Changbaishan Journal: For South Koreans, a Long Detour to Their Holy Mountain For Koreans from both North and South, the Cheonji crater lake and the Baekdusan mountain on which it sits are considered the spiritual home of their nations. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a MinorityLibyan Forces Fighting for the Capital Disavow ExtremistsSeychelles President Makes Underwater Plea to Protect World’s SeasU.S. Navy Sailor and Japanese Woman Are Found Dead in OkinawaTrilobites: How Giant Sea Spiders May Survive in Warming OceansIstanbul Dispatch: Arab Exiles Sound Off Freely in Istanbul Even as Turkey Muffles Its Own Critics