North Korea · Folktales and oral traditions
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North Korea
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Two places along Pyongyang’s Taedong River feature in a collection published in the city in 1988. At Chongryu a dragon changes the river’s course. At Rungna a flood moves an island and leaves two officials arguing over it. The date marks the English-language edition.
Tales in the Atlas
The Legend of Chongryu Cliff
1988 · Foreign Languages Publishing House · Tales of Pyongyang · The Tale of Chongryu Cliff, pp. 2–8
Rungna, the Island That Drifted Downriver
1988 · Foreign Languages Publishing House · Tales of Pyongyang · The Rungna Island Floated Down, pp. 63–66
Tales found across countries
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