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In a small red booklet I bought in North Korea, "Kim Jong Un Aphorisms 1", the young leader states that "art not related with the revolution, art...
Everything from North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), occupies the northern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. It borders China, Russia, and South Korea. The terrain is mountainous, with a population of about 26 million. The capital and largest city is Pyongyang. Founded in 1948 with Soviet backing, it is a single-party state under the Kim dynasty, structured around the ideology of Juche (self-reliance).
The country is one of the world’s most isolated and repressive regimes, with a command economy that has suffered from chronic food shortages. Its nuclear weapons program is a major source of international tension. Little is known about daily life inside the country due to extreme state control and a lack of information freedom.
North Korea is a country in the region Sandalsand has defined as North, Central and East Asia. There are introductions to this region and other regions in the Destinations menu.
The train to China from North Korea
Visitors to North Korea are often left with the choice between flying in and out of Pyongyang from Beijing, or take the train back to China. I...
The world’s most bizarre museum
For my North Korean hosts there was one purpose of this trip, namely to show a Western visitor how tremendously popular the ruling dynasty of the...
The road south from Pyongyang to the DMZ
We are in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This is the story about the road south from Pyongyang to the DMZ on the border with the...
A dam and a cooperative farm in North Korea
Read about a visit to a dam and a model cooperative farm in North Korea. The dam borders the Yellow Sea and the cooperative farm is not far away....
The Korean DMZ – There are always two sides of a border
The 248 km border between North Korea and South Korea has been labelled the world's most heavily guarded border. The Korean DMZ is a Demilitarised...
World Heritage #1278 – Kaesong
The historic monuments and sites in Kaesong reminds us of the foundation and development of the Koryo Dynasty. It established the first unified...
Pictures from North Korea
This is Sandalsand's collection of pictures from North Korea. They are the result of trips to different parts of the country. The official...
How to become one of a thousand Western visitors to North Korea, and why?
I was one a thousand Western visitors to North Korea. This article is written after I returned safe and sound from a six-day visit to one of the...
