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Jeongmin Kim

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north korea s box of bones a mythical king and the dream of korean unification

North Korea's Box of Bones: A Mythical King and the Dream of Korean Unification

On a divided Korean peninsula, tales of King Dangun – the mythical founder of the first Korean kingdom more than 4,350 years ago – play a quiet but persistent role in keeping the dream of reunification alive.