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P'yongch'on Destination Guide
Discover P'yongch'on in North Korea
P'yongch'on in the region of P'yŏngyang-si is a town located in North Korea - some 4 mi or ( 6 km ) South-West of Pyongyang , the country's capital .
Local time in P'yongch'on is now 08:52 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daegu, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, and Incheon. When in this area, you might want to check out Daegu . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in P'yongch'on ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Inside North Korea - VICE Travel - Part 1 of 3
Vice founder Shane Smith managed to get into North Korea after a year and half of trying and is witness to the craziness of this hermit nation. Crazy is actually kind of an understatement. ..
Coca-Cola in North Korea! (DPRK)
We had heard a rumor that there is an italian pizzeria in Pyongyang. Our guides confirmed that rumor. We asked our guides if we could go there. They managed to arrange for us to have lunch there inste ..
IMAGINE: starring Common & Drake
FOLLOW EGOTRIP ON FACEBOOK:on.fb.me The Common vs. Drake War has been quiet the last few days. Perhaps they've made nice-nice in ways you might have never imagined. We can dream, can't we? ..
Pyongyang roller coaster of death
Riding the roller coaster at the Mangyongdae Fun Fair in Pyongyang, North Korea www.lindsayfincher.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is an American ELINT and SIGINT Banner-class technical research ship (Navy intelligence) which was boarded and captured by North Korean forces on 23 January 1968, in what is known as the Pueblo incident or alternatively as the Pueblo crisis or the Pueblo affair. The capture, less than a week after President Lyndon B.
Located at 38.99 125.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Pyongchon-guyok
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk (Pyongchon District) is one of the 19 guyŏk (political districts or wards) of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is bordered by the Taedong River in the South and the Potong River in the north and west, and to the east by Chung-guyok, from which it is separated by the railway. It was established as a guyŏk in October 1960 by the Pyongyang City People's Committee through a mandate of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Located at 39.00 125.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Chung-guyok
Chung-guyŏk (Central District) is one of the 19 guyok which constitutes the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. The district is located in the center of the city, between the Potong and Taedong Rivers, and is bordered to the north by Moranbong-guyok, to the northwest by Potonggang-guyok, and to the south by Pyongchon-guyok.
Located at 39.00 125.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Yanggakdo Stadium
Yanggakdo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was opened in 1989. It is home to the April 25 Sports Club and Pyongyang City Sports Club.
Located at 38.99 125.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Koryo Hotel
The Koryo Hotel is the second largest operating hotel in North Korea. The twin-towered building is 143 metres (469 ft) tall and contains 43 stories. Erected in 1985 under the scrutiny of Kim Il-sung, it was intended to "showcase the glory and strength of the DPRK. " The hotel's extravagance is exemplified by its entryway, which consists of a 9-metre (30 ft) wide jade dragon's mouth that leads into an expansive lobby dominated by a mosaic of North Korean cultural symbols.
Located at 39.01 125.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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