TAEBAEK - Is the name of a mountain with the meaning "bright mountain" where Tangun, the founder of the nation of Korean people, ruled the country. The bright mountain symbolizes sacredness of soul and Tangun's thought of "honik ingan" (humanitarian ideal). There are many sites known as Taebaek, but Mt. Paektu, which is known as the cradle of the Korean people, is the reference here.