Chollima Movement

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Chollima Movement
The Chollima Statue on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang symbolizes the advance of Korean society at the speed of the mythical Chollima.
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	천리마 운동
Hancha	千里馬運動
Revised Romanization	Cheollima undong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏllima undong

The Chollima Movement (Korean: 천리마 운동; Hancha: 千里馬運動) was a state-sponsored Stakhanovite movement in North Korea intended to promote rapid economic development. Launched in 1956 or 1958,^[1] the movement emphasized "ideological incentives to work harder" and the personal guidance of Kim Il Sung rather than rational modes of economic management.^[2]