Wednesday, February 28, 2018

North Korea's Capital Isn't Gray At All. And It Wants To Be A Tourist Mecca

"I have to say [Pyongyang] is honestly one of the most colorful cities I’ve ever been to. You expect a gray, crumbling, 1950s dystopia of decaying concrete, but they’ve made a real conscious effort to try and cheer the place up." The spit shine is part of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un's campaign to make his country the next big tourist destination. The Eternal Chairman hopes to draw 2 million tourists annually by 2020.



Article source here:Arts Journal

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