Songin Monument

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This monument honours neo-Confucian hero Chong Mong-ju, who was killed on the Sonjuk Bridge. He is known as a symbol of loyalty in North Korea, and was killed by an assassin arranged by Ryi Song Gye, the principal figure in the overthrow of the Koryo dynasty.