朝鲜纪念金正日逝世3周年

North Korea\'s communist leadership is marking the three-year anniversary of the death of ex-dictator Kim Jong Il.

State television on Wednesday showed North Koreans bowing and leaving flowers at the statue of the former leader and his father Kim Il Sung.

Horns from automobiles, ships, and trains rang out across the country at noon Wednesday to mark the death anniversary.

Top North Korean leaders participated in a ceremony later at the Kumsusan Palace, where the bodies of the two late Kims are preserved.

Pyongyang has worked hard to create a personality cult around the Kim family, which has now ruled North Korea for three generations.

Kim Jong Il died unexpectedly in December 2011. He passed power to his young son, Kim Jong Un, who has quickly solidified his rule.

Wednesday marks the end of a traditional three-year mourning period for the late Mr. Kim.

The young Mr. Kim has largely carried out the same policies as his father, including overseeing the advancement of the country\'s massive military.

He is also responsible for overseeing what U.N. officials recently described as human rights abuses that are "unparalleled" in the modern world.

朝鲜国家电视台星期三播放了朝鲜人在金正日及其父亲金日成的雕像前鞠躬和献花的场面。

星期三正午，朝鲜各地的汽车、轮船和火车鸣笛纪念金正日逝世3周年。

晚些时候，朝鲜高层领导人出席了在锦绣山太阳宫举行的仪式，金日成和金正日的遗体都存放在那里。

平壤努力建立对金氏家族的个人崇拜，该家族对朝鲜的统治已经延续到第3代。

2011年12月，金正日猝然离世。他年轻的儿子金正恩接掌政权，并很快巩固了自己的统治地位。

星期三，对金正日的传统3年悼念期结束。

金正恩基本上仍在实行金正日的政策，包括掌控朝鲜庞大的军队现代化。

金正恩还要对朝鲜的侵犯人权行为负责。联合国官员最近指出，朝鲜侵犯人权的程度在现代世界是最严重的。