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Chollima on the Wing

Also known as 천리마 달린다, Chollima dallinda

"Chollima on the Wing" is a North Korean song made to stir popular support for the Chollima Movement, the state's first and best-known mass mobilisation campaign. The Chollima of its title is the winged horse of East Asian legend, the qianlima of the Chinese classics, said to be too swift to be ridden by any mortal and named for its ability to cover a thousand li in a single day.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chollima on the Wing. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chollima-on-the-wing
MLA
“Chollima on the Wing.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chollima-on-the-wing. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Chollima on the Wing.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chollima-on-the-wing.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Chollima on the Wing’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chollima-on-the-wing (Accessed: ).

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