Sunday, January 10, 2010

Demilitarised Zone North Korea

What: Demilitarized Zone
Where: North korea @ South korea border
Reasons for tourism: Education, Culture
Sources: michael90.wordpress.com
This is the Demilitarized Zone lying between North Korea and South Korea. It is 4 kilometers wide and is the most heavily armed border in the world. Many tourists go for organized tours which take them to places such as the observatory, North Korea's infiltration tunnels, military base and the Joint Security Area where negotiations between the two sides are held. The areas surrounding the Demilitarized Zone have also become a wildlife preserve. There is a tour designed to take tourists to both destinations of historical interest and outstanding beauty too.

Source of image: http://img.gonseekorea.com/img/tour00415_0.jpg
Source of information:http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_4_1.jsp

Done by: Ka Yi



(DMZ)


Infiltration tunnel

After the Korean War (June 25 1950 – July 27 1953), South Korea and North Korea established a border that cut the Korean peninsula roughly in half. Stretching for 2km on either side of this border is the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). As one of the last relics of the Cold War, the DMZ attracts a great deal of public interest, and is a popular destination for travelers visiting Korea. Despite the fact that this is the most heavily armed border in the world, it is extremely rare that any hostilities take place. These days the DMZ is a safe destination that thoroughly recommended to any traveler. The DMZ and its surroundings contain many interesting historical sights and pristine untouched natural surroundings.

http://www.vfwpost7591.org/images/tunnel3.jpg http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_4_1.jsp

by : Marriz

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7 comments:

  1. Geography 4T and 4GJanuary 10, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    I think this DMZ is a cultural-historical attraction since it reflects the events that occurred in Korea after the Korean war.
    -marriz :D

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  2. Geography 4T and 4GJanuary 10, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    I think the DMZ is a human-made attraction as it was obviously built by humans, and reflects the history of the war that took place between North and South Korea.
    (Christie)

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  3. Geography 4T and 4GJanuary 10, 2010 at 9:40 PM

    I think this is a more of cultural-historical attraction. It is to let the tourists experience and view history. Vi Chien

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  4. Geography 4T and 4GJanuary 11, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    I also think it is a cultural historical attraction as people get to understand more about the history of the Korean war.

    wendy

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  5. Geography 4T and 4GJanuary 11, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    I agree that the DMZ is probably a Cultural-historical attraction as it represents an important chapter of hitsory between the two countries and the still unresolved war. It isn't exactly much to look at as a human-made attraction :D

    Alexa

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  6. Geography 4T and 4GJanuary 11, 2010 at 4:20 PM

    I think the DMZ is more of a cultural-historical attraction as it represents the relationship between North Korea and South Korea.
    Ka Yi

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  7. Geography 4T and 4GJanuary 11, 2010 at 4:36 PM

    *Edit:
    When I mentioned human-made attraction I was thinking more on the lines of great architecture (e.g. Eiffel Tower). However I agree that there may have been other aspects of human tourism (e.g. Dark tourism as Ms Tham pointed out)that I did not think of before.

    Alexa :::

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