Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostThe fences of Imjingak Village in DMZ are covered in brightly colored ribbons Wednesday, February 7, 2018. South Koreans tie the ribbons covered in messages to the fence.The messages are for their family members in the North, or in memory of family members who died in the North. The Village is the furthest north point in South Korea that South Koreans can go freely.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostFences of Imjingak Village in the DMZ Wednesday, February 7, 2018. The Village is the furthest north point in South Korea that South Koreans can go freely.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostView from Imjingak Village in DMZ Wednesday, February 7, 2018. The Village is the furthest point north in South Korea that South Koreans can go freely. February 7, 2018.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostFreedom Bridge of Imjingak Village in the DMZ Wednesday, February 7, 2018. 12,773 POWs returned to the South Korea in 1953 when the Korean War ceased. The bridge covered is brightly colored ribbons and flags of South Korea. South Koreans tie the ribbons covered in messages to the fence, messages for their family members in the North, or in memory of family members who died in the North. The Village is the furthest point north in South Korea that South Koreans can go freely.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostView from the Dora Observatory Wednesday, February 7, 2018. The Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel, located on top of Dorasan, the observatory looks across the Demilitarized Zone.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostTourists visit Dora Observatory Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Located on top of Dorasan, The observatory looks across the Demilitarized Zone. They can see the North Korean propaganda village and can see as far as the city of Kaesong. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostNorth Korean propaganda village. View from Dora Observatory. The Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. located on top of Dorasan, the observatory looks across the Demilitarized Zone Wednesday, February 7, 2018.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostWatch tower by Dora Observatory, Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel, located on top of Dorasan, The observatory looks across the Demilitarized Zone.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPanmunjom, now located in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, was a village just north of the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed. It is considered one of the last vestiges of the Cold War. The Joint Security Area (JSA) at the DMZ managed by both North and South Korea. Photo taken on a tour before the 2018 Winter Olympics Wednesday, February 7, 2018.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAn officer stands on the military demarcation line in the conference room of Panmunjom. Pnmunjom, now located in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, was a village just north of the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed. It is considered one of the last vestiges of the Cold War. The Joint Security Area (JSA) at the DMZ managed by both North and South Korea. Photo taken on a tour before the 2018 Winter Olympics Wednesday, February 7, 2018.
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The fences of Imjingak Village in DMZ are covered in brightly colored ribbons Wednesday, February 7, 2018. South Koreans tie the ribbons covered in messages to the fence.The messages are for their family members in the North, or in memory of family members who died in the North. The Village is the furthest north point in South Korea that South Koreans can go freely.
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Photos by Denver Post photographer Hyoung Chang taken during a tour of the Demilitarized Zone along the border of North and South Korea Wednesday, February 7, 2018.
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