Daeseong-dong
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Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 k
The Daeseong-dong flagpole, flying the flag of South Korea
Rice harvest in Daeseong-dong, 1998
10kg & 20kg sacks of rice bearing the DMZ brand, sold in Daeseong-dong
Korean Demilitarized Zone
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The Korean Demilitarized Zone, also known as the Korean DMZ, KDMZ, or simply the DMZ, is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula which intersects the 38th parallel north. The DMZ is a bord
Daeseong-dong
…Daeseong-dong (also called Tae Sung Dong, and Jayu-ui Maeul) is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The village is about 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km (7.5 miles) from the city of Kaesong, North Korea. As…
View of the North from the southern side of the Joint Security Area
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is visible at night from space because of a noticeable lack of lighting in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula.
A portion of the North Korean DMZ seen from the Joint Security Area in January 1976
Conference Row seen from the northern side of the JSA