"Sweeping the streets" in Pyongyang is somewhat untrue. Although there are many fewer restrictions on taking photos in Pyongyang, I have seen a lot of lessons about getting into trouble when taking photos in North Korea, and whenever I raise my camera, I still feel a little hairy, especially when I take pictures of people, I don't know if it will violate North Korean regulations. The indifferent eyes of the North Koreans also seem to resist the pointing of the camera. In addition, the 55mm lens is really short, and many things cannot be photographed if you want to, so you can only use limited equipment, in a limited time and limited area, as much as possible to shoot as much of Pyongyang as possible, leaving as many memories of the country as possible.
North Koreans have a good face, and Chinese are about the same. I remember an Italian director Antonioni in the 70s, who shot something not very bright in China, and as a result, he was regarded as an enemy by the Chinese people and made a mess. It is said that the entire North Korean construction fund is concentrated in Pyongyang, making Pyongyang's urban construction seem to be no less than or even more generous than many of the world's major cities. The contrast between Pyongyang and rural North Korea is estimated to be as huge as the high-rise buildings in Lujiazui in Shanghai and the rural elementary school in Wuwei, Gansu. So, if you want to shoot, shoot the good side. Photographing the dark side is not welcome to the North Korean people.
Let's start with public transportation in North Korea. North Korea has no oil resources, only a pitiful amount of oil from China and Russia, and people rely mainly on public transportation, in addition to the subway described earlier, Pyongyang also has streetbuses, trolleybuses and buses.
Buses are crowded, and it seems that Pyongyang also has difficulty getting by car
The old bus only remembers Beijing in the 60s.
Private cars in Pyongyang
Military vehicles
North Korea also has private cars. The sources include national awards for meritorious actors, meritorious athletes, gifts from relatives abroad, etc., and the maintenance cost is relatively high. Private car license plates are white on a yellow background, and military vehicles are white on a black background.
Pyongyang's roads are wide and vehicles are scarce, so it must be cool to drive.
On Sunday, Pyongyang allowed only buses and special vehicles on the road, with fewer vehicles on the streets. The tour guide explained: The first is for environmental protection, and the second is because of the lack of oil.
Maybe because there are too few vehicles, there are no traffic lights at the intersections in Pyongyang, a city without traffic lights! Directing traffic at the intersection are these young and beautiful female traffic policemen. It is said that the traffic police in Pyongyang are the most beautiful traffic police in the world, and they must be unmarried girls, politically reliable, and beautiful-looking. Having a girl in the family who is a traffic policeman is also the pride of the whole family.
Streets and buildings in Pyongyang
It seems to be a store
This is a residential building, and if you look closely, some windows are covered with a layer of plastic film (lack of glass?). ), some stick out a cigarette pipe, and some residents on the first floor have installed anti-theft nets.
Such gatherings can often be seen on the streets of Pyongyang, not knowing what they are doing.
Two children walking down the street, one carrying two hollow bricks threaded with rope in his hand, the other, when he zoomed in, actually held a snake in his hand!
Cruise on the Datong River
The train station in Pyongyang. According to the tour guide, the train station is a military target and photography is prohibited, but nothing was said when filming.
Square in front of the train station and people in the square.
A limousine that comes to pick people up
(To be continued)