North Korea means the land of tranquility and the dawn of the morning. Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there was a bear and a tiger who wished to become human, and God told them that if they could stay in a dark cave on Mt. Paekdu for a hundred days and eat only garlic and mugwort, then they would become human. The bear withstood the severe test and became a beauty, but the tiger failed due to a lack of perseverance. Later, the bear girl married Danxiong and gave birth to Danjun, who established the kingdom of Pyongyang in 2333 AD as Joseon. Since then, Koreans have called themselves bears.

I am now standing at the place where the legendary Korean ancestors were born, and Baekdu Mountain, which is also called a sacred mountain and a sacred mountain by the Koreans. The name of Baitou Mountain may be unfamiliar to everyone, but if you talk about its other name, "Changbai Mountain", I don't think many people will not know it.

Climb on a not-so-narrow forest trail surrounded by lush trees. From time to time, there are several groups of tourists walking by.

Tourists consciously line up to play this phenomenon, which may only be seen here. But I'm not surprised by this, because it's nothing compared to what I've seen and heard in North Korea these days.

Can you imagine a country with only one internet café? And the cost of surfing the Internet can be as high as hundreds of dollars per hour; Can you imagine that the subway is built tens of meters underground? so that at the beginning of the war, it could be immediately converted into a civilian bomb shelter; Can you imagine that a country's TV can only receive one station? And this station also repeats the founding ceremony over and over again; Can you imagine the people of this country learning about their leaders from a young age? Can you imagine a country full of red slogans, with the whole country praising the same person – their great leader?

It is a country full of mysteries. Here, only one voice is allowed, and that is the voice of the leader, only one thought, which is the Juche idea, and only one direction is allowed, which is the socialist direction, and there can only be one worship, and that is the worship of the leader.

For me, as a Chinese, I have a sense of déjà vu. Yes, as long as it is the older generation who grew up in the sixties and seventies, if they see this scene, they will not laugh at its backwardness and isolation. Because in the not-too-distant past, we also had the experience of déjà vu. But now you can only see it on TV or movies, but what you see in front of you is a living fact......

"Comrade reporter......" The tour guide interrupted my thoughts.

This interview can be said to be not pleasant, all our actions can only be carried out under official arrangements, and each interview must be accompanied by an official person. I've also learned how to talk here these days, for example, I want to see what kind of life the kids in school are like, and if you say it bluntly, the answer will definitely be a stinky face of rejection. But if you say, "Comrade, I want to see what kind of happy life the students here live under the teachings of the great leader," then soon someone will take you to school with a smile.

In this regard, I have to admire my learning ability and my stomach. I admired my ability to learn because I quickly learned how to conduct interviews here without hindrance; I admired my stomach because I never knew my stomach would be strong enough not to cramp after saying those words......

The tour guide of "Comrade Reporter ......" is a thin man who studied at Shandong University, so he knows some Chinese. However, it was more appropriate to spy on us than a tour guide, and he walked up to me with a smile and said in stiff Chinese: "In front is the Unity Peak, and when you get there, you can see the Tianchi that the comrades asked." ”

Tianchi is the source of the Songhua River, the Tumen River, and the Yalu River, and it is said that fairies bathe here every year. These days in North Korea, there are countless myths and legends about Cheonchi.

"Oh......" I replied casually, frowning slightly, and didn't give the guide's smile a good color.

My disgust with the tour guide came from my previous trip to Hanmen, where I found that there was no Chinese flag on the negotiating table, a symbol of honor. In the showroom of the Hanmen store, the Chinese People's Volunteers could not be found in hundreds of pictures.

When I asked the tour guide, "Excuse me, where were the representatives of the Chinese Volunteers at that time?" ”

The confused tour guide replied strangely: "Has China also participated in the armistice signing?" ”

After I was speechless for a long time, the tour guide pointed to the Korean flag on it and introduced it to me: "We in North Korea are the only country that dares to confront and defeat the American empire, and we resolutely refused to bow to imperialism under the leadership of our great leader, General Kim Il Sung, ...... those days."

Later, through interviews, I learned that the only mention of the Chinese Volunteers in their textbooks was: "General Kim Il Sung met with Commander Peng Dehuai of the Chinese People's Volunteers", "Commander Peng Dehuai looked at General Kim Il Sung with admiration", "Commander Peng Dehuai said: There are many difficulties, and if it were not for your previous battles against the American army, we would have no experience and would have been even more difficult", "General Kim Il Sung said: Our soldiers have experience in fighting the American army, and they can directly help you guide you in ......"

"Fuck ......" I, who has never liked to use foul language, couldn't help but curse secretly at this time: "Who is helping whom?" ”

I want to be the blood of the 36,000 Chinese volunteer soldiers in Chinese New Year's Eve sprinkled on this land without hesitation, but the great combat exploits they have made have been easily wiped out, and I can't calm down in my heart.

I climbed the mountain with a heavy depression in my heart, and I don't know how long it took, and suddenly there was a burst of cheers in front of me. My heart was relieved, thinking that it should be to Tianchi, these days listening to the legend of Tianchi have heard a layer of cocoons, I really want to see what this Tianchi looks like. With a bit of curiosity, he quickened his pace and walked forward. But there is an old saying that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and just when I was about to see Tianchi, my toes tripped over something, and I tumbled towards the unknown amid the cries and surprised eyes of everyone.

Maybe I should be relieved that this is the most screaming and turning back I've ever received in more than a year as a journalist.

First I was dazzled, then I was in a daze, and then I was in a heart-rending pain after hitting a hard object, and the pain was so painful that the bitter water in my stomach was turning out, and I instinctively reached out and grabbed it, but all the efforts were in vain, and I kept rolling down and rolling...... It felt like a century had passed, but I wished it had been longer, because when I hit the ground, it might mean the end of my life.

I wondered if I should write down this feeling and write an article called "Falling from a Height", after all, it is rare for anyone to have such an experience, so if I can publish this article in the newspaper, it will definitely sell well, and maybe become famous for it......

Finally, I don't know how long it took, my free trip reached the final destination. I struggled to open my red, swollen eyes, not sure if I was still alive, but sure I was in a dark cave. A columnar light entered the cave, illuminating the dense green garlic and mugwort in the cave.

I quickly thought of the story of a bear and a tiger wishing to become human, and God told them if they could stay in a dark cave in Mt. Paekdu for a hundred days and eat only garlic and mugwort......

Bears and tigers can become humans if they stay in this hole for a hundred days, so what happens if they stay in this hole? I was already unconscious, and I thought in a daze.

Let's hope it doesn't become the ancestor of humans, the monkey!