Korean Demilitarized Zone |
Korea DMZ
it is not easy for People who live in korea to feel that current situation of south korea is not diffrent from war situation.
it takes only 30 minutes to DMZ(Demiliterized Zone), the 3rd tunnel and Panmujom (JSA, Joint Security Area) from Seoul by a car. while you visit the DMZ and the 3rd tunnel that presidents and ministers visits from many countries, you will understadn what is the real situation of south korea. South korea current situation is still like being at war.
it is recognized as a tourist attraction that if foreign visitors to korea , they must go to. If you don't visit DMZ where the only one in the world is divided into two countries have been maintained for 60 years, you can't watch reality of Korea. the areas,however, have been became prohibition district to visit toughly for koreans. Although koreans are allowed to visit only some special areas since 1987, their access of Panmunjom still needs strict
examinations.
Foreign travelers can visit by simple process of submiting passport copy.
DMZ Visit Permittion :
- Easy to visit by simple booking
- DMZ Tour is the most popular tour course for tourists.
JSA Visit Permittion :
- Visitors need to submit visitors name, passport number
or a copy of passport at least 3-4 days prior.
- After getting Permission, Panmunjom tour will be allowed.
- it is impossible to visit privately.
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Korean Demilitarized Zone
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ is a de-facto border barrier, which runs along the 38th parallel north. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. It was created as part of the Korean
Armistice Agreement .....

DMZ and Panmunjom ( JSA, Joint Security Area)is located in 60 km to north from Seoul City.
the conference between North and South Korean government related to the military works is held officially. Here proceeds the South Korea and North Korea military talks and official works.
Tourists visiting is proceeded under strict management and visitors notification must be followed. Visitors are supposed to be managed by strict management and the rules must be observed. The tourists visited here will be managed by the strict cautions and also have to obey to the notification.
Conference Room of Panmunjom is the place of guarded against each other face to face in 24hours. It is the best place to feel the current situation of divided Korean Peninsula.
The Korean Demilitarized Zone, DMZ, is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ is a de-facto border barrier, which runs along the 38th parallel north. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it.
It was created as part of the Korean Armistice Agreement between North Korea, the People's Republic of China, and the United Nations Command forces in 1953. It is 250 kilometres (160 miles) long, approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) wide and is the most heavily militarized border in the world.
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PANMUNJOM, PANMUNJOM, South Korea — President Obama warned North Korea on Sunday that its threats and provocations would only deepen its international isolation and jeopardize the resumption of American food aid, and he called on the North to scrap its plans to launch a satellite next month.
Squinting through binoculars from an observation post at the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, Mr. Obama got a firsthand look at North Korea. The North, with a new leader in place, briefly tantalized the United States weeks ago by raising the possibility of ending the standoff over its nuclear program, only to resume its usual defiance with the recent satellite announcement....
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U.S. Officials Visit South Korea in Show of Support
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone splitting the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday during a visit to South Korea aimed at showing U.S. support.
Clinton and Gates' tour of the DMZ and visit to Seoul for meetings with their South Korean counterparts -- the countries' first "two-plus-two" security talks -- coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. Gates said it was his third visit to the 160-mile long DMZ.
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Despite tensions, tourists flock to Korean DMZ
PANMUNJOM, Korea — More than half a century of fragile peace between North and South Korea has produced one of the world’s most unusual tourist attractions.
As global leaders struggle to strike a balance between punishing the communist-led North for its Oct. 9 nuclear test and engaging the volatile state in arms talks, hundreds of tourists are still flocking to the front lines each week hoping for a glimpse across the last Cold War frontier.
Technically still at war since their 1950-53 war ended in a cease-fire rather than a peace treaty, the two Koreas are strictly separated by the 2½ mile-wide strip that is often called the world’s most heavily fortified border...
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A Tour Into the Demilitarized Zone of Korea
May 2012 I was off to Seoul attending at the PTCOG 51 conference on particle therapy. Guess I was kind of disappointed, it turned out to be a rather dull seance with poor speakers, minimal discussions, and as usual the poster session was missing.
After the conference I and Linda went for one of the full day tours visiting the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. Fliers offering this tour are available in most hotels....
I have been following the North Korean tragedy for several years, YouTube is full of videos documenting their plight, see the links at the end of this post....
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http://opasnajazona.blogspot.kr
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