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new taiPei

Aurust 19. 1992

Korean border village rn an uneasy Peace

A guided tour of the DMZ
by Rand.llXrong.rd

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ll it r.r.n r (ot th. f.ct lhrl il w endsich.d b.tr..n tee Niv. .rhi.s

to rulloch orhd in | '..6 P.nhunjom. Xorc.bnuld3inlle 3.c ond, b. quit. ! !<.nk sr'ot,.v.n p.tc.tul Bul d thingt 3tlDd lod:! it vould b. difhcult to tind I

in!t4d. l,!h.n il s.l d.t, nin. soldi.rt lrr Uondcd lnd h4 Am{ion offi.dt *.t. d.!d. Th. foll@inl day th. US brddht in pt..tiolly .wry pi... o{mili. ury hrrd"!r. inlh. r.dion.nd und.r lhit rEsiv. umbr.ll. of fit.D@tr, lrN ,.r' ronn.l trimh.d th. t!!.. Th. otdrlion eas c.ll.d Plul Sunyun lnd ra, u th.
U.S.

Arny

lild

toput

il th. lEt.rF

ph..r'h.r. th.rc rn trDr...D.! on.d!. Itrn in rnd &@nd th.d..Dr..npr.iri.j .nd ric. fi.I& of thn 3mtl vilhg.. S.t

d@n in th. hiddl.olth.tour liloftt.'wid., 250 lilomt.r-lon! D.lnilit rir.d Zon. lDMZlshich t.Dtnt.r cohmuni3t Norlh Xor.. from th. qpitaliil South, P.nhrnjon hE h.n tor fift, r.r3 rnd r.Eint. lnrwina thr.at io^sir!.ndth.

sry d.ng.r s p.n ol r 8uid.d t@r whi.h .dt3 .rdnd 90.0{

ls th. botdtr it

still I

ou! pl.c., rourist!.:n visit only U.s.

3Dot

l.$ yout. luck, .nough to find - m I ir lour. a.b. rniving .t USO tourtloFttt lug.

Ih. rcturlbor.l.r th.

tunn.l th.t th. Norlh tDd built in th.

to

Ih.r. rr I lirn *+'.n P.nnutrjom D.ini.d DrrB ot th. wrll blrck to !rul. it i.l ibt d rbn rmth.r w.r do roul Th. *as ! pa(.ful .nd rnonrm! a .nt lool .! il th.r wr. hininS co.l not doinS r.c@d rlen Sirm ir ptd.bly th. tno( ftcuale if lh. Nonh allrrls !.. Jou .clc@nlry t@n. ln th6. rLys th. vilhd. rny'-hint N3ty lit. di8tintr lunn.l. ing lil.. iob thcn th.y eill lhint I W.st.r*|' rn rlob. Wo5. y.l th.y hilht
hundr.d! of

.tl.npt lo infilh!!. th. South. Duind .oNtruclion th. North Kor.rd tr.y

tihl! hight h:pFn md }o! don'l v.nt to

Hr.{ th.ru.ha' It th. llu'dr t .l risibh.nd it! prcb.bly lh! oily tll.[. in pr6!l.d lh. tuid.. $y,3ot thinl i.r th. *orld built urr@ndt n gpol....1h.
in th?vilh!. lnd tou

rorld! hrS4t ll{ pol..l OEi. D.3Dit. itr .pp..r.nc. only r ld totd.r t urd5 livc

th., o. g.t rny d..p *ith il ot lhot.

t3. toFn.k' hd

y.rri The operation

;Xt,:,:Hfr

was called Paul Bunyun, the most er.r. *pd.t.d

by

Dlblod..ph y@ .nd you ll b.com

dd b.t*.n e@r penSive pruning jOb ever.

!w.pl lh. Xo'..n p.ninsul..hall*ry lhrough ihi! c.ntury, th. d.yr ol. sihrl. .risl.nc. sd. @.r. Onrun.25,I950 th. Koran w.t itnit.d.nd in O<tob.r th.
lilmlly . misrophon.
South Xor.. sn.. "Th.l.nsion in ih? rn ist.lp!bl." i! r *dl-sr. phD!. bul lhd. it m othd s.r to dardib.lh. rll6phd.. S.lii.B n$. thr. .nd not d.n rh. +.n@s flyin8 .r@nd &r ro brl lh. d..d ril.nc.. Thr tour $id*.r.1..n tor.hind !u6b to l..p lhtn.ppar.nc. N.t tnd

ro'l ol pond drild throughtut Nonh Xora rcDns.nting lh.l hidco$ dB.sc
For

toN

lood5pql.B poundi.S @l Ndlh Xdcrn rrop.g.n& rll.h, and.ight. W}l.n lh. tolr..d! Fu.t. l.tt with r *n! oI h@ fr.gil. poc. o. b. or,

poiht, h@ <16. Er .rn 0.. In trying to undrBhnd th. t.p.ntion of

rDr. t6lh.

e.(

to 't.r, Noltun,ni. '!p.d Norhun-ni, *t'ich in Xoran tMn! \ilh8. ot th. pl.nl brid.," ea ntu lo b. ttmr r! P.nmnjom. This no titl? ras t l.n froh . trv.n lignpost in lh.

tolloting

,r.limjnrry p.!c. rrlL'

I ld minut.! toutist! r. rl. Xora lhr.!.d.linil.lr m tu!6litut. lor toEll rtdnd th! room {hd. th. b.in, in P.nmunjottr Fu law with rn lwo!id.rholdlh.ir lrE.lin8s. Y@ t. 4.4 impr$ion:llth. b@k.nd tui6 in lh. .ll@.dlomlt.tound to th! otht' 3id. ol wrld 6nr giv. rru. Liltui! yd'lll.!v. th. t bh which Dutr yd inlo Nodh |{G with ! n?$ .Drr.ci.rio. fo th. 3lipptry t.rn t.nitory lot . fd e..onds. Afi.t ihit rrl ol proprSand. pt.ctied o. borh rid.3 rs rr.6h.(d@t iot!n.r.llit. prd.t ot th. bdda Ind Drcb.bly snd.r whY lionr.d t l.n ro th. nFlp.nollh. r@r, th. .n.rar u3.d on rhir lnl Frt i.lo eh!ih. loi ot. n..r!r hiu. from lhn Fi.l thing. littl. mr. Frodu.ii*,li&. luildlod.d

th.

No.th

Xdan l@n

ot Xionl.long

i.8.

stroned, unifi.d Doa

bits oI

lG.n maning"PhnlVillig. Slorc"- troh lh.l point on.lh. viUag{ nane $ould bc
Thr

Farewell to btitl.n olt in Chin4. ch.r.clrs. ;*Tiii;::fi:rl'li:[T:l[:m; the old House m..tints ih. sid.rl Nolrh Irth.
on

Chin.$ cultur.. An.hd !rlif.cB de.oral. th. $alh rnd !h.lv.s of th. 5hop. 3hlring 9.c. eith tiih, bird!,.nd pl.nle.

lq.lhitlory, bot rko dliht*t

oI

ing ihr gnd.n lhat lh.n l@t on iB own lif. H.l..ds thr bn&thlll.lhd outsid! th. gvd.n rnd h. hokl! @l I h.ndfulot

hoh.8'sn ta lors .! lfld.nr i3 if

th., $!rc nillliqng dotur6.
tions

lim th.$.nin, a truc. on ,uly 27, 1953, @.r h{o ,Ers rnd .
lhousnd h..ting. hld
r.cord lor ttuc. tilks.
pased

th. sid* h.d rc.ch.d

by

5.rn

T.

Grlflln

Co6. Octob.' thi3 ,or !h. nul. huiic$ill..u...d th. l.nt.rn! xill nq, &n.i.g Th. round o{ lh. ir.. lrod f,ill br r.pl.c.d b lh. tumbl! ol bulldot.rs rnd

Ah.ll{ilk lh. rn r fr.sh .nd gi..n lr th. on. rFI .lon{ th. DllZ not 8 th. m$'.ov!t.d slks" thrt wind3

| ns

dsh olbrol.n gl{s, r ih. h.'d.n?J h{i.l srllr oIlh. old Hous..od.rum.
th.

buri.d in.ndl.is coil! otb6rbrdwir!d rnd ch.in lint f.hc.3, P.nrunjom r.ruin3 th. onlt otficirl Dhc. whd. t.pta.nt . tivB lroh bolh !id.3 h.d bc. to f.c..

It}ilr thc! m.lingi myhrv. trF..t.d .noih.r rll{ut si' arh.d .onflict on r

it! s.y lo th! hou3. Thrcuh. jun3l. ot loi.rin, planls.nd ttnll.d vin6, r tr.. trog ! lon.l, oll .chc- lroh d..! intid. r lrta. (hr F.t $l.d on thr .dg. of | 3tut1, ttd. botd..d fdh pond U.l.r I'icrl.3

dismot ll5 y.r! of o,. lt!.lnwl.d8. rnd. f..linE lh.t i3 in thi! ph& ll! in th. lrrd.n, in th. lr'3 | frhililr ttory on. lh:l h.. rus on th. llond, .nd in th. old r.d Nnd in@r o6 for a3long ! civili&lion brkts of th. rilh ll! ml jun th. Old
thar is gdng to

mr

'Y@!c.. h.sr5,fiEhlin b..1.re llEl t..m to sh.t. hi! bodt, 'it it thlnjusl I l.r houe or. b03in43

tur eudht lo rbdcrniz. Il

lo^.r !..k continur!. Cu:r.L on both !idB ol th. bo'dd do nol h.tit!t. lo u5. th.it p..!ons .nd rnr uh.!thoriz.d :tl.htl lo c'o$ th. borda is d..li wilh usinl r

b.hb6 puhr rnd. cl.y lapot, its hrndl. brot.n rnd top d,eord.d, Suatdt th..nltan<. to th. old ta thop. On.. ituid. n is .ai to !.. whd. T.i.hu8! Old HdsC gol it! Bm.Th.
lrom r

..nlury r.dng inlo ih.213t.It |@ rh? .ndotth.I'n. for lh. Old H@P Li.o Jhong-rn, ih. prop'i?tor, dosn t lil.toullrboul th. trct th.l thie t t lhop will b. tncted dd. lo ruk.
room lor
hi3

i3

lh.

20th

th.

H@n thar eill com. do n in O.lord1r..5 mult .om dd,n l@ itoll ol thos. tr..! rr. oldtr th.n 6Md lh.y on

rsd.nitory offic. compl?t But 3il.nl!k.n{lh c.n b. t..n a hi!.rd b.coh. rrious r h. .tphin3 h@ hr'd
h.rnd hii.i!t.r h.v.
Old
Old

"ih@t liBl

,u3t rhis p!3i rumm.r ra.'.l Ndlh Ko. r!.n roldnro, di!aui*d|| ROX lS.public ot Xor.rl lr@pr, w.. ol dodn by South Xor.rn tGr& rtl.r thq tri.d lo 3liprdos
DMZ into th. Sooth. Th. m3t rrious ol th.r. incidtnlt o<cun.d in Autsl 19?6 r'h.n r rrull I'oup olUnil.dli.tiont n@pr rd. up o{ US .nd South Xonrn Fennrl .ntd.d

sl

quGltionr

l.t.r- rllilud..

tltu.lur.5..nr I r.plio ot th? rim.'Frn *ood.n blrnr ttul dot lh. hnd*.D. ol N.s En!l!nd. Th. hu*. wd.n rJt." fit ro.rhd E lnuglr ! gi.nl Un6ln lot.
th. inr.'ior
tound o{

HdF .liw. Fiv. y.rB ol pl.ntinE. t'inhin8, rnd ert.rinl h!v. turn.d th.
H@n into. livin! 6sit
on

srl.d

lo t..F ih.

T.i.hung!

th.

Irict e.lls clihb hilh $di th. b.mboo buly Xof Xurn rod ,hon8-rn tp.rrc nilin$ rnd {ood.n fldr lh.l *ptrl. jcl .bo. I shisp.r $ h. t.llsol nurring

th. tord.r rhrity rra th. inl.ntionofhimmihi I Fnlr' 'ilh A.for rnt tr... tt ra don.,. br.rl .rurt.d b.t{.n thn 3r@t .6d bord.t ir6ps froh th.
Norlh

lil. . jign$ p!zl. Th. ,.ntk ih. mnlo h..s b.cl to lif., |nd o{ph^tchin.s. nuk bftb fillt lh. op.n tprc. in th. rho, P.pd Lnl6N ndt rD{iallr lron ih. ailin8, tsyinl blJ,., EftF, USr $ii,rt lik? drncinB !h6B from Fm uot.wn

ravelAgent
,i Fr..d
C.n

l. $o *n. rct rurhorit.d

ro

b.

rrh.d intid. th. DliZ, no...{th.lro.n3

cdnd oal.ichunS! p.il In f..t, tt* OId ltdx i3 Dl 'itlel | lhdl toh T.ichunt! Drl O!.r 50 yql! old. ih. build,h!,!r onc.lDft lo ih. citt! fiBt Ewr Tod.y il !t nd! |l I

L.m

lot othet tn largs