569771M 197 https://archive.org/details/northkoreabradtt0000will/page/197/ The Tuman and Yalu rivers dividing Korea and China source from one mountain, Mt Paektu. This volcanic mass of frozen lava smashed out from the wide, elevated planes of dense forest and bogs surrounding it over a million years ago, and has a powerful spiritual symbolism for the Korean people, as indicated in the local tourist literature:[...]Paektu is the backdrop for many of the almighty mosaics and paintings seen across Korea, and its significance for all Koreans is evinced by the dominance of South Koreans in the thriving tourist industry on the Chinese side of the mountain. en 2017 Constitution of North Korea Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea https://archive.org/details/constitution_202002/ Pyongyang Foreign Languages Publishing House (North Korea) Foreign Languages Publishing House 978-9946-0-1607-8 1274042873 36–37 https://archive.org/details/constitution_202002/page/n41/ Article 169. The national emblem of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea bears the design of a grand hydroelectric power station under Mt. Paektu, the sacred mountain of the revolution, and the beaming light of a five-pointed red star, with ears of rice forming an oval frame, bound with a red ribbon bearing the inscription “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.” en Synonyms from Mandarin Chinese en Baitou, en Changbai, en Ch'ang-pai Translations mountain Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 長白山 Chángbáishán, cmn 白頭山 Báitóushán Japanese: ja 長白山 ちょうはくさん, Chōhakusan, ja 白頭山 はくとうさん, Hakutōsan Korean: ko ^백두산(白頭山), ko ^장백산(長白山) Manchu: mnc ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ ᡧᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨ ᠠᠯᡳᠨ, mnc ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠠᠯᡳᠨ, mnc ᡧᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨ ᠠᠯᡳᠨ, mnc ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠠᠯᡳᠨ Polish: pl Pektu-san m-in See also Other Korean-derived geographical terms in China: en Amnok, en Goguryeo, en Gungnae, en Tuman, en Yeonbyeon References Further reading Paektu, Baekdu en 1998 Paektu, Mount Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/ 3 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 2335 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/page/2335/ 2 Also called White Head Mt.; ChangbaikChangbai Mt. en Places in North Korea Volcanoes