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Chigum-ni Destination Guide

Explore Chigum-ni in North Korea

Chigum-ni in the region of Hwanghae-namdo is a place in North Korea - some 84 mi or ( 135 km ) South-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Chigum-ni

Time in Chigum-ni is now 06:47 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Gwangju. Since you are here already, consider visiting Daejeon . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chigum-ni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Kim Jong Il Dead - Strange DMZ Activity

2:00 min by Lauren Bercarich
Views: 163510 Rating: 4.69

The DMZ is the most heavily fortified border in the world. We saw first hand how North and South Korean soldiers face off in the JSA or joint security area. In a highly unusual move, more than a dozen ..

DMZ Tour Part II

3:33 min by Dave Davis
Views: 27940 Rating: 5.00

This is of the MAC Building. Otherwise known as Building T2. ..


Korea DMZ Tour - 韓国旅行記 軍事境界線ツアー 板門店 - Panmunjom

2:42 min by masarukamikura
Views: 22804 Rating: 4.47

韓国軍事境界線ツアー、板門店(Panmunjeom) Joint Security Area Korea Seoul Travel (200901) 3 ..

View of Kaesong City

0:33 min by asianlaw
Views: 8129 Rating: 5.00

View of Kaesong (Gaesong) City, DPRK from Janamsan Hotel. This movie contains a lot of bicycles and commuter bus from Gaesong Industrial Area. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ryongtongsa

Ryŏngt'ong-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located on Mt. Ogwan in Kaesŏng, North Korea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.04 126.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in North Korea, Kaesong, National Treasures of North Korea

Kwanumsa (Kaesong)

Kwanŭm-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located within Taehung Castle on Mt. Chonma near Kaesong, North Korea. The site is one of the National Treasures of North Korea. Named after Guanyin, the buddhist bodhisattva of compassion, this small temple is located in the beautiful valley between Mts. Chonma and Songgo. The temple was founded in 970 when a monk deposited two marble statues of the goddess in a cave behind the temple's current location.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.09 126.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in North Korea, Kaesong, National Treasures of North Korea

Panmunjom

Panmunjom, located in Gyeonggi Province, is an abandoned village on the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed. The building where the armistice was signed still stands, though it is north of the Military Demarcation Line, which runs through the middle of the Demilitarized Zone.

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Located at 37.96 126.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Divided cities, Korean Demilitarized Zone, Korean War, North Korea–South Korea border crossings

North Korea Peace Museum

The North Korea Peace Museum is in the building constructed to house the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. It is located in the former village of Panmunjeom (P'anmunjŏm) in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It is located approximately 1.2 kilometres west of the Joint Security Area (JSA), in the northern half of the Demilitarized Zone.

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Located at 37.96 126.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Korean War memorials and cemeteries, Korean War museums, Military and war museums, Museums in North Korea, Peace museums

Joint Security Area

The Joint Security Area (JSA) is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. It is often called the "Truce Village" in both the media and various military accounts. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC).

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Located at 37.96 126.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Aftermath of the Korean War, Korean Demilitarized Zone