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priscilla 1North Korea
May 15th 2009 11:45
North Korea from the Outside
Everyone has heard of North Korea, usually for the wrong reasons such as rocket tests, kidnappings of foreigners, threats of nuclear weapons, rumours of mass poverty etc. What is it really like for those who live there? It is very difficult for any outsiders to get within the borders of North Korea, and therefore extremely hard for photographs from inside to ever make it out to the rest of the world.
Therefore, the most any of us will ever see of this nation is from across the borders of neighbouring countries such as China or South Korea. In fact 'border peering' has become something of a tourist activity. Thanks to boston.com, here is a collection of recent pictures into North Korea. See more here.
North Korean border guards pause on the bank of the Yalu River at the border with China near the North Korean city of Hyesan on April 4, 2009.
North Korean workers walk towards a factory in the city of Hyesan on April 4, 2009.
Words reading "If (our) party decides, we will do it!
A man walks his ox cart along the banks of Yalu River in Hyesan on April 5, 2009.
Men ride their bicycles on the banks of Yalu River in the North Korean city of Hyesan on April 5, 2009.
Workers smile as Chinese visitors wave to them from a passenger boat while soldiers, in the background, look on at the waterfront of the Yalu River at the North Korean town of Sinuiju on Sunday, March 22, 2009.
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