Ten taboos when traveling to North Korea

The top ten taboos for traveling in North Korea are as follows:

1. Electronic equipment. You can bring a camera into North Korea, but the total length of the camera and lens cannot exceed 20cm. Computers, telephoto cameras, video cameras, radios, etc. are not allowed to be brought into the country. GPS devices, Korean items, newspapers, magazines, etc. are also not allowed to be brought into the country. If they have been brought, they can be stored at the Chinese border.

2. Mobile phone requirements. Mobile phones can be carried, but they must be checked and registered. There cannot be password locks, obscene content, pictures of leaders of North and South Korea, etc. on the mobile phone.

3. Photography requirements, do not take pictures of scenes that are not bustling. When taking portraits and statues of leaders, you must take pictures of the whole body, and do not imitate the leader's posture for taking pictures.

4. On the way back, inspections will be carried out on the way back. You are not allowed to leave with North Korean animals, plants, food, and fruits. You must also eat all the fruits brought from China and leave no traces left.

5. Currency: RMB, U.S. dollars, and euros can only be used in designated places in North Korea, and Korean won is never allowed.

6. You are not allowed to leave the group. After the day's itinerary, you are free to move around in the hotel except within the designated activities. You are not allowed to move around anywhere else. Remember not to go out on your own! If you must go out, you need to be accompanied by a local tour guide.

7. Conversation. There will be two tour guides on the tour group bus to receive tourists, not only to receive tourists and supervise words and deeds, but also to supervise each other.

8. For shopping, there are designated shopping malls and bus service areas in North Korea. You are not allowed to enter shopping malls where local North Koreans consume.

9. The title, if you want to say it, is also "South Korea". You cannot call a waitress "Miss" as this is also considered an insult in Korean culture.

10. Distance. Pay attention to the distance between yourself and local people. Do not have close contact with local people. If you get close, local officials will inspect and remind you.

Taboos

Taboos were originally negative precautionary measures taken by ancient people to fear the concept of supernatural power. It once played a normative and restrictive role like law in ancient social life. Today, many taboos have gradually disappeared as people have eliminated the mystery of forbidden objects, but there are still many taboos left and affecting people's lives.