military officials, and stone guardian animals, embodies the aesthetic refinement and technical skill of the Goryeo period. (Hyungwon Kang)

The finely carved granite screens surrounding the two burial mounds at Hyonjongnung (Hyungwon Kang)

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founded Joseon in 1392, Gongmin continued to be commemorated. The portrait depicts the king alongside his queen, Princess Noguk. (Hyungwon Kang)

Two stone civil officials are visible between a pair of honyuseok ritual stone tables at Hyonjongnung in Kaesong, North Korea, at the paired royal tombs of King Gongmin and Princess Noguk. (Hyungwon

lore, Hwang Jin-i wrote the calligraphy using the ends of her loosened hair dipped in ink. (Hyungwon Kang)

, the inscription was revealed by the diminished flow during April’s spring drought. (Hyungwon Kang)

Bangnyeon Falls near Kaesong (Hyungwon Kang)

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Two visitors walk before the royal tomb of Wang Kon, founder of Goryeo, in Kaesong, North Korea. (Hyungwon Kang)

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the merciless passage of time. (Hyungwon Kang)

The official portrait of Wang Kon, the founder of Goryeo, is displayed at his royal tomb in Kaesong, North Korea. (Hyungwon Kang)

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tree, in Pyongyang on April 15. Ezo spruce is an evergreen conifer native to cool mountainous regions of Northeast Asia. (Hyungwon Kang)

, 2023, was its first military reconnaissance satellite successfully placed into orbit. (Hyungwon Kang)

Children arrive at the Sci-Tech Complex as boys ride two-wheeled self-balancing electric scooters with handlebars in Pyongyang on April 16. (Hyungwon Kang)

The slogan “Let us learn for Chosun!”is displayed in the largest letters at the top of a four-story school building in Pyongyang on April 19. (Hyungwon Kang)

The Sci-Tech Complex along the Taedonggang River in Pyongyang on April 16. (Hyungwon Kang)