1. North Korean tourism is not open for the time being, North Korean tourism is very hot in 2017-2019, nearly 200,000 tourists come to North Korea every year, of which ninety percent are Chinese, Chinese tourists have special and deep feelings for North Korea, the elderly hope to come to North Korea in their lifetime to remember the martyrs, remember the green years, young people want to come to North Korea to satisfy their curiosity and desire to explore!
2. North Korea tourism can not travel freely, must be signed up through domestic travel agencies, the whole process is highly customized routes, the Chinese travel agency is responsible for all matters before the trip, after entering North Korea, the whole process is responsible for the North Korean tour guide, tourists need to be cautious in words and deeds, obey the arrangements of the North Korean tour guide, can not leave the team casually, can not shoot the image of North Korea!
3. North Korea is not as closed and backward as imagined, it is just over-publicized by the Internet, the North Korean people enjoy the world's unique welfare treatment, 12 years of compulsory education, free housing, free medical care, free distribution of materials, no unemployment and job hopping, the gap between the rich and the poor is very small, such welfare benefits make many North Koreans have no living pressure and economic burden!
4. North Korea is very close to us, but for various reasons it is shrouded in a veil of mystery, but there are also people who go to North Korea to travel to see and hear a lot of restricted places, like a "study group", indeed, tourists in and out of hotels, shops, restaurants and other foreign-related places, it is difficult to have the opportunity to contact with the locals, tourists see and hear like the appearance in the "window"! But on the flip side, why don't we want to show our best to the outside world? So it should be understood!
5. To travel to North Korea, you need to apply for a visa, tourists only need to submit the first page of the passport and ** to the domestic travel agency, the travel agency will help to handle it, the cost is included in the tour fee, the plane to Pyongyang uses a sticker sticker, the train to Pyongyang uses another paper sticker, also called a temporary tourist card, after Chinese tourists travel to North Korea, it will not affect the passport, and friends who want to travel to Europe and the United States do not have to worry about it!
6. North Korea has a strict household registration management system, rural and urban residents can not move around at will, and they need to have a letter of introduction in the unit to be allowed to go far away, otherwise they will not be able to stay in a hotel, for North Koreans, it is very difficult to go far away, let alone go abroad, so when they see foreign tourists coming, the North Korean people are full of curiosity!
7. On the streets of North Korea, tourists can see many vending booths, although the stalls are small, the organs are complete, the ownership belongs to the state, individuals only have the right to contract, generally housewives are eligible to apply for contracting, the inside of the post box sells snacks and drinks, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, tobacco, alcohol, sugar and tea, just like a small shop, there is also freshly made ice cream in summer, North Korea not only children like to eat ice cream, young people also like to eat.
8. North Korean cigarettes are very famous, and North Korean men also like to smoke very much, smoking represents a difference in identity for North Korean men, North Korean cigarettes are also divided into high and low grades, different cigarettes correspond to different consumer classes, well-known cigarette brands are Huanglongfeng, Zilongfeng, Lanlongfeng, Guangming, Liming, 727, Shangganling brand, etc., of which 727 brand belongs to the top brand, and ordinary people can't afford to smoke.
9. North Korean young people are also more romantic in the stage of falling in love, they will give each other mobile phones, rings and other expensive items according to their own economic conditions, and those who do not have conditions will choose to send clothes, bags, cosmetics, and some friends will ask: When will you invite everyone to eat cold noodles? It means when to get married, because when North Koreans get married, cold noodles are considered the finale dish, and North Koreans like to eat cold noodles very much!
10. Tourists come to North Korea like to go to the Yuliu Pavilion to consume, this is a state-run restaurant, up to the officials and nobles, down to the common people, can come here to consume, in the hearts of the people of Pyongyang has a high status, after all, there are not many restaurants in North Korea, most people are eating at home, this kind of restaurant will only come to consume on specific occasions, such as banqueting friends, etc., North Koreans working in state-run units may issue cold noodle tickets, with cold noodle tickets to Yuliu Hall you can taste a bowl of cold noodles for free, And tourists come here to taste cold noodles, the types are fundamentally different, a bowl of cold noodles is sold for about 15-30 yuan!
11. The nightlife of North Korean citizens is very regular, there are not too many arrangements, most people stay at home to watch TV, and if possible, they will buy DVD players**Chinese TV series, Pyongyang has no bars and nightclubs, and they will go home if they are too late, and they will not stay outside for too long!
12. It is very important to have a Pyongyang hukou, and the wish of many parents in rural North Korea is to hope that their children can have the opportunity to be admitted to Pyongyang University and have the opportunity to stay in Pyongyang for development in the future.