May 2013 Photo Essay: HNC in North Korea

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Here’s a sneak peek of our upcoming May issue! In early April, a group of students and a professor from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center visited North Korea. They left Beijing April 9th and returned April 16th. Below are photos from behind the wall, courtesy of Hopkins-Nanjing Center student Natalie Sammarco.

(Read more about Natalie’s experiences in China and North Korea on the Hopkins-Nanjing Center Admissions Blog.)

Natalie Sammarco

Colonel Kim at a watchtower along the border of North and South Korea. Much of the land in the background is a minefield located in the Demilitarized Zone.

Natalie Sammarco

This North Korean water bottling plant uses recycled materials, so not all the bottles are the same.

Natalie Sammarco

Statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on the National Holiday (Kim Il-sung’s birthday, April 15th).

Natalie Sammarco

Statues of soldiers near the statues of the leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.

Natalie Sammarco

The “Tower of Juche Idea,” which represents Korean nationalism and self-reliance, looks over the River Taedong.

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Natalie Sammarco poses at the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.

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