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Interested in learning more about North Korea? Check out theKoryo Tours Blogfor regular posts on North Korean culture, society, and travel. Please see below for a historic overview of this fascinating place. For Korea, the end of World War II brought liberation from decades of Japanese colonial...
Korean culture is rooted in the ancient traditions of shamanism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Korea has historically been part of the Chinese cultural realm, though the Chinese influence has been given a distinctive Korean stamp. Western cultural ideas were introduced in Korea beginning in the late ...
North Korea - Culture, Traditions, Religion: The compound religious strains of shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism have deep roots in Korean culture. Although the country has received continuous streams of foreign cultural influence mainly from
Pastel Dreams The powerful architecture of North Korea Erased by bombing during the Korean War, North Korea’s trophy capital of Pyongyang was entirely rebuilt from scratch from 1953, in line with the vision of the nation’s founder, Kim Il Sung. Designed as an imposing stage set, it is a...
Fast Facts: North Korea Official Name:Democratic People's Republic of Korea Capital:Pyongyang Population:25,381,085 (2018) Official Language:Korean Currency:North Korean won (KPW) Form of Government:Dictatorship, single-party state Climate:Temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer; long, bitter...
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Sharing a real moment with North Korean's on Pyongyang Metro. There's no hard rules against interacting with locals but the language/culture barrier is obviously huge. There is a “rumor” or “perception” that all interactions with locals are set up and that they're not allowed to speak...
Doug Struck
In terms of interaction between North Koreans and foreigners having no value, once again, this leads back to my “North Koreans have brains” argument. I stand by my belief that any interaction with North Koreans is beneficial, even if every single person I came across was specifically chose...