Daeseong-dong
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| Korean spelling | |
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| Korean alphabet : | 대성동 |
| Hanja : | 臺 城 洞 |
| Revised Romanization : | Daeseong-dong |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Taesŏng tong |
Daeseong-dong is a South Korean village near Panmunjeom in Gyeonggi-do Province . It is one of only two villages in the demilitarized zone of the Korean Peninsula (DMZ).
Special status
Daeseong-dong bears the propagandistic nickname "freedom village". Less than two kilometers away is Kijŏng-dong , which North Korea calls a “Peace Village”, while in South Korea it is called a “Propaganda Village”. The two settlements separate minefields , among other things .
Due to their exposed and special location within the DMZ, both villages are under constant surveillance, in particular by the warring Korean states and each under the protectorate of the Korean People's Army on the one hand and the United States Forces Korea (as a representative of the United Nations ) on the other and are both the goal and the source of mutual agitation . There is also a night curfew.
Residents
The population of Daeseong-dong consists mainly of peasants who were already land or building owners there when the ceasefire agreement was signed in 1953, as well as their direct descendants. In 1998 the village had 237 inhabitants, in 2010 it was 210. Taking into account their difficult living conditions, the inhabitants of the village are not subject to tax, receive higher income from the marketing of their agricultural products and are also exempt from military service.
Rice farmers at the harvest
Elementary school students with US soldier
Signpost to the elementary school
Attractions
Daeseong-dong is characterized by a half-timbered tower with a height of approx. 100 meters. This serves as a flagpole and carries a flag of South Korea weighing almost 140 kilograms on its top . With its construction, it was a reaction to a North Korean counterpart previously built in Kijŏng-dong.
credentials
- ↑ 각 지방 표정 . On: munhwa.com on June 13, 2000
- ↑ a b c Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) . On: globalsecurity.org
- ^ A b c Justin McCurry: What is the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea? . On: theguardian.com on July 21, 2010
- ↑ a b c d e f Kevin Sullivan: Borderline Absurdity A Fun-Filled Tour of the Korean DMZ . In: The Washington Post on January 11, 1998
- ↑ a b c Rolf Potts: Korea's no-man's-land . On: salon.com on February 3, 1999
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Coordinates: 37 ° 57 ' N , 126 ° 41' E