North Korean women love their high heels
by Tina Cheung High-heeled ankle boots, stilettos, kitten heels, wedges and platforms cover the streets of Pyongyang. Nearly every woman in Pyongyang wears high heels. A young female tour guide said the rumour that heels are required on the main roads that tourist buses travel on is untrue. “We think wearing heels are beautiful, so we all do,” she said. High-heeled shoes either made in Korea or imported from China are in supermarkets...
Pyongyang Metro
The Pyongyang metro has hundreds of thousands of riders a day, North Korea says. One defector said people are afraid to take it because of frequent power cuts.Train stations are ornately decorated similar to the Moscow metro. The Pyongyang metro is one of the deepest in the world. by Annie Lee Metro passengers in Pyongyang read the newspaper. More than 100 meters deep, some of the stations are modeled on the ornate Moscow Metro...
Art
By Annie Lee The propaganda posters and exclamative red signs illustrate enduring love for the deceased presidents. The music praises the nation and the contribution of the leaders by Mari Chow by Annie Lee A spotlight crowns the portrait of Kim II-sung, in the middle, of a mural in the metro, showing the nation's godlike perception of their former leader. by Annie Lee Vivid propaganda posters are ubiquitous on the broad sidewalks in...
Transportation
Most people in North Korea travel by public transport or bicycle. Traffic is light with rare private cars, which are gifts to certain people by the government, though it has been increasing lately. The main roads are spacious and manned by traffic police in distinctive blue uniforms. By Annie Lee Cycling is a major form of transport in Pyongyang. There is little private car ownership. Cars are given as rewards for extraordinary...
North Koreans visit statues, memorials on wedding day
By Tingyu Chen Catherine A man and a woman wearing traditional Korean dress wait, looking nervous, at the shrine of Mangyeongdae, the house where the Great Leader Kim Il-sung was supposedly born. At the countdown, the couple bow in unison to the small straw house as a camera man films everything. In Pyongyang, newly married couples visit places like Mangyeongdae, the Korean War museum and Mansudae Hill, with huge bronze statues of the...
