Via the Marmot’s Hole comes this link to some great photographs of the Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) during the Korean War. Here is a sample of some of these great pictures:
American soldiers captured after trying to escape in their Jeep.
Chinese soldiers being entertained by North Korean dancing girls. Notice how young the Chinese soldiers look.
Chinese and North Korean soldiers celebrate the recapturing of Seoul in 1951. Does anyone know which building this is that they are celebrating in front of?
Make sure to view the entire collection because the pictures do a really good job of humanizing and giving a different perspective of the Chinese soldiers during the Korean War.
3:57 pm on November 28th, 2008 1
The building is supposed to be Central Seoul City Hall.
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7:19 pm on November 28th, 2008 2
Awesome photos on the link.
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3:57 am on November 29th, 2008 3
As far as I know, CPT. Kim, Seoul City Hall doesn’t have those columns. I may be wrong.
My guess would be the old Japanese Colonial Admin building which was torn down in 1996. It used to be where the front gate of Kyungbukgung is now which is being restored as we speak.
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12:27 pm on November 30th, 2008 4
It’s definitely the Japanese government general building.
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