Photo 1

Onseong County, North Hamkyung Province, as seen from Tumen City, Jilin Province. The mountainside is in a sorry state because all the trees have been cut down. It is a peaceful landscape but, looking closely, one can see that there are barbed wire fences on both sides of the river.

Photo 2

The building, which appears to be a North Korean border guard post, has surveillance cameras and is surrounded by barbed wire fence.

Photo 3

Barbed wire fence on the Chinese side prevents access to the Tumen River. Tumen City, Jilin Province.

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