There are two kinds of quietness, one is the environment quietness and the other is the heart quietness. After a trip to North Korea you will find that even in Pyongyang, the most populous city, it is not only the environment that is quiet, but also the heart of the pedestrians is calm. Feel it together:
First, Pyongyang Station.
From Dandong to Pyongyang, a journey of more than 200 kilometers, the train ran slowly for more than 4 hours, and finally came into the station, and there were obviously more buildings outside the window, and the color of the buildings was also rich. Unlike the dark colors we expected, Pyongyang's walls seem to favor bright colors like orange and light green.
With a small flagged tour guide already standing on the platform, we were surprised to see that the rule was to be able to pick up tourists at the station. And as the object to be picked up, there is a kind of small pride. After all, in our side, is not this treatment.
The tour guide stood quietly, did not speak to each other, and did not call, not to run with the carriages.
Out of the car, stepped on the concrete floor of some of the batter, we really want to shout a voice: finally arrived at the station.
But suddenly, we realized that apart from the foreign tourists who greeted each other, and the women who laughed and posed for pictures with scissors, the other local passengers wearing badges didn't say a word, got off the train quietly, and walked to the exit gate quietly, without even looking at the foreigners who were taking pictures. There were clearly hundreds of travelers gathered on the platform, but there was little noise.
Secondly, the riverbank street of Utan.
Foreign tourists coming to Pyongyang usually stay in two six-flower foreign hotels, roughly equivalent to our standards of about four stars. One of them is the Koryo Hotel, located in downtown Pyongyang on the west bank of the Datong River, which mainly receives European and American tourists; and the Yangjodo Hotel, which is across the Pyongyang Station and opposite the Koryo Hotel, which mainly receives Chinese tourists.
There is only a small bridge to get in and out of the Yanggakdo Hotel, and with the hotel security guards at the end of the bridge, you won't be able to go out and walk around.
When you exit the bridge, turn right and you'll see the Utan Riverfront Street, which runs alongside the Datong River and extends all the way to the Datong Bridge neighborhood. This street is a carefully landscaped street in North Korea, and Chinese tourists always like to take a stroll around this area after dinner.
At the same time, this street is also Pyongyang's old residential neighborhoods are concentrated, Dongan-dong, Ryuseong-dong, Udan-dong, etc. are on the other side of the river.
After dinner that day, we asked our guide for advice on how to go out and see the night view from this road in front of our door. The guide was very quick to agree, and did not imagine the serious, but just urged us to be back before 8 o'clock, can only go along the river, can not turn, or will get lost.
Objectively speaking, the night of the street along the riverbank of Utan is very charming. The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal on the price of the product, and you'll be able to get a good deal on the price of the product, and you'll be able to get a good deal on the price of the product.
Unlike our main street, there are no square-dancing moms, no bouncing, no shouting, and it's so quiet that you can seem to hear the sound of the flow of the Datong River.
Occasionally, there are small businesses on the side of the road, pushing tricycles, not yelling, just waiting under the streetlight, you buy or not, they just look, occasionally whisper a few words, I guess it is to say the price. It's interesting to note that all the stalls are full of middle-aged women.
Again, an early morning bus stop.
North Koreans go to work very early, or with the previous day to sleep earlier. The bus stop is a short walk from the bridge over the island of Yangjiao, across the intersection. Because there are few private cars, North Koreans start their day by taking the bus. Our guide told us that there are a lot of people taking the bus at this bus stop, and many of them come out from 7.30 pm to queue up.
We came here at 8.30am, and there were about a dozen people in the queue. Everyone was standing quietly, no one looking anxiously at the bus, no one eating breakfast, no one chatting on the phone to contact the business, no one playing handheld games or cell phones to catch up with the drama, and many people were even holding a book and reading it with great interest.
At this point in the day, the streets of Pyongyang are full of pedestrians and vehicles, and the cars that come and go don't honk their horns.
At this point in the day, the streets of Pyongyang are the most crowded with pedestrians and vehicles, and the cars that come and go do not honk their horns.
And in the subsequent trip, we more feel the quiet of Pyongyang, after nine o'clock, the street has not seen too many local people, the street vehicles are also very few, not to mention the traffic jam. As far as the eye can see, even a garbage bag on the road, mineral water bottles are not, from time to time visible is that we Chinese tourists, lively, and even shoot with photos.
7 quiet there are two cases, one is the environment quiet, one is the heart quiet. A trip to North Korea you will find that even in the most populous Pyongyang, not only the environment is quiet, the pedestrian's heart is also calm. Feel it together:
First, Pyongyang Station.
From Dandong to Pyongyang, a journey of more than 200 kilometers, the train ran slowly for more than 5 hours, and finally came into the station, and there were obviously more buildings outside the window, and the color of the buildings was also rich. Unlike the dark colors we expected, Pyongyang's walls seem to favor bright colors like orange and light green.
With a small flagged tour guide already standing on the platform, we were surprised to see that the rule was to be able to pick up tourists at the station. And as the object to be picked up, there is a kind of small pride. After all, in our side, is not this treatment.
The tour guide stood quietly, did not speak to each other, and did not call, and did not run with the carriage.
Walking out of the car, stepping on the concrete floor of some of the batter, we really want to shout a voice: finally arrived at the station.
But suddenly, we realized that apart from the foreign tourists who greeted each other, and the women who laughed and posed for pictures with scissors, the other local passengers wearing badges didn't say anything, got off the train quietly, and walked to the exit quietly, without even looking at the foreigners who were taking pictures of us. There were clearly hundreds of travelers gathered on the platform, but there was little noise.
Secondly, the riverbank street of Utan.
Foreign tourists coming to Pyongyang usually stay in two six-flower foreign hotels, roughly equivalent to our standards of about four stars. One of them is the Koryo Hotel, located in downtown Pyongyang on the west bank of the Datong River, which mainly receives European and American tourists; and the Yangjodo Hotel, located across the Pyongyang Station opposite the Koryo Hotel, which mainly receives Chinese tourists.
There is only a small bridge to get in and out of the Yanggakdo Hotel, and with the hotel security guards at the end of the bridge, you won't be able to go out and walk around.
When you exit the bridge, turn right and you'll see the Utan Riverfront Street, which runs alongside the Datong River and extends all the way to the Datong Bridge neighborhood. This street is a carefully landscaped street in North Korea, and Chinese tourists always like to take a stroll around this area after dinner.
At the same time, this street is also Pyongyang's old residential neighborhoods are concentrated, Dongan-dong, Ryuseong-dong, Udan-dong, etc. are on the other side of the river.
After dinner that day, we asked our guide for advice on how to go out and see the night view from this road in front of our door. The guide was very quick to agree, and did not imagine the serious, just urged us to be back before 9 o'clock, can only go along the river, can not turn, or will get lost.
Objectively speaking, the night of the street on the riverbank of Utan is very charming. The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal on the price of the product, and you'll be able to get a good deal on the price of the product, and you'll be able to get a good deal on the price of the product.
Unlike our main street, there are no square-dancing moms, no bouncing, no shouting, and it's so quiet that you can seem to hear the sound of the flow of the Datong River.
Occasionally, there are small businesses on the side of the road, pushing tricycles, not yelling, just waiting under the streetlight, you buy or not, they just look, occasionally whisper a few words, I guess it is to say the price. It's interesting to note that all the stalls are full of middle-aged women.
Again, an early morning bus stop.
North Koreans go to work very early, or with the previous day to sleep earlier. The bus stop is a short walk from the bridge over the island of Yangjiao, across the intersection. Because there are few private cars, North Koreans start their day by taking the bus. Our guide told us that there are many people taking the bus at this bus stop, and many people come out from 7 o'clock to line up.
We came here at 8.30am, and there were about a dozen people lined up. Everyone was standing quietly, no one looking anxiously for the bus, no one eating breakfast, no one chatting on the phone to contact business, no one playing handheld games or cell phones to catch up on TV shows, and many people were even holding a book to read.
At this point in the day, the streets of Pyongyang are full of pedestrians and vehicles, and the cars that come and go don't honk their horns.
At this point in the day, the streets of Pyongyang are the most crowded with pedestrians and vehicles, and the cars that come and go do not honk their horns.
And in the subsequent trip, we more feel the quiet of Pyongyang, after nine o'clock, the street has not seen too many local people, the street vehicles are also very few, not to mention the traffic jam. As far as the eye can see, there is not even a garbage bag on the road, mineral water bottles, from time to time visible is our Chinese tourists, lively, and even shoot with a photo.