国际英语资讯:Feature: DPRK tourism thriving among Chinese thanks to historical links
<p><span word="PYONGYANG">PYONGYANG</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 19-- <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> 1950, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> (<span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>), <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="comrades">comrades</span>.</p><p><span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yalu">Yalu</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dandong">Dandong</span> -- <span word="by">by</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> -- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sightsee">sightsee</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uncover">uncover</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>.</p><p><span word="Panmunjeom">Panmunjeom</span>, <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>-<span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kaesong">Kaesong</span>, <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armistice">armistice</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950-1953 <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gazing">gazing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="Heroic">Heroic</span> <span word="Sons">Sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Daughters">Daughters</span>, <span word="Shangganling">Shangganling</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="recite">recite</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="lauding">lauding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Volunteer">Volunteer</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Shangganling">Shangganling</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> 43 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 14, 1952 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crush">crush</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Verdun">Verdun</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="fulfills">fulfills</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="cherished">cherished</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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