North Korean Kindergarden Propaganda
Framed print of children attacking US soldier snowmen at the Chongjin Kindergarten. I have been told the Korean script on the snowmen says “American bastards” - extreme propaganda for a kindergarten!
This painting of the North Korean missile was also found at this Chongjin Kindergarten.
Update – further details on the translation from my comments: The snowman on the left appears to have “쥐명박” (jui-myeong-bak) written on it. The name of South Korea’s former president is “이명박” (lee-myeong-bak). They have changed the family name of the former president from the original “이” (lee) to “쥐” (jui), which means “rat”. The DPRK often referred to him as a rat and Seoul as a rat’s nest. Nice find, Captain!
Snow White in North Korea
Snow White in North Korea – did Disney authorize this embroidery piece from the Pyongyang Embroidery Institute? I think not.
I couldn’t resist and bought the piece for $40.
Somewhat shunned by other tour groups, my group loved the Pyongyang Embroidery Institute. You get to see girls hard at work on elaborate embroidery pieces and shop their showroom for great deals on amazing artwork ranging from revolutionary war subjects to scenes of traditional Korean maidens, and yes, even Walt Disney.
Pyongyang Film Studios
Hanging out next to a South Korean brothel on ’60s street at the Pyongyang Film Studios.
More pics from the Pyongyang Film Studio linked below.
More photos from the Mangyongdae Children’s Palace
Gymnasts, dancers, and little stars perform at the Mangyongdae Children’s Palace:
The Mangyongdae Children’s Palace; a place for children of the privileged elite to spend time after school practicing sports, art, folk dance and music – and of course, show it all off with military like precision and forced smiles to groups of visiting foreign friends and tourists. More from this series linked below – all photos by Joseph A Ferris III
Mangyongdae Children’s Palace
The Mangyongdae Children’s Palace; a place for children of the privileged elite to spend time after school practicing sports, art, folk dance and music – and of course, show it all off with military like precision and forced smiles to groups of visiting foreign friends and tourists.
Young Pioneers sing a martial song during a special Kim Il-sung’s 100th birthday celebratory performance at the Mangyongdae Children’s Palace. More pictures from this set linked below.
North Korean Roadside Attactions
Soldier squirrels, missiles, and AK-47s raised defiantly into the air, just a few examples of the roadside attractions (propaganda) commonly seen in towns outside Pyongyang, North Korea.
Pyongyang Apartments
A view of typical housing arrangements in Pyongyang, North Korea – photo by Joseph A Ferris III
Countryside Propaganda Billboards and Murals
A collection of images showing propaganda billboards and murals from the Wonsan and Hamhung countryside areas.
The New Kim Il-sung/Kim Jong-il Badge
The double Kim badge is the latest in North Korean fashion – photo by Joseph A Ferris III
Pyongyang Children’s Palace, North Korea
The Pyongyang Children’s Palace, a place for the children of the privileged elite to spend time after school practicing sports, art, folk dance and music – and of course, show it all off with military like precision and forced smiles to groups of visiting foreign friends and tourists.
A young girl performs a North Korean folk dance at the Pyongyang Children’s Palace.
Pyongyang Metro Propaganda
Beautiful propaganda murals, mosaics, and statues from the Pyongyang Metro. Related post and pictures about the Pyongyang Metro here.
Kim Jong II 12-17-11
A photo collection of Kim Jong-il in art from my Aug. 2011 North Korea trip.
Pyongyang scene with Kim Jong-il.
Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung give on the spot bridge building guidance. Diorama from the Pyongyang Railway Museum.
Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung give on the spot bridge building guidance. Diorama from the Pyongyang Railway Museum.
Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung looking at Things.
Baby Kim Jong-il and the cabin where he was born at the sacred Mt. Baekdu San – although he was really born in Russia.
Baby Kim Jong-il gives “on the spot” battle guidance.
Kim Jong-il – I’m not sure what this painting is about.
Kim Jong-il in a Pyongyang street painting.
Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung in a Pyongyang Railway Museum mural.
The ‘Dear Leader’
Neil Strauss, Jordan Harbinger, and Ingrid De La O with Kim Jong-il.
Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung at the Mt. Myohyang hotel.
North Korean Mass Human Mosaics
I introduced the mass human mosaics of the North Korean Arirang Mass Games in my last post. Just adding a few more photos of these incredible mass flip book images.
“Great Leader” Kim Il-sung
Get your guns!
Proof that North Korea is a fun place!
All pictures above are from the Aug. 27th 2011 Arirang Mass Games at the Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Arirang Mass Games Taekwondo
30,000 school children in perfect unison use personalized flip books to create the mass human mosaics of the Taekwondo arts pictured below. These gigantic pictures displaying Korean cultural heritage and martial prowess are created by thousands of human pixels in what is the greatest performance spectacle in the world today – eat your heart out Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. The pictures below represent just a small selection of human mosaic art from the mass flip book performances of the North Korean Arirang Mass Games.
With flip book mosaics being shown in the stands, men on the stadium field perform Taekwondo moves.
All pictures above are from the Aug. 27th 2011 Arirang Mass Games at the Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. For more information please read the description of the Mass Games by Eric Lafforgue.
