Central Chongjin
Chongjin
(淸津市) is a city is in the
Donghae Coast
region of
North Korea
.
Chongjin area
This is North Korea's third largest city and called the 'city of iron' owing to its status as a major centre of heavy industry.
Nothing to Envy
Nothing to Envy
, by the American journalist Barbara Demick, is a partially novelized collection of interviews with six former residents of Chongjin, who later took refugee in
South Korea
. While the main plot revolves around the lives of six main characters/interviewees before and during the North Korean famine of 1990s and their eventual flight to South Korea, the book has lively depictions of Chongjin and the surrounding area, especially during the economic collapse of North Korea in the 1990s.
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Chongjin is not part of most North Korean accompanied group itineraries but can be visited on customised tours.
Chongjin is on the train line between
Rason
and the capital
Pyongyang
, as well as the southern city of
Wonsan
.
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Orang Airport
(
RGO
IATA
Chongjin Airport
) (
40 km from the city
).
Air Koryo flies to the North Korean destinations of
Haeju
,
Pyongyang
and
Wonsan
. There are plans to extend this airport and make it North Korea's second international airport.
Chongjin has 11 kilometre of tramline.
There is a trolleybus network slightly more extensive than the tram-line.
- North Hamgyong Province Theatre
.
(
updated Mar 2015
)
- Pohanng Square
.
A 7.5 m bronze statue
(
updated Mar 2015
)
- Revolutionary History Museum
,
Pohanng Square
.
(
updated Mar 2015
)
- Inmin Daehakseup Dang
(
Grand People's Study House
).
(
updated Mar 2015
)
The city is famous in the country for its processed squid.
Local drinking water is known to be untreated. Bottled water is the best choice. Some tourists have been hospitalized in North Korea after drinking the public water.
- Chonmasan Hotel
.
Hotel approved for foreigners
(
updated Mar 2015
)
North Korean cities don't usually have foreign consulates, however Chongjin's important port status means it has two.
China
.
Russia
.