Rare Visions of Rural North Korea

Rare Visions of Rural North Korea
Liu Yuan

Guests
"The lights of Pyongyang were scarce, and it was dark everywhere. Inside the Yanggajdo International Hotel (North Korea's super hotel, equivalent to 4-star hotel), however, the lights were bright. The fairy-like waitresses in the restaurant wore traditional Korean dress. The food was fairly abundant. After dinner, my wife and I went to the hotel basement to take a look. There were ball rooms and casinos, but these were only for foreigners; Korean nationals could not enter."

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