You don t know, those things in North Korea!

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-02-06

North Korea, located in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, has 12With 270,000 square kilometers of land and the sea on three sides, it is rich in mineral resources, with Pyongyang as its capital.

1. North Koreans are not free to buy cars, only ** can buy them cars, and only those who have made special contributions, such as scientists and athletes, are eligible to own their own cars.

2. The largest stadium in the world at the moment is North Korea's May Day Stadium, because it was completed on May 1. All of North Korea's major performances and sports competitions are held here, such as the Arirang performance.

3. There is a pyramid-like building in the center of Pyongyang called the "Ryugyong Hotel", which was actually built in 1987, but it has never been completed and is not marked on the map of North Korea, so the locals cannot talk about it.

4. When foreigners go to North Korea, they cannot use the national currency "North Korean won", and even if they change it, they cannot take it with them.

5. North Korea has only three channels, ** TV broadcasts all day, the other two channels can only be broadcast on weekends, and occasionally there are Chinese TV dramas.

6. The time zone used in China is the eighth zone in the east, and the whole time zone is generally used in foreign countries, which is easier to convert, but North Korea uses the time of the half zone, that is, 8Zone 5, half an hour ahead of our country.

7. In addition to "Cuba", North Korea does not sell Coca-Cola. However, the DPRK only does not sell to its own people, and in some foreign-related shops, it is exclusively for foreigners that there is Coke, but most of them are Pepsi.

8. Cattle in North Korea cannot be slaughtered casually, and the cattle here are all collective property, which can basically only be used for farming, which is why many people can't eat beef.

9. Hennessy brandy is the largest seller in North Korea, and this is what the Lao Jin family likes to drink the most.

10. The favorite number of North Koreans is "8", the most famous is "Eight Victories and Eight Scenes", and the most hated is "4", which means "death" just like our pronunciation.

11. North Koreans can also shop online, such as "Yuliu", they can shop online, they can also buy things online, or they can be delivered directly, but it takes a lot of time to open **.

12. North Korea takes "Jindalai" as the national flower, also known as the Hung Yen rhododendron, and the pine tree as the national tree.

13. In North Korea, women are called "skirts" and men are called "pants", women were not allowed to wear pants before, but over time, women can also wear skirts.

14. The word "North Korea" was given by Zhu Yuanzhang, which means "the rising sun". There is another candidate name called "Hening".

15. There are not many surnames of North Koreans, only 230, Kim, Lee, Park, Choi, Jeong, etc.

16. North Korea used to be very prosperous, but in the 1960s and 1970s, its economic strength was only slightly inferior to that of Japan, and its people lived a prosperous life.

17. There are more women than men in North Korea, and the employment of local people depends on distribution, and there are many female employees, traffic police, tour guides, sales personnel and other occupations, and the traffic police are basically women.

18. North Korea has the deepest subway in the world, with an average depth of 150 meters, and the reason why it is so deep is because the terrain here is relatively complicated, and on the other hand, it is also to guard against some possible situations.

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19. Only Pyongyang has a subway, and other cities do not, mainly for Pyongyang commuters, and there are only two lines in a cross shape, the "Maxima Line" and the "Innovation Line". Foreigners can also ride, but only at specific stations.

20. There are basically no advertisements on the streets of North Korea, only some posters, and there are long murals on the subway. It's rare to see ads on TV.

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