Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea,where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census,it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is a directly administered city with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces.
The Ryugyong Hotel,or Yu-Kyung Hotel,is a 330 m (1,080 ft) tall unfinished pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang,North Korea. Its name is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang. The building has been planned as a mixed-use development,which would include a hotel.
Sinŭiju,is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong,Liaoning,China,across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province. Part of the city is included in the Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region,which was established in 2002 to experiment with introducing a market economy. In recent years,the city,despite lagging behind the development in the capital Pyongyang,has seen a small construction boom and increasing tourism from China.
Hamhŭng is North Korea's second-most populous city,and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province. Located in the southern part of the South Hamgyong province,Hamhung is the main and most populous metropolitan area in the province. Hamhung was centrally planned and built by the government of North Korea.
The Pyongyang Metro is the rapid transit system in Pyongyang,the capital and largest city of North Korea. It consists of two lines:the Chollima Line,which runs north from Puhŭng Station on the banks of the Taedong River to Pulgŭnbyŏl Station,and the Hyŏksin Line,which runs from Kwangbok Station in the southwest to Ragwŏn Station in the northeast. The two lines intersect at Chŏnu Station.
The Koryo Hotel is the second largest operating hotel in North Korea,the largest being the Yanggakdo Hotel. The Ryugyong Hotel is larger than both,but is not yet operating. The twin-towered Koryo Hotel building is 143 metres (469 ft) tall and contains 43 stories. Erected in 1985 under Kim Il Sung,it was intended to "showcase the glory and strength of the DPRK."
The Yanggakdo International Hotel is the largest operating hotel in North Korea,pending the completion of the Ryugyong Hotel,and the country's seventh- or eighth-tallest building. The hotel is located on Yanggak Island in the River Taedong,two kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south-east of the centre of Pyongyang,the nation's capital. It rises to an overall height of 170 metres (560 ft) and has a slowly revolving restaurant on the 47th floor.
Tourism in North Korea is tightly controlled by the North Korean government. All tourism is organized by several state-owned tourism bureaus,including Korea International Travel Company (KITC),Korean International Sports Travel Company (KISTC),Korean International Taekwondo Tourism Company (KITTC) and Korean International Youth Travel Company (KIYTC). The majority of tourists are Chinese nationals:one 2019 estimate indicated that up to 120,000 Chinese tourists had visited North Korea in the previous year,compared to fewer than 5,000 from Western countries.
The Socialist Patriotic Youth League is the main North Korean youth organization. Directly under the party Central Committee,it is the only mass organization expressly mentioned in the charter of the Workers' Party of Korea. Youth under 15 may join the Young Pioneer Corps,itself a part of the larger Korean Children's Union. The organization,modeled after the Komsomol in the former Soviet Union,includes all North Koreans without party membership between the ages of 15 and 30,although married women who opt to become housewives are transferred to the Socialist Women's Union. Officially,the guiding ideology of the organization is Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism.
The Korea Central Zoo,also referred to as the Pyongyang Central Zoo,is the national zoo of North Korea. It is located near Taesŏngsan mountain in downtown Pyongyang. The zoo has over 5,000 wild animals,comprising a total of 650 species,and covers an area of roughly one square kilometre. It was reportedly established in April 1959 at the instruction of Kim Il Sung.
Kim Kyong-hui is the aunt of current North Korean leader,Kim Jong Un. She is the daughter of the founding North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and the sister of the late leader Kim Jong Il. She currently serves as Secretary for Organization of the Workers' Party of Korea. An important member of Kim Jong Il's inner circle of trusted friends and advisors,she was director of the WPK Light Industry Department from 1988 to 2012. She was married to Jang Song-thaek,who was executed in December 2013 in Pyongyang,after being charged with treason and corruption.
The Sosan Hotel (서산호텔) is a hotel located in Pyongyang,North Korea. It has a height of about 338.28 feet (103.11 m),with 30 floors and 510 rooms. It was built in 1989. Located roughly 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the railway station,it is run by the sports tourism company of North Korea. The hotel has a golf range.
The Ryanggang Hotel (량강호텔) was a first class hotel located in the Mangyongdae District of Pyongyang,North Korea. It has 330 rooms. The hotel was built in 1989 on a hill overlooking the Taedong and Pothong rivers,next to Seosan Football Stadium. The hotel covers an area of roughly 33,000 square metres and has two main buildings. There is a revolving restaurant on the top floor,and it has a library,billiard room,soft drink counter and shop.
The Pyongyang Maternity Hospital is a maternity and teaching hospital in Pyongyang. Nurses and midwives are educated in the hospital for work outside the North Korean capital. There is a neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital. In addition,there are multiple different wards,such as dental and breast cancer wards,to treat mothers' various health problems.
North Korean cuisine is the traditional culinary practices and dishes of North Korea. Its foundations are laid by the agricultural and nomadic traditions in southern Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula. Some dishes are shared by the two Koreas;however,availability and quality of Northern cuisine is much more significantly affected by sociopolitical class divides.
Chongnyon Jonwi is a daily newspaper in North Korea. It is the official organ of the Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League. It is one of the three most important newspapers in the country,the other two being Rodong Sinmun and Joson Inmingun. Chongnyon Jonwi is particularly known for jointly publishing New Year editorials with the two papers under the rule of Kim Jong Il. Most of its regular articles are commentary on the contents of Rodong Sinmun from a youth perspective. The editor-in-chief is Choe Sun-chol.
