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what is this place? Where is this place?
North Korea is located in Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea. the Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korean: 한반도 비무장지대) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea since 1953. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. It is 155 miles (248 km) long and approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and is the most heavily militarized border in
Military Demarcation Line marker on the South Korean side of the Bridge of No Returnthe world.
WHY DO TOURISTS VISIT DEMILITARIZED ZONE, NORTH KOREA?
There are many interesting things to see there. However travelling within the DMZ is possible only in official UN vehicles. The most interesting place is the three conference rooms that sit directly over the border. Visitors can also see the tunnels that North Korea troops dug under the DMZ. UN forces discovered these tunnels.
A South Korean checkpoint in the DMZ.
what are the sources of information for this place?
1. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html --> the world fact book has all the facts and information of every country existing in the world. Basically, the main categories are introduction, geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportations, military, and transitional issues.
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone --> wikipedia is a website where one can find information about anything one needs. The website is updated often by various people around the world.
3. http://hubpages.com/hub/Visiting_the_Korean_DMZ
4. http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=256850
Questions by us!
HOW DO TOURISTS GET THERE?
If tourists follow the tour group, they will take the tour bus. But usually if tourists want to see the inside of the demilitarized zone, they have to take only the UN vehicles in.
besides humans, what other living things can we find there?
In the past half century, the Korean DMZ has been a deadly place for humans, making habitation impossible. Only around the village of Panmunjeom and more recently the Dong Bukbu Line on Korea's east coast have there been regular incursions by people.
This natural isolation along the 155 miles (249 km) length of the DMZ has created an involuntary park which is now recognised as one of the most well-preserved areas of temperate habitat in the world. Several endangered animal and plant species now exist among the heavily fortified fences, landmines and listening posts. These include the extremely rare Red-crowned Crane (a staple of Asian art), and the White-naped crane as well as, potentially, the extremely rare Korean Tiger , Amur leopard and Asiatic black bear. Ecologists have identified some 2,900 plant species, 70 types of mammals and 320 kinds of birds within the narrow buffer zone. Additional surveys are now being conducted throughout the region.
The DMZ, which is up to 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide, owes its varied biodiversity to its geography which crosses mountains, prairies, swamps, lakes and tidal marshes. Environmentalists hope that by the time reunification occurs, the former DMZ will be conserved as a wildlife refuge, with a well-developed set of objective and management plans vetted and in place. In 2005 CNN founder and media mogul, Ted Turner, on a visit to North Korea, said that he would financially support any plans to turn the DMZ into a peace park and a UN-protected World Heritage Site.
this was posted by students of dynamique 4D-wen ying and katherine
By Clarissa and Kala(4M):
What is this place?
It is a border that stretches from the west to the east coast of the Korean peninsula. It is something of a misnomer, considering the huge number of military personnel ( over 2 million troops ) and materiel in position.
Where is this place?
It is where North and South Korea is divided. It is also known as “The 38th Parallel”.
Why do tourists visit this place?
It is one of the relics of the Cold War. It also has a large amount of biodiversity, as the DMZ has been restricted to the general public for over 50 years, causing it to be a wildlife preserve. It’s natural beauty and history attracts tourists.
Sources of information:
Tourist sites-
The Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korean: 한반도 비무장지대) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea
The tallest flagpole in the world in Kijong-dong.
Both North and
In the North, Kijong-dong features a number of brightly painted, poured-concrete multi-story buildings and apartments with electric lighting. These features represented an unheard of level of luxury for rural Koreans, north or south, in the 1950s. The town was oriented so that the bright blue roofs and white sides of the buildings would be the most distinguishing features when viewed from the border. However scrutiny with modern telescopic lenses reveals that the buildings are mere concrete shells lacking window glass or even interior rooms, with the building lights turned on and off at set times and the empty sidewalks swept by a skeleton crew of caretakers in an effort to preserve the illusion of activity.
In 1998
During the 1980s, the South Korean government built a 98.4 metre (328 ft) tall flagpole in the
Korean wall
The alleged Korean Wall in the Demilitarized Zone
The Korean wall is a concrete barrier that was allegedly built along the length of the DMZ in South Korea North Korea
In the area south of the Military Demarcation Line, which cuts across our country at its waist, there is a concrete wall which stretches more than 240 km (150 mi) from east to west, is five to eight meters (16 to 26 ft) high, 10 to 19 m (32 to 62 ft) thick at the bottom, and 3 to 7 m (10 to 23 ft) wide in the upper part. It is set with wire entanglements and dotted with gun embrasures, look-outs and varieties of military establishments [...] the South Korean rulers built this wall over a period of many years from 1977.
According to the United States
Transportation
Main article: Panmunjeom
Military Demarcation Line marker on the South Korean side of the Bridge of No Return
Panmunjeom is the site of the negotiations that ended the Korean War and is the main centre of human activity in the DMZ. The village is located on the main highway and near a railroad connecting the two Koreas
Sarah Gan (6) and Stephanie Sim (23) 4R
The demilitarized zone is an interesting place to go too, I had the opportunity to visit the 3rd underground tunnel during my school trip.The tunnel is narrow,long, and short too(we had to bend really low to walk through the tunnel).
ReplyDeleteThe security there is also very tight, and thus we could not take photos in many of the places there.
-Sheng Mei (4R)-
Based on what Sheng Mei has stated, this location falls under the category of 'Dark Tourism' and 'Heritage Tourism'. The entire country in under tight control and this shows how the country restricts the activity of the country and its people. However, the features of this country which includes the DMZ educates the tourists on the heritage, history and rule(how they govern the country) of North Korea.
ReplyDelete-Gladys Ng(14) & Joyce lim(10) 4R
The DMZ is a relic of the cold war, the Korean war having killed many innocent lives. Tourists are able to find out more about the dark events of the cold war. Hence, this spot provides historical tourism and dark tourism.
ReplyDeleteThe demilitarized zone is classified as dark and historical tourism. This is due to the bad history between North and South Korea, where both sides were in severe conflict.
ReplyDeleteDMZ is open to visitors to help them gain an insight of the conflicts and how it has been subsequently managed till this day.
Sheng Mei & Shuba-4R
Though i know that there is a Demilitarized Zone separating South, i never knew how strict the security was. It also seems to me that the North is still trying to put up a pretense that they are prosperous. Tourists that visit this place would be able to have a deeper understanding about the conflict between the North and the South. This dark tourism would entice tourists to visit the DMZ as it is a experience which can be experienced no where else.
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