As we all know, due to its special political system, my country's close neighbor North Korea failed to reform and open up, and did not interact with the outside world. It was known as the "hermit country". At the same time, it also preserved many pastoral scenery, without the hustle and bustle of the city, and the people lived a comfortable life. If North Korea reforms and opens up, which cities will develop?
Let’s first take a look at the major cities in North Korea.
Beautiful scenery of North Korea
1. The capital of North Korea - Pyongyang
Pyongyang : Pyongyang is the oldest city on the Korean Peninsula and has always been the political, economic and cultural center of ancient Korea. Pyongyang is the seat of the legendary Korean nation Tangun 's capital. It is also the capital of Jizi Joseon and Weiman Joseon. The four Han counties established during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Pyongyang is Lelang County The county seat created a unique Lelang culture; Pyongyang was also the capital of Goguryeo in the later period. Modern Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea. In North Korea, non-Pyongyang citizens are subject to strict political censorship when visiting Pyongyang. Disabled persons are not allowed in Pyongyang, while citizens with Pyongyang registered permanent residence receive preferential treatment. Pyongyang is also home to North Korea’s highest academic institution, Kim Il Sung University.
Pyongyang
2. North Korea Special City :
Rason : A coastal city in the northeastern part of North Korea, Rason has an extremely important geographical location. It is located at the junction of North Korea, China and Russia, at the mouth of the Tumen River and downstream of Hunchun. Rason is a special economic zone opened to the outside world in North Korea, similar to Shenzhen in my country. In the future, Rason in North Korea, Hunchun in China, and Hassan in Russia will form the largest seaport city in Northeast Asia.
Rason Special City
Nampo : One of the special cities in North Korea, one of the coastal cities on the west coast of North Korea, the Datong River outlet, is Pyongyang's maritime gateway and trade port, similar to Tianjin in Beijing , Incheon in Seoul. Nampo is also a naval base in western North Korea.
Kaesong: The capital of the Goryeo Dynasty, called "Songkyung". It is the political, economic and cultural center of Goryeo and is another name for the Korean nation. The Korea Museum displays the prosperity of Kaesong for more than 500 years, and interprets the diplomacy between Korea and the Liao Dynasty, Korea and the Jin Dynasty, and Korea and the Yuan Dynasty. The modern Kaicheng is located on the 38th parallel border between North and South Korea. Kaicheng Industrial Park is a demonstration area for cooperation and peaceful reunification between North and South Korea. Famous attractions include Panmunjom - the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed here. It is also the most sensitive frontline position between North and South Korea today.
Korea Museum
3. North Korea Special Administrative Region :
Sinuiju : North Korea's central city for China's development, a city on the south bank of the Yalu River outlet, across the river from Dandong . Yalu River Bridge is a bridge of friendship and cooperation between China and North Korea, connecting Sinuiju and Dandong. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers crossed the Yalu River and fought side by side with North Korean soldiers and civilians to resist U.S. imperialism.
Sinuiju
Mount Kumgang Tourism Special Zone : The most famous mountain in North Korea, located on the border between North and South Korea, Mount Kumgang Tourism Special Zone is established and open to all tourists. It has been selected as the world's famous summer resort mountain list.
Mount Kumgang Tourist Special Zone
4. Hamgyong Road: divided into South Hamgyong Road and North Road, ruled by Goguryeo, Bohae Kingdom , Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. The Yuan Dynasty was in the Hamhung Twin Cities General Administration Office, Ming Dynasty In the early years, Lee's North Korean sent troops to occupy this place, which was recognized by the Ming Dynasty. From then on, Hamjeongdao officially became a part of North Korea.
North Hamgyong Province : North Hamgyong Province is the most industrially developed and most strategic region in North Korea. It has missile and satellite launch bases and nuclear test bases, and has extremely rich coal reserves.
Chongjin City : The capital of North Hamgyong Province, the third largest city in North Korea, and a heavy industrial city in northern North Korea.Chongjin City is the only city in North Korea with a foreign consulate. China and Russia have consulates in Chongjin. At the end of World War II , the Soviet Union landed from Chongjin and liberated North Korea.
North Korea Steel City
Gyeongseong County: Located in the south of Chongjin City, Gyeongseong County in Hamgyong Province is the cultural center of North Hamgyong Province. It is famous for its hot springs and is a famous coastal leisure center.
Hoeryeong City : Domanjiang City, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Huining was the residence of the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Through conquests, the Li family established six northeastern towns centered on Huining and controlled Xianjing Road.
Jiju County: A county in North Hamjeong Province, famous for Penggye-ri nuclear test site. It is the place where North Korea has repeatedly violated international bans and conducted underground nuclear tests, triggering tensions on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.
Kimchaek City:formerly known as Seongjin,the southernmost port city in North Hamjeong Province, named after the deceased Kimchaekgeneral. Kim Chaek, the founding father of North Korea, served as an important leader of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance, secretary of the North Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, etc.
Musan County: North Korea’s coal capital, extremely rich in mineral resources. It is also an important base on the escape route for North Korean defectors.
Hwaseong County: A county on the southern coast of North Hamgyong Province. The local Musudan-ri is the launch site of Taepodong 1, which is used for North Korea's missile testing and launch of artificial satellites .
South Hamjeong Province :
Hamhung : A coastal city in eastern North Korea, it is the second largest industrial city in North Korea with a developed chemical industry. Xingnan Port is the largest port in eastern North Korea. Historically, Hamhung was the seat of Nanhai Prefecture, one of the five capitals of the Bohai Kingdom, and the place where Li Chenggui, the ancestor of the Lee family, abdicated. During the Korean War, the U.S. military retreated here, known in history as the "Xingnan Great Retreat"; the bronze bust of Premier Zhou is located at the Xingnan Fertilizer Factory.
Hamhung
Sinpo City : Located in a port city in South Hamjong Province, North Korea, Sinpo Shipyard is North Korea's base for manufacturing nuclear submarines . According to foreign media reports, North Korea has begun to develop nuclear submarines at this base.
Sinpo Submarine Base
Dancheon City : The northernmost port city in South Hamjong Province, with a developed chemical industry, it is one of the industrial port cities in North Korea open to the outside world.
Changjin Lake County: Changjin Lake is located in the artificial lake of the Gaima Plateau. It is famous for the Changjin Lake Battle. This battle drove the US military out of northeastern North Korea and caused the US military to retreat from Xingnan. Because the winter in Changjin Lake is extremely cold, and the Chinese Volunteer Army does not have enough cotton-padded clothes, it leads to large-scale frostbite. The formation of heroic units such as the "Changjin Ice Sculpture Company" reflects the ability of the Volunteer Army soldiers in the cold natural environment. Superior fighting willpower. The Changjin Lake area can be used for cold-resistant training for troops.
Ice Sculptures
Five, Hwanghae Province :
North Hwanghae Province:
Sariwon City: The capital of North Hwanghae Province, located in the middle of Pyongyang and Kaesong. Famous attractions include Zhengfang Mountain Tourist Area, etc.
Saliwon
South Hwanghae Province :
Haeju : The capital of South Hwanghae Province, a port city on the southwest coast of North Korea, facing Weihai of Shandong Peninsula across the Yellow Sea . Lianyungang in Jiangsu wanted to change its name to Haizhou, but it was unable to change its name because it had the same name as Haizhou in North Korea. There is an anti-American education camp in Haizhou. The US military that invaded North Korea massacred a quarter of the population of Xinchuan County and used internationally banned biological and chemical weapons. The US military committed crimes against humanity.
North Korea Haeju
6. Pyongyang Road:
Pyongyang North Road :
Yongbyon County: North Korea's Yongbyon Atomic Energy Research Center is located here, which is the center of North Korea's nuclear industry.
Tieshan County: Located on the Tieshan Peninsula on the western coast, the Sohae Satellite Launch Base is located in Tieshan County.
Xiangshan County: It is adjacent to Heecheon City in the north and is named after Miaoxiang Mountain. It is a mountaineering resort in North Korea.Miaoxiang Mountain is also the place where the legendary Korean ancestor Immortal Tangun descended. Therefore, Miaoxiang Mountain is the true birthplace of the Korean nation and the cultural sacred mountain of the Korean nation.
Myohyang Mountain
Pyongyang South Road :
Pyongcheng City: the capital of Pyongyang South Road, it is a famous science education center in North Korea. Pyongseong University of Science is located in the city.
Anju City: : Located at the mouth of the Chongcheon River, it is the deepest point in the West Korea Bay, echoing Wonsan (the deepest point in the Korea Bay in eastern North Korea). It is the western coastal city with the most development potential in North Korea. The city's Wendeok County commemorates the Goguryeo general Eulji Mundeok who defeated the Sui Dynasty in the Great Victory of Sasu.
Hicang County: The former site of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army Headquarters, Chinese People’s Volunteer Army Martyrs Cemetery, is the largest Volunteer Army martyrs’ tomb in North Korea. 134 Chinese People’s Volunteer Army soldiers including martyr Mao Anying are buried in the cemetery. Premier Zhou in 1958, Premier Wen in 2009, and North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un in 2020 paid their respects here.
Hinoki Chinese People’s Volunteer Army Martyrs Cemetery
7. Gangwon Province:
Wonsan : The capital of Gangwon Province, it is a naval base in eastern North Korea. It is a port city located in the deepest part of East Korea Bay and is also the location of North Korea’s best geographically located seaport— —Yongxing Bay, comparable to China’s Qingdao . Historically, Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union coveted Yongxing Bay, and the Beiyang Navy once patrolled Yongxing Bay. Wonsan is also a summer resort and tourist resort. Famous scenic spots include Myeongsha Shili and so on.
North Korea Wonsan Coastal Tourist Area
Gimhwa County: Located on the North Korean side of Gangwon Province, it is famous for the Shangganling Battleand the Jincheng Battle.
Battle of Shangganling
8. Inland areas:
Cijiang Road :
Jiangjie City : The capital of Cijiang Road, it once became the temporary capital of North Korea during the Korean War. One of the Eight Scenic Spots of the First Army, the city that never sleeps is located in this city.
Yanggang Province:
Samjiyon City: Paektu Mountain - North Korea's revolutionary holy land, similar to China's Jinggangshan. Paektu Mountain Secret Camp - the seat of Kim Il Sung's Anti-Japanese Headquarters and the birthplace of Kim Jong Il. Paektusan bloodline - North Korea explicitly stipulates that the country's descendants of Kim Il-sung are hereditary. Samjiyon is also a ski resort in North Korea.
North and South Korean leaders in Paektu Mountain
Through the above analysis, if North Korea reforms and opens up, there will be Pyongyang, Kaesong, Rason, Nampo, Sinuiju, Chongjin, Wonsan, Hamhung, Sinpo, Dancheon, and Anju , Haizhou and other cities have been developed and developed on a large scale.
