Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was Chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death on 9 September, 1976. Continue reading “Visit Chairman Mao Zedong”
On the last day of our time in Pyongyang we got to go for a (guided) walk along the bank of the Taedong River. As I have indicated in my review of that walk it could have been a walk along a river anywhere but when we reached the sculpture in the attached picture, at the end of the walk, I was somewhat taken aback. Continue reading “Cranes bound for heaven?”
This is the final of a series of five reviews on the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum Complex. If you have not already done so, please read my introductory Complex review before continuing.
This impressive museum displays the history of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation (Korean) War through the eyes of the DPRK and pulls no punches in doing so. Continue reading “Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum”
This magnificent arch, or to give it its full title, the Monument to the Three-Point Charter for National Reunification, at the end of the Tongil Expressway marks the beginning of the Reunification Highway which takes you from Pyongyang to Panmunjom on the North-South Korean border and thence to Seoul should the road be reopened Continue reading “Reunification Monument”
Having emerged from the depths of the Pyongyang Metro we were met with the spectacular sight of the Arch of Triumph.
Those familiar with the Arc de Triomphe in Paris will see where the inspiration for North Korea’s Arch of Triumph came from, though the latter incorporates both Western and Korean features. Continue reading “The Arch of Triumph”
The Rambling Wombat 