KCNA
It has water parks and luxurious beach lounge. But only North Koreans enter-or Russian comrades.
It is a “tourist city at the national treasure level,” according to local communication agencies. North Korea inaugurated a luxury venture this week on Kalma beach – a resort with capacity for 20,000 guests and a water park.
The “Service for National Guests will start July 1”, informs the media, but may only enter North Koreans. Earlier this month, the country announced announced the opening of the Kalma Train Station, noting that it was built to “ensure a high level of convenience to travelers of the coastal tourist zone.”
Despite the exclusivity of the nation’s inhabitants that the UN describes as “a suffocating and claustrophobic environment“Russian diplomats were present at the inauguration – another proof of the consolidated friendship between the two countries.
“Wonsan-kalma is, for now, only open to North Koreans, but it will not be surprising to see Russian no resort In the near future, ”said researcher Rachel Minyoung Lee to.
“More broadly, the inauguration of a large beach resort like Wonsan-Kalma helps reinforce the narrative of state means about Kim’s policy centered on the people, Balancing your most intense focus on national defense, ”Lee added.
“The initial public of this resort will be the elitelike Party employees and other top figures, ”he said on the other hand Lim Eul-Chul, professor of North Korean studies at the University of Kyungam, South Korea.
“The complete presence of Kim Jong Un family at the event suggests that the project aims to convey the legacy of its predecessors and be kept for future generations,” he said.
