DMZ Panmunjeom (DMZ 판문점) 

Only DMZ tour program recommended by KTO, and ministry of culture, sports and tourism. 

The 3rd infiltration tunnel and observatory and dorasan station.

We invite you to the special DMZ tour where you can feel the reality and pain of only separated nation in the world.

1. Panmunjeom Tour

Panmunjeom is located inside the Demilitarized Zone(DMZ), and it is the most forward location in the DMZ that can be visited by civilians. The administrative address is Neolmun-ri, Jinseo-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi-do(Province of Gyeonggi) for the South Korean side, Panmunjom-ri, Panmunjom, Kaesong for the North Korean side.

Although Panmunjeom is the common name of the area, the official name of the negotiating site is the Joint Security Area(JSA). Panmunjeom is located in the western portion of the 155-mile long DMZ on the Military Demarcation Line(MDL) and it demonstrates the great sorrow of the divided country. Panmunjeom is located 62 kilometers northwest of Seou, the capital of South Korea, and 215 kilometers south of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, 10 kilometers from Kaesong.

2. Camp Bonifas

Camp Bonifas is the base camp for the United Nations Command Security Force-Joint Security Area. It is located 400 meters south of the southern boundary of the Demilitarized Zone. This is home for the soldiers who support the Military Armistice Commission at JSA.

3. Joint Security Area

The JSA resembles a square measuring about 800 meters in diameter. After the Armistice Agreement was signed, the JSA became a neutral location where the guards from both sides were allowed to move about freely. It was the only place in the DMZ where the DML was originally not clearly marked. That changed after North Korean guards murdered two UNC officers with axes on 18 August 1976. After Axe murder incident, the MDL was marked within the JSA, and that marking system continues until today.

Today, the only place where border crossings are allowed is inside the conference buildings of the Military Armistice Commission(MAC). The MDL in the JSA is marked with one hundred and twenty-six meter-high withe stakes, along the boundary line a 10-meter interval. In the rest of the DMZ, the boundary is marked with MDL markers. Each side owns six guard posts in the JSA and more than thirty-five armed guards can be present on each side. The JSA is a venue for exchanges and negotiations between the North and South. All kinds of political and economic issue, cultural conferences and Red Cross meetings are held in the JSA.

4. Dora observatory

Dora observatory was built by the ministry of national defense on September 8th, 1986. You can view the village and as far north as the city of Gaeseong. Also, this place is the nearest point to North Korea from South Korea.

5. Imjingak park

Imjingak park is located at 50km northwest of Seoul was built for 5 million people who lost home. Major facilities include North Hall where you can get a view of lifestyle of North Korea.

6. The 3rd infiltration tunnel

The third tunnel was discovered in October, 1978. 1.95 meters high, 2.1 meters wide and 1,635 meters long, it penetrates 435 meters south of the military demarcation line and ends at the Truce Village of Panmunjeom.

이번 2018 4대륙 피겨선수권대회에서 최다빈 선수는 190.23의 점수로 4위를 차지했습니다. 1위, 2위, 3위는 모두 일본 선수였습니다. 김하늘 선수는 173.10의 점수로 6위를 차지했고, 박소연 선수는 159.48로 11위를 차지했습니다. 이 점수표대로라면 최다빈, 김하늘 선수가 이번 평창 올림픽에서 대표선수로 출전하는 것이 거의 맞다고 생각이 되네요.

박소연 선수가 정말 억울하게 점수를 못받았다면 (네트즌들이 네이버에서 계속 댓글을 달았음) 이번 대회에서 최소 3위를 하든가 하는 저력을 보여줬어야 했지만, 참담하게도 159.48이라는 매우 낮은 점수를 받았습니다. 모두 수고했다고 말하고 싶지만, 올림픽에 참가하는 것만은 경력이라고 볼 수 없습니다. 좋은 성과를 내야 그 참가의 의미도 높은 것입니다.

이번 평창올림픽에서 최다빈, 김하늘 선수가 부디 좋은 결과를 내길 기대해 봅니다.

※ 한국 피겨스케이팅이 김연아 선수 이후 많이 몰락할 듯 했지만, 최다빈 선수가 김연아 선수의 체면을 어느정도 살려주었습니다. 2018 4대륙 피겨선수권에서 4위에 오른 것은 매우 듣기 좋은 소식입니다.

하지만 한국은 여기서 만족하면 안됩니다. 올림픽 2연패까지 올라갔던 김연아 선수고 한국 피겨스케이팅이었습니다. (러시아 소치올림픽은 금메달로 모두가 알고 있습니다.)

사실 체격이 피겨스케이팅에 맞고 점프력 등이 받쳐주는 선수들이 계속 나와줘야 합니다. 미안하지만, 몸집이 작거나 팔다리가 짧으면 절대 세계적인 선수가 될 수 없습니다. 코치와 부모는 마음이 아프겠지만, 이런 선수들은 초기에 힘을 쓰지 않게 하고, 취미로만 하게 하고, 자라날 선수들을 찾아내는데 노력을 해야 합니다.

그래야만 (그런 시스템을 튼튼하게 갖춰야만) 한국이 다시한번 피겨 강국으로 올라설 수 있는 단단한 기반이 만들어질 것입니다. 누구라고 콕 짚어서 말할수는 없지만 팔다리가 짧거나 조화롭지 않고, 살이 통통한 느낌의 선수는 세계무대에서 서기가 점점 더 어려워질 것입니다. 그러므로 취미는 취미로, 세계적인 선수가 될 선수는 발굴해서 잘 키워내야 합니다.