Mount Myohyang

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title: "Mount Myohyang" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-north-korea", "biosphere-reserves-of-north-korea", "important-bird-areas-of-north-korea", "sacred-mountains-of-north-korea"] description: "Mountain in North Korea" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-north-korea" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Myohyang" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in North Korea ::

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Field	Value
name	Myohyang
photo	Mounts Myohyang from the Pohyon Temple.jpg
photo_caption	Myohyang as seen from Pohyon temple
elevation_m	1909
elevation_ref
prominence_m	1151
listing	Ribu
coordinates
label_position	left
location	North Pyongan Province, North Korea
module	{{Infobox Korean name/auto
hangul	^묘향산
hanja	妙香山
lk	mysterious fragrant mountain
child	yes
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| name = Myohyang | photo = Mounts Myohyang from the Pohyon Temple.jpg | photo_caption = Myohyang as seen from Pohyon temple | elevation_m = 1909 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 1151 | listing = Ribu | prominence_ref = | coordinates = | label_position = left | location = North Pyongan Province, North Korea | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto | hangul=^묘향산 | hanja=妙香山 | lk = mysterious fragrant mountain | child = yes

Mount Myohyang () is a mountain in North Korea. It is named for the mystic shapes and fragrances found in the area. In the foundation myth of Gojoseon, the Samguk sagi listed Mount Myohyang as the home of King Tangun, forefather of the Korean people, however, it is now believed that the myth originally meant Paektu Mountain.

Tourism

Myohyang is a North Korean tourist attraction and visited by many national tourists. There are several hiking routes on the mountain. Apart from the view, tourists are attracted by the Pohyon temple, built in the 11th century, the Sangwon hermitage, the Kumgang hermitage, and the Habiro hermitage. The Ryongmun cavern is open to the public.

At Myohyang-san is the International Friendship Exhibition centre, dubbed the world's biggest treasure-house. On exhibit are presents received by North Korean leaders over the years. One building stores the presents given to Kim Il Sung, while a smaller one holds those given to his son Kim Jong Il.

The Hyangsan Hotel caters to luxury visitors, while the Chongchon Hotel is second-class.

Environment

Much of the mountain is covered by mixed broadleaf and coniferous forest and protected in a 16000 ha national park. Some 7000 ha has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA).

World Biosphere Reserve

In 2009 UNESCO designated Mount Myohyang a world biosphere reserve, citing its cultural significance as well as the spectacular cliffs providing habitat for 30 endemic plant species, 16 plant species that are threatened globally and 12 endangered animal species.

References

References

1. https://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10739
2. "Mount Myohyang 5". [[UNESCO]].
3. "The Background and Contemporary Spiritual-Nationalist Significance of Mt. Baekdu-san and the Baekdu-daegan Range, in All of Korea".
4. Soo Kim. (9 July 2015). "Train tour to reveal North Korea's 'undiscovered cities'". [[The Daily Telegraph.
5. (2013). "Mount Myohyang". BirdLife International.
6. Revkin, Andrew C.. (2009-05-26). "The New York Times". Dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com.

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