culture

Eye-opening changes have taken place at the Koun Farm, Ryongrim County of Jagang Province, along with the new era of rural development.

Single-storey and terraced modern dwelling houses have been built for the convenience of the living of the agricultural workers.

They display the validity and vitality of the policy on rural construction of the Workers' Party of Korea which set it forth as an important task to make all rural villages across the country rich and cultured ideal socialist villages in the near future.

A ceremony for moving into the new houses took place on the spot.

Present at the ceremony were Jon Yong Sop, secretary of the Jagang Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, officials, builders and agricultural workers in the county.

Paek Chun Nam, vice-chairman of the provincial people's committee, made a congratulatory address.

Licences for the use of the houses were handed over and oath-taking speeches made.

Amid the delightful peasants' music and dance, officials congratulated the agricultural workers moving into the new houses.