North Korea is very hot in summer. How do North Koreans cool down?

When traveling to North Korea in the summer, the weather is very hot. North Korea is a country with cold winters and hot summers. For North Korean people, winter and summer are the most difficult seasons. North Korea has power shortages and insufficient heating supply. Many homes do not have air conditioners. Therefore, it is inconvenient to keep warm in winter, and it is not easy to cool down in summer. It’s midsummer and I’m walking on the streets of Pyongyang under the scorching sun. Most of the time the temperature is around thirty-five or six degrees Celsius.

Although the summer in Pyongyang is hot, there are also many beautiful scenery on the streets. On the streets of Pyongyang, you can see girls wearing skirts, holding parasols, and wearing high heels and sandals at any time. They add a bit of charm to Pyongyang's summer, and no matter how hot the weather is, Pyongyang female traffic police will not be absent. On the roads in Pyongyang, you can always see handsome female traffic policemen standing guard. Although the summer in North Korea is very hot, North Korean people have their own ways to cool down.

North Korean people like to play in the water in summer. Being near water can make people feel cooler. The Datong River crosses the urban area of ??Pyongyang. In the hot summer, there are many Pyongyang citizens enjoying the cool breeze along the Datong River. Especially at night, many Pyongyang citizens will eat barbecue and drink beer by the Datong River. The cool river breeze can bring people a sense of comfort. Children in Pyongyang also have their own paradise. They like to play by the pool and fountain, letting the water bring coolness.

In addition to playing in the water, North Korean people also like to eat ice cream and drink cold drinks in summer. You can see many refreshing cold drink kiosks on the streets of Pyongyang. Next to this kind of kiosks, there is a tent on one side and several tables and chairs under the tent. Many Pyongyang citizens choose to cool off here, eating ice cream or drinking cold drinks while chatting. This is their way of cooling off. Although ordinary households in Pyongyang rarely install air conditioners, many households have electric fans. Blowing fans at home at night is also a way to cool down. However, power outages are often encountered in North Korea. On the streets of Pyongyang, you can still see many people holding mini fans. This kind of fans has become very popular in Pyongyang in recent years

Another way for North Korean people to cool down is to use fans. In my impression, there will be such a memory. In the summer courtyard, your grandma fanned you with a fan, and you looked at the stars in reverie. Nowadays, North Korean people use fans a lot, and you can often see someone holding a fan on the street.