Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Tourist attractions - Panmunjom Negotiation Tour Route to Panmunjom

Panmunjom Negotiation Tour Route to Panmunjom

Now Panmunjom has become a tourist spot for foreign tourists. Generally, guests who visit North Korea are arranged to visit Panmunjeom.

South Korea also uses Panmunjeom as a tourist route. However, visitors here are not allowed to wear jeans, sandals, shorts or sportswear, and their hair must be neat. In addition, tourists are not allowed to move around freely. The vehicle you are traveling in must also be transferred to a special vehicle from the Joint Security Zone at Boniface Military Camp on the periphery. After passing two military police checkpoints, you can enter Panmunjom. Another unique sight in Panmunjom is the flag towers erected on the north and south sides. The flag tower on the South Korean side is only 100 meters high, while the flag tower on the North Korean side is 160 meters high, and the length of the flag is 30 meters, known as the world's longest.

On the side of the North Korean military management area is a village composed of several neatly planned small buildings. It is said that there are no real villagers living in it. The year-round residents only have a few staff responsible for raising and lowering the flag and those who maintain the houses. Worker.

On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed in Panmunjom.

There are also two villages in the military controlled zone on the South Korean side, one of which is Daeseongdong (also known as Freedom Village) under the jurisdiction of the Joint Security Zone. The population of Daeseongdong is 237, and they have lived here for generations. Tourists are generally not allowed to visit Daeseongdong. Due to the special environment, the residents of Daeseongdong work in the fields during the day and must go home when it gets dark, and are required to close their doors and windows before 11 p.m. Foreign leaders also come here whenever they have the chance. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, former German Chancellor Kohl, former Australian Prime Minister Keating, former US President Clinton and current President Bush have all visited the Korean side of Panmunjom.