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Korea is the only divided country
in the world. After the Korean war ended, South Korea and North
Korea negotiated and then desigmated the DMZ 2 km away from the
truce line on each side of the border. As one of the last relics of
the cold war, the DMZ attracts great deal of public interest. DMZ
tourist sites have been created to quench people's curiosity on
this unique area where tension and peace coincide.
You will visit Imjingak Park,
located 50km northwest of Seoul which was built for 5 million
people who lost their homes. You can get a view of the lifestyle of
North Korea and an exhibition hall with jets and tanks used during
the war.
The third tunnel was discovered on
October 17, 1978, it is 1.635 kilometer long, 1.95 meters height
and 2.1 meters wide. It is estimated that it took approximately an
hour for 10,000 soldiers to move through the tunnel plus their
weapons. It is apparently designed for surprise attacks on Seoul
from North Korea.
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