Chongjin | North Korea's City of Iron

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Chongjin | North Korea's City of Iron | DPRK Cities

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Chongjin, North Hamgyong is the largest industrial hub in the DPRK, the provincial capital and third most populous city in the country. Despite all of this, it's rarely visited by foreigners. However, its history is incredibly interesting - from Japanese Imperial-era fishing village to major city in under 100 years.
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@mecha37000fighter 2 жыл бұрын

This isn't about this video in particular but I need to mention that all of your videos are so high quality and professional. I very much appreciate the effort you put in to educate and entertain us

@Kouros-y2t 2 жыл бұрын

Refreshing to see someone giving this country a fair shake. You don't get much sobber informations these days. I am so tired of these documentaries of western news outlets, that are bound up in imperialistic geopolitical power dynamics. Everything is filled with the most absurd propaganda, without any source. Unfortunately a lot of people are cattle enough to believe everything they are told. They are more similar to the picture in their mind, they have of north koreans, than they might think.

@zinedinezethro9157 2 жыл бұрын

This man is not only filling my city environment addiction, but also giving me information about usually a very closed country. I kinda want to watch something like this for cities around the world too. It's really amazing.

@monarchofthesea9395 2 жыл бұрын

I visited the DPRK in 2018, Chongjin was definitely the highlight for me. Seeing it really gave me a great deal of respect for the country, given the stories about how the place has done so well since the Arduous March. As well as how despite the blockade the DPRK has been able to avoid so many problems that are so pervasive in the west

@alexanderblohme5044 2 жыл бұрын

My dream is to go to Korea, I would have bragged about their country to the skies!

@monarchofthesea9395 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderblohme5044 I do quite frequently. Sadly people don't really believe you when you do. To be fair I think the DPRK is shit at PR, if you defend Cuba in the west you get a decent reception, but the DPRK's over the top propaganda and messaging puts a lot of westerners off.

@hihihi518 2 жыл бұрын

Have you read Bruce Cummings account of his visit to NK in the 70-80s? Truly remarkable country in the way that they rebounded from the devastation of the Korean War alone

@monarchofthesea9395 2 жыл бұрын

@@hihihi518 I haven't, but now you mention it, I absolutely should. I'm more familiar with the DPRK from the 90s onwards. Of course I was told about the previous eras, but it seems that so much of modern Korea is built along the aftermath of the devestation of the 90s. While before that it was pretty similar to most socialist countries, although a very well managed one.

@hihihi518 2 жыл бұрын

@@monarchofthesea9395 Do you have any reliable resources for modern NK? And yes, you should! I’ve been chipping away at Cumings’ books on pre-modern Korean history. And I find it fascinating that up until the Arduous March that NK was doing relatively better than the south.

@Bogatyrskiy313 2 жыл бұрын

I love your channel so much! Please never stop making these interesting educational videos about the DPRK. They serve as an unbiased perspective of the country for english speakers worldwide, something unfortunately still uncommon to find today. ❤️ from Indonesia

@taouritaimad4221 2 жыл бұрын

Death to Imperialism 🇩🇿🤝🇮🇩. Death to Colonialism 🇩🇿🤝🇮🇩.

@JucheFinland 2 жыл бұрын

I think your videos are really well made and really valuable as you are the only channel I know that is dedicated to explaining these aspects of the DPRK, especially as most people probably don't know much about the country outside of Pyongyang. The production quality is great and the research is really solid too, making for an informative video all around.

@shelby2117 2 жыл бұрын

Always interesting to learn about the DPRK's other cities, Pyongyang is fascinating but there's so much more to the country! Thank you for all of your hard work to create these incredibly high quality educational videos, you and your work are very appreciated.

@tagomisan2865 2 жыл бұрын

Great work as always, really high quality stuff my guy! You should be hired in a big news company!

@wyattwilbourne530 2 жыл бұрын

I always love channels like these that actually go detailing the inner workings of "controversial" countries. I wish there were more channels like this for different countries, past and present. I'd love to see how, say, Imperial Japan functioned politically, or how the CCP reformed under Deng Xiaoping, or how Fascist Italy built houses. Whether it's simple or complex, it's still so interesting to see how different nations function, especially when they're radically different from our own, and don't catch constant flak from it by the one explaining it

@SMGJohn 2 жыл бұрын

It be interesting to see if anyone would dare to make a video on how Japanese Imperial economics worked before 1945, its really strange mix of Feudalism and Capitalism. It also be interesting if anyone would show how Fascist Italy, Francos Spain, Taiwan and even South Korean Fascists used welfare heavily during the cold war to appease workers from uprising.

@someonee3186 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy seeing DPRK explained every day. Thank you for the videos quality that you make.

@DeCypher67_ 2 жыл бұрын

I have been a long time fan of North Korea films, documentaries since 2015. I like that you focus on more interesting facts the normal person does not know.. Great work. Looking forward to more. Thanks for your work you put into these!

@kouji0048 2 жыл бұрын

Another very well-made video! Keep making these videos please. Would love to watch all of them! Hugs from Manila :)

@comradeuu3837 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my most favorite channels! I learn So much about the DPRK and Korea! :)

@flawlessbinary7449 2 жыл бұрын

Another video already? DPRK Explained must’ve grown another pair of arms.

@DPRKExplained 2 жыл бұрын

It's been a busy couple of weeks!

@Soldknight324 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is amazing content for the size, love it when KZfaq reccs hit it right :D

@DPRKExplained 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you’re enjoying it! The algorithm has been tricky but when it picks things up, it’s great to see people enjoying the videos!

@Glagolight 2 жыл бұрын

Great work! Very interesting!

@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697 2 жыл бұрын

a great industrial city that is changing so much of Chongjin

@ArmyMan0077111 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Another great video! Thank you so much 🥰😍

@ExtremelyRareDPRKvideos 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please make a video on DPRK technology.

@neokraiXIX 2 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to learn about Chongjin for the first time! Thank you for making such good videos, I'll definitely watch more!

@weom1536 2 жыл бұрын

very good video! :)

@Hiro04 2 жыл бұрын

Wow you defintally deserve more subs! with someone that is intrested in north korea this really does do good!

@geekybasilempire6874 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your work may God bless you and your family

@cymrawd_foulkesie 2 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite channel that talks about the DPRK, keep up the good work

@riebsbie1385 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! keep it up!

@marcllorensgaliana8746 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for creating all your videos. They are very interesting

@petergilkes7082 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting. DPRK has many surprises. Thanks for unveiling them!

@jaeunlee7016 2 жыл бұрын

The funky Ongheya is such a vibe

@chrisperez3614 2 жыл бұрын

Wow these videos are too quality. Great job and thank you.

@cojjiri8720 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video

@ChristianJiang 2 жыл бұрын

hi! Great video! I usually watch your videos when I’m at home alone and I listen to it with my headphones on. While the video is really good, some sound effects literally scare the $h!t out of me :D 4:12 was lowkey a jumpscare haha… would it be possible to tone it down next time? Sorry for being annoying haha maybe I’m the only odd one, so pls ignore!

@DPRKExplained 2 жыл бұрын

This has come up before for this video! I messed up with the audio balance slightly on this one!

@rolmaguiland21 2 жыл бұрын

So glad for this information know you guys can work hard and have been for years

@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 Жыл бұрын

Whoops, I thought this was the latest video that I missed this morning until I saw it on the side bar and looked to see this one is 11 months old. I must have missed it back then as I don't remember it. Okay, now off to watch the current one....

@vladilenkalatschev4915 2 жыл бұрын

I have been there. Really pleasant city

@youwayo 2 жыл бұрын

Must be Pulgasari’s favorite restaurant.

@evanyoung2919 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are so good I low key thought your channel was secretly a North Korean propaganda channel because of the vast amount of knowledge and research that is in each video.

@ahmadmuhdi190 Жыл бұрын

Even if it was, It's refreshing to hear the propaganda different from the mainstream media.

@Brick-Life 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Chongjin city!

@physics77guy Жыл бұрын

beautiful production and great information knowing NK and its just like any other regular country and in its working also

@Brick-Life 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you can fix your unlisted videos so that they can play and are not private.

@Enginer-zu3bf 2 жыл бұрын

You should make video about the DPRK's provinces.

@emilyweston7805 2 жыл бұрын

Really popped off with this one #queen

@timotheatae 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Though I will say the loud TV static startled me a bit.

@DPRKExplained 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah I had a few issues with volume control on this one. Working on it for the future!

@timotheatae 2 жыл бұрын

@@DPRKExplained Great to hear!

@qarmatianwarhorse6028 2 жыл бұрын

Chongjin is the DPRK's equivalent of a ZATO city from the erstwhile USSR, unless I'm quite mistaken.

@itacom2199 2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of the Italian city of Livorno, which was born out of fishing and industry, just like Chongjin.

@firstandlastname2390 Жыл бұрын

I spent a summer at the children summer champ in Wonsan when I was younger. I also visited Chongjin on the way from Russia to Wonsan. It was good memory.

@niklasfink7520 11 ай бұрын

Pleaaase make one about Hoeryong!

@vazak11 Жыл бұрын

5:05 Is there a name for this architectural style?

@Esth.1 2 жыл бұрын

Im wondering how north-korea sees their history and culture of the days before the country was split in two. Food, architecture, games, music, stories... Is this being kept alive, or are they distancing themselves from it? Etc.

@DPRKExplained 2 жыл бұрын

I would say they’re leaning into it, more so than the south. A good indicator is the name used for the country, in the north, it’s Choson, the name of the last unified Korean dynasty

@ignisilluminati 2 жыл бұрын

North Korea is THE most nationalist country in the modern world and they extremely stick to the traditions. I can confirm this as a South Korean. From everyday vocabularies to clothing styles and ceremonies such as weddings or funerals, North Korean people preserve much of our ancestors' traditions. Some South Korean scholars are even studying the cultural aspects of North Korea as a living mirror of the premodern Korea.

@Esth.1 2 жыл бұрын

@@ignisilluminati interesting! I expected them more to be like what I learned about mainland China, being very patriotic, but also kind of erasing history ...

@ignisilluminati 2 жыл бұрын

@@Esth.1 They surely distorts the history, but not the traditions. It's the difference between China and North Korea. China had gone through the Cultural Revolution that cut its people from the old concepts. China had always pursued the leadership in the communist bloc, and the Cultural Revolution was a symbolic event proving how desperately it tried to portray itself as the "living figure of socialist ideals" (cut from the past to pursue a new world).. in contrast to the Soviet Union which they believe to be "pseudo-imperialist". On the other hand, North Korea had never cared much about communism or the leadership within that bloc. What it wanted was just to justify the ownership of the Korean nation and its heritages. Thus, it encouraged the old traditions to expel foreign cultural influences and to portray itself as "true Korea" by maintaining national purity.. in contrast to the South Korea which in their view is "contaminated" by the western cultures.

@tysonstuart312 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video about their Air Force/ military?

@TRAVELTVTELEVISION 2 жыл бұрын

We want come here with our camera 🎥. Please help us with organisation to travel. Greetings from Poland.

@gato712 2 жыл бұрын

North Korea is such a interesting place

@alexwm369 5 ай бұрын

im really curious on where you get your information from, because its so hard to find factual information about north korea

@brittanyburnturner1631 2 жыл бұрын

What is the wicked guitar track for the BG music?

@DeOlhonaCoreiaBR 2 жыл бұрын

🇧🇷🤝🏻🇰🇵

@davorlekenik9563 2 жыл бұрын

🇰🇵 💕💕

@erneliatt 2 жыл бұрын

4:05 what's the name of the music?

@johnnykwon8173 2 жыл бұрын

Somethings perhaps not known of that region of the world. We are aware of Japanese colonial powers, the opposition, etc. But what is never reported in the western narrative is how places there, before or around the time of conflict, is they were haunts. A very eerie sort of place where one would expect to see ghosts rather than a lively civilization.

@thomasciarlariello3228 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to propose a treaty whereby only all of North Korean Land both East of Amnok River and North of Wonsan be traded for only all of Japanese land South of Sendai to benefit both nations.