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Goseong Tongil (Unification) Observation Platform | The points of interest in the East frontline of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) (which connects Yanggu-gun and Goseong-gun) include the Punch Bowl Battlefield of Yanggu-gun, 4th Infiltration Tunnel, Eulji Observatory, and Goseong Unification Observatory, located in the northern part of the East Coast.
 
Punch BowlThe Punch Bowl is a basin along the Military Demarcation line at Haean-myeon, Yanggu-gun (Gangwon Province). The basin area owes its name 'Punch Bowl' to its geographical appearance, resembling a bowl for punch. Surrounded by high hills, some with peaks above 1,000 meters, many fierce battles were fought here during the Korean War because of its strategic location. The Punch Bowl area is famous for a hand-to-hand fighting during the War during a lack of ammunition. The area includes 'Blood Hill,' 'Heartbreak Hill,' and 'Mao Tae-tung Hill' and 'Stalin Hill' (which face each other north of the Military Demarcation Line). The 'Monument to the Battle of Punch Bowl' was erected on a hill in Wolwun-ri, Dong-myeon, telling the story of the many battles fought nearby. Other monuments include 'Blood Hill Monument,' 'Mount Do Sol Monument,' and 'Ga Chil Hill Moument, and remind isitors of the intensity of the Koream War. 
North Korea HallThis hall is one of 11 North Korean halls that are now south of the DMZ. On August 14, 1996, it opened to let people know and understand the reality of North Korean life and to inspire the will of re-unification. The North Korea Hall managed by Yanggu-gun exhibits 729 photographs and materials, including household objects used in daily life in North Korea. It is located near the War Memorials for the Punch Bowl and Mt. Dosol areas. 
4th Infiltration TunnelThe fourth tunnel, which is located along one of the most strategic routes in the Eastern Sector, was discovered in March 1990 only 26 kilometers northeast of Yanggu. This tunnel is buried at a depth of 145 meters below ground and measures two meters high and two meters wide. 
Almost identical to Tunnel 2 and Tunnel 3 in size and structure, the fourth tunnel intrudes 1.03 kilometers
south of the Military Demarcation Line and is designed to infiltrate massive forces into the Sohwa-Wontong
corridor, the major access route to the Yeongdong (Seoul- Gangneung) Expressway.
Eulji Observation PlatformLocated 27 km northeast of Yanggu, the Eulji Observation Platforms stands 1,049 meters above sea level on Gachil-bong (the last peak of the Geumgang-san mountain range). About 1 km south of the Military Demarcation Line, it serves as the front line tourist spot for national security. It gives a view of Biro-bong and 4 other peaks of Geumgang-san. Visitors may also see North Korean workers working at a nearby farm. 
Goseong Tongil (Unification) Observation Platform The Goseong Tongil Observation Platform, located to the far northeast of South Korea, is one of the places that provide visitors with living evidence of the partition of Korea Peninsula. The Observation Platform presents a grand view of North Korea and Geumgang-san. It opened in February 1984 and later opened the North Korea Hall in June 1988. It has the Security Hall, Observation Platform, three exhibition halls, and Moral Education Center. Unification and Security Park is located at 10 km south from Goseong Tongil and is used as an educational area for national security. Constructed in 1987 as a tourist resort, it has a parking lot, a restaurant, a gift shop, and ticket office. 
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Register for a tour to Panmunjeom. Visit the historic spot on the DMZ where the Armistice talks were held and where ongoing negotiations take place between the North and South. |
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View pictures of the Korean War
(People). See historic pictures of the Korean War donated by Life in Korea readers. |
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