Tag: joint security area

South Korea – the DMZ, Panmunjom and the Conference Room
September 30, 2018

South Korea – the DMZ, Panmunjom and the Conference Room

Military subsistence at the DMZ was supported by the Panmunjom Village.  Villagers did not pay any taxes to the Korean government as it did not come under its administration.  They grew food in their fields, and one important crop was ginseng.  The area being off-bounds …

North Korea, South Korea, Travels
South Korea – the DMZ and the Bollinger Hall
September 28, 2018

South Korea – the DMZ and the Bollinger Hall

“There ain’t no D in the DMZ.”[1] It was a privilege for those from the West to be able to see the DMZ and Panmunjom via a U.S. tour organized by the USO.  If I kept my Hong Kong identity, I could not have gone.  …

North Korea, South Korea, Travels