The Wandering Scot

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North Korea - Mass Games

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I attended North Korea's Mass Games in August 2011. They are a stunning surreal experience. They include everything from nationalistic fervor to comedy to a vision of Korean unification. I attended two performances, but I've arranged my photos in one narrative series.


The Custom-built Mass Games Stadium, North Korea - Mass Games
The Custom-built Mass Games Stadium
Pre-games warmup., North Korea - Mass Games
Pre-games warmup.
Initial deployment., North Korea - Mass Games
Initial deployment.
Birth of the Korean Nation., North Korea - Mass Games
Birth of the Korean Nation.
Korean Communist emblem:  Hammer, Pen & Sickle., North Korea - Mass Games
Korean Communist emblem: Hammer, Pen & Sickle.
Tomatoes(?) roll down the flip-card array., North Korea - Mass Games
Tomatoes(?) roll down the flip-card array.
Fruits of Prosperity, North Korea - Mass Games
Fruits of Prosperity
(Some of the younger fruits needed a little help in the rain.), North Korea - Mass Games
(Some of the younger fruits needed a little help in the rain.)
Happy Pigs and Flying Fish, North Korea - Mass Games
Happy Pigs and Flying Fish
Tae Kwon Do (historical), North Korea - Mass Games
Tae Kwon Do (historical)
Quick change to Tae Kwon Do today, North Korea - Mass Games
Quick change to Tae Kwon Do today
Birth of Kim Jong Il in log cabin, North Korea - Mass Games
Birth of Kim Jong Il in log cabin
A Vision of Joyful Reunification, North Korea - Mass Games
A Vision of Joyful Reunification
Chinese-Korean Friendship, North Korea - Mass Games
Chinese-Korean Friendship
A Unified Korea in a Peaceful World, North Korea - Mass Games
A Unified Korea in a Peaceful World
Flip-card team after the show., North Korea - Mass Games
Flip-card team after the show.

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