Exploring the Demilitarized Zone between Korea and South Korea

Leave Seoul and head north towards the inter-Korean border. 1. The first stop was #LimjingakPark: Here is a steam train that was bombed during the Korean War🚂. There is also a #Wangbaitan here, where North Korean defectors come to bow to their hometown and pay homage to their ancestors every New Year's Day and Mid-Autumn Festival💐. There is also the #FreedomBridge and #PeaceBell🔔 2. Go to #Gamacsan, where there is one of the longest suspension bridges in Korea, with a total length of 180 meters. During the Civil War, this was a fierce battlefield, and the trenches and forts built at that time still remain. We continued to head north, and after South Korean military personnel boarded the car to check it, we began to enter the demilitarized zone, and the atmosphere became tense. 1. First I went to #TongilVillage, looking at the starving people in North Korea 🇰🇵 across the street, and I had a buffet lunch 🍽️ to fill my stomach, which included fish, meat, vegetables, soup and snacks. 2. Then I climbed up to #DorasanObservatory, which is the northernmost station on the South Korean railway line, 56 kilometers from Seoul/205 kilometers from Pyongyang. Here I used a telescope 🔭 to see North Korean territory, #KaesongIndustrialPark and Songhak Mountain with my own eyes, and got a glimpse of the mystery of North Korea. 3. Finally, I put on my helmet 🪖 and walked into the #ThirdInvasionTunnel. This tunnel dug by North Koreans is about 1.6 kilometers long and hidden 73 meters underground. The tunnel is relatively narrow, about 2 meters wide and high. I walked all the way to the end of the tunnel in one breath. At that time, I was only 170 meters away from the #KoreanDemarcationLine (no photography allowed🚫), and then turned back the same way. ⚠️Warm reminder: You must apply in advance to go to the demilitarized zone on the border between South Korea and China, and bring your passport with you to undergo security checks by military personnel👮♀️. #warandpeace #placestogokorea #historicaltour #100waystotravel