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Demilitarized
Zone, only exist in Korea. The
world 11th economy by GDP is still on ceasefire.
It is not finished yet. They guard against each
other on only 8 km distance. But it is the most
wanted visit places of foreigners visiting Korea.
How irony is that? You don’t have to worry about
safety. More than one million people are visiting
this place and even US president and Hollywood
movie stars are visiting this place as well.
There is a tunnel to be used during the battle.
Of the 4 tunnel, closest tunnel from Seoul is
3rd tunnel. It might be very thrilled experience
for you. You may see the North Korea by telescope.
It is about 40 minutes away from Seoul and you
may reach it by public transportation (takes about
2 hours since it is isolated place). Easier way
to visit this place is take daily tour to DMZ,
organized by city tour agencies. You will have
English tour guide explain about this place as
well. They close on every Mondays. DMZ TOUR VIEW
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It’s often said that the Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, is the most dangerous place on Earth. This distinction is probably technically true - the mountains and hillsides on both
sides of the 4km strip of land separating the two Koreas bristles with troops, guard posts, tanks, missile, bunkers, gun emplacements, land mines and other tools of death and destruction.
A one-hole golf course at a military base in Panmunjeom, the truce village that has come to symbolize the world’s last Cold War frontier, warns not to retrieve balls from a fairway lined
by land mines - once designated as the “world’s most dangerous golf course.”
Yet the DMZ is perhaps the supreme irony in a land of ironies. As you gaze out upon the
DMZ from Checkpoint 3 of Panmunjeoms Joint Security Area, your attention is drawn not to
the rare opportunity to peek into mysterious North Korea, the North Korean soldiers perched
on the watchtower nearby, or your chances of survival in a sudden (and highly unlikely)
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Instead, you’re captivated by the supreme tranquility - the
quiet, the lush green hillsides, the rare birds swooping into
untouched marshlands. Here, at the most militarized border
on the planet, you feel completely at peace.
The DMZ stretches some
248 kilometers across the Korean Peninsula from the mouth
of the Imjin River in the west to the town of Goseong in the
east. The demilitarized zone itself, where human activity
has been greatly limited for the last half-century, has become
one of Asia’s greatest nature preserves. In the sparsely populated
hinterlands just outside the zone, where it seems soldiers
outnumber civilians, you can find both towering monuments
to battles won and derelict ruins that stand witness to the
tragedy of war.
No one can properly take
in the entire DMZ area over the course of a single weekend,
but if you’re in Seoul, the peace village of Panmunjeom, the
touching Imjingak park and the beautiful mountains and rivers
of Cheorwon offer the traveler a real glimpse of the history
and culture of this most uniquely Korean tourist destination. |
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