Things That Can’t Be Unseen: The Differences Between North and South Korea

Small Towns—and Life in Small Towns—Are Worlds Apart

One large city might not be much different from the other, but the hinterlands bring out the differences between the two Koreas in vivid detail. Depicted below are two small towns of North and South Korea.

Photo by Jacob Laukaitis

The top image from North Korea has a distinctly rural flavor, and the bottom image of a smaller town in South Korea shows just how much more developed it is, looking more like a city than a town.

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