Road to North Korea - Spiritual Hiking
People seem to have two reasons to go to Kumgang Mountain. The first is why I was there - to get a chance to go into North Korea. It is the easiest way though it is a bit like being in the Truman Show, as one person I was with observed. You are always being watched and it all feels very planned and programmed. But hey, you are in North Korea.
The other reason is that for South Koreans the place is very special. One South Korean named Im Yong-Shik told me that he remembers singing a song about the place when he was in school and he's always wanted to come since then.
He thought the place was beautiful and the water was "pure and clear". But he did find it sad that the North Koreans
Yong-Shik is right. The place is beautiful. The hike is 8.5 km roundtrip to waterfalls, ponds and along a river.
Along the way you see lots of things carved into the stone. The ones with red lettering are North Korean propoganda, according to my translator. Some of it is from when the Chinese were in power. Most of it praises the purity of the air and water and also the great leader and his father.
The other reason is that for South Koreans the place is very special. One South Korean named Im Yong-Shik told me that he remembers singing a song about the place when he was in school and he's always wanted to come since then.
He thought the place was beautiful and the water was "pure and clear". But he did find it sad that the North Koreans
Yong-Shik is right. The place is beautiful. The hike is 8.5 km roundtrip to waterfalls, ponds and along a river.
Along the way you see lots of things carved into the stone. The ones with red lettering are North Korean propoganda, according to my translator. Some of it is from when the Chinese were in power. Most of it praises the purity of the air and water and also the great leader and his father.
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