Library in Forefront

“Even though we don’t go to private institutes and have private tutoring, we have no problem if this library is with us,” said the kids. Kids studying at Sanyang Elementary, located in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do, which is the closest to North Korea, are learning the most important things in the world through this library. From the left, Kim Hyo-jin (mother of Kim Kang-taek), Kim Hyeon-jeong (mother of Jeong Eun-ju), Jeong Eun-ju, and Kim Kang-taek.

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