DPRK nationals in China mourn death of Kim Jong Il

DPRK nationals in China mourn death of Kim Jong Il
Weeping Koreans made a scene in the Chinese city closest to the Democratic People's Republic offashion jewellery Korea (DPRK) on Monday after the news of the death of the country's top leader Kim Jong Il reached across the border.
Starting Monday afternoon, throngs of DPRK nationals filled a small mourning hall in the consulate office in the city of Dandong. Some placed flowers on a table under a picture of Kimfashion jewelry wholesale and almost all cried audibly.
"My grief is beyond words," said a middle-aged consulate official who didn't give his name. He said he would support Kim Jong Un, the son of Kim Jong Il, in carrying on the work of the late leader.
Kim Jong Il, who was general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), chairman of the DPRK National Defense Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, died from wholesale crystal jewelry"great mental and physical strain" on Dec. 17, the DPRK's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported at noon on Monday.
Trucks loaded with flowers headed toward the China-DPRK border. Traders told Xinhua that white flowers sold out in Dandong and they had to place emergency orders for more flowers from neighboring areas.
The bridge linking the DPRK with China over the Yalu River in Dandong was busier than usual. National flags could be seen flying at half-staff on the DPRK side of the river.
Mourning services were held in the consulate office and in DPRK company offices in Dandong. Di Rentao, manager of a Dandong-based trading firm, said trade with DPRK partners came to a halt after the news broke.
DPRK nationals were seen checking out early from major Dandong hotels as well. Some could not hold back tearsfashion earrings while finalizing their business at the front desks of hotels.