Comments on: Picture of the Day: Advertising In Yanbian http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/24/picture-of-the-day-advertising-in-yanbian/ Korea From North to South Sat, 26 May 2012 20:22:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jay http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/24/picture-of-the-day-advertising-in-yanbian/comment-page-1/#comment-376465 jay Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:52:12 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17782#comment-376465 wow thanks for posting an unawared advertising post from my home down... it;s been 4 years i haven't dropped by home... i am curious about your motivation of creating such a blog about korea... i am from hunchun are you currently living in hunchun? wow thanks for posting an unawared advertising post from my home down… it;s been 4 years i haven't dropped by home… i am curious about your motivation of creating such a blog about korea… i am from hunchun are you currently living in hunchun?

]]> By: Adam Cathcart http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/24/picture-of-the-day-advertising-in-yanbian/comment-page-1/#comment-376194 Adam Cathcart Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:11:30 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17782#comment-376194 The characters on the bottom left say "cun shou ji, bao" which means "store your cell phones and suitcases here" before you head over to the DPRK. The Union Jack is just pure randomness on the part of the poster designer. Russian flag, British flag -- it's all foreign and exotic, so why not go with it? And come to think of it, maybe those little Russian dolls are a nice metaphor for North Korea itself -- riddles wrapped in mysteries and enigmas, etc. As soon as you think you've got it figured out, a new layer presents itself. The characters on the bottom left say "cun shou ji, bao" which means "store your cell phones and suitcases here" before you head over to the DPRK.

The Union Jack is just pure randomness on the part of the poster designer. Russian flag, British flag — it's all foreign and exotic, so why not go with it?

And come to think of it, maybe those little Russian dolls are a nice metaphor for North Korea itself — riddles wrapped in mysteries and enigmas, etc. As soon as you think you've got it figured out, a new layer presents itself.

]]> By: Songtan1 http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/24/picture-of-the-day-advertising-in-yanbian/comment-page-1/#comment-376160 Songtan1 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:18:50 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17782#comment-376160 #2 Which side of the river are the deforested villages...Seriously...I've not been there. #2 Which side of the river are the deforested villages…Seriously…I've not been there.

]]> By: Sonagi http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/24/picture-of-the-day-advertising-in-yanbian/comment-page-1/#comment-376126 Sonagi Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:03:28 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17782#comment-376126 I spent a few hours in Hunchun while traveling around Yanbian. The town is considered a gateway for Chinese heading to Vladivostok and for Russians coming into China, but the town's only evidence of its inland port status are the handful of downtown shops peddling Russian goods. Otherwise, it's an unremarkable, sleepy town that looks like any other in China. The road between Hunchun and Tumen hugs the Tumen River in places, so you do get views into North Korea, but there is not much to see other than a few villages and deforested hills. I spent a few hours in Hunchun while traveling around Yanbian. The town is considered a gateway for Chinese heading to Vladivostok and for Russians coming into China, but the town's only evidence of its inland port status are the handful of downtown shops peddling Russian goods. Otherwise, it's an unremarkable, sleepy town that looks like any other in China. The road between Hunchun and Tumen hugs the Tumen River in places, so you do get views into North Korea, but there is not much to see other than a few villages and deforested hills.

]]> By: Teadrinker http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/24/picture-of-the-day-advertising-in-yanbian/comment-page-1/#comment-376105 Teadrinker Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:50 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17782#comment-376105 What's with the Union Jack? What's with the Union Jack?

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