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Jo Jul 9, 2025

Kangso Mineral Water is not only unique in its taste but also efficacious for treating various diseases and protecting health.

Our people already started using Kangso Mineral Water hundreds of years ago.

“Kangsogunji”, published in 1936, says the following.

There was a mineral spring in Jonghwa ri of Kangso myon. Over 250 years ago, a crane which got hurt in the leg flew down to the spring to drink the water and wash its body with it every morning. After a few days, it was fully recovered and flew away. Thus, the mineral water was discovered to be of medicinal value.

It tastes refreshing and stimulates the tip of the tongue, which tastes just like a fizzy drink. In addition, habitual drinking of it helps cure many diseases including gastric disorder, anemia, constipation, inflammation of the bladder, etc.

This tells us that Kangso Mineral Water has hundreds of years of use history and it has been one of our country’s specialties well known from long ago for its unique taste and mysterious and marvelous medicinal effect.

On December 7, 1947, when he visited the Kangso Mineral Water spring, President Kim Il Sung said that Kangso Mineral Water had had a good reputation from olden times. Then, he set forth the detailed orientation of future development, saying that the gush amount should be increased further and rest centers and sanatoria for gastric diseases should be built so that working people could enjoy and recuperate themselves drinking the mineral water.

Today, the modern Kangso Mineral Water Factory near the spring is producing a huge amount of bottled mineral water to supply to every part of the country including Pyongyang City.