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North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ)
The gate to the North Korean side of the Korean Demilitarised Zone.
We stopped in a small room to be shown a map of the area and
receive a talk from a North Korean Colonel who told us "not to be
afraid."
Mural to Korean unification at the gate to the DMZ.
There is a small farming called Kijŏng-dong on the North Korean side
of the
DMZ and our guides said the land is extremely fertile.
North Korean soldiers guard the border at the Joint Security Area.
The concrete line next to the two soldiers facing each other is the
Military Demarcation Line (DML) which marks the border between
North and South Korea.
There are seven huts along the DML. The large building on the far side
is where the South Korean and American troops are based. They
were not around on the day we visited as the two sides take turns to
show tourists around.
I took this shot from North Korean Army
building which the Americans apparently claim is a facade and only two
metres deep. I can confirm it is real!
We went into this hut which is where all negotiations since 1953
have been held. The DML goes right through the hut so we were able
to walk to the other side of the hut and be in South Korea. A North
Korean soldiers guarded the door at the far end to make sure we didn't
get any ideas about walking out on the South Korean side.
Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ): Wikipedia
Joint Security Area: Wikipedia / Google Maps
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