In
May Juche 104(2015) the investment explanatory meeting of the Wonsan-
Mt. Kumgang International Tourist Zone was held on Mt. Kumgang,a
celebrated mountain in Korea.
The
Wonsan-Mt. Kumgang International Tourist Zone is situated at the
seaside of East Sea of Korea.
A
flight from Russia, China, Japan and other neighboring countries to
the zone takes one or two hours and a round trip flight from Shanghai
and Hong Kong, China and other large cities takes three or four
hours.
Its
development area covers an area of 43 600ha including Wonsan City and
Popdong, Anbyon, Thongchon, Kosong and Kumgang counties.
Wonsan,
centre of the tourist zone and gateway city to the Mt. Kumgang is the
seat of Kangwon Province and a port city of culture and recreation.
With
natural mountains, fields, the sea and lake in good harmony, the zone
abounds in tourist resources which have been widely known to the
world for a long time and needs to be developed.
It
has historic relics and remains which show a part of time-honored
history and glorious culture of the Korean nation.
The
Songdowon International Children’s Camp and other monumental
edifices, pleasure grounds and rest homes are social tourist
resources the Koreans boast of.
“The
Wonsan-Mt. Kumgang International Tourist Zone” boasts of natural
tourist resources of the world.
Mt.
Kumgang 105km from Wonsan City is one of the 6 most famous mountains
in Korea.
The
peloid of the Lake Sijung in the zone, one of the famous natural
treatment tourist resources is widely used in treatment for chronic
interstitial hepatitis, chronic gastritis, nervous system disorders
like neuralgia and female disorders and the mineral water of the
Sogwang Temple is also efficacious for treatment of chronic
gastritis, diabetes, obesity, arteriosclerosis and heart disease.
Masikryong
Ski Resort 25km away from Wonsan City is well-known as an alpine
sports tourist resource.
The
bathing beaches on the white sands of the east seaside including
Songdowon Bathing Beach are sea sports and sightseeing resorts for
home and foreign tourists.
It
is provided with substructure facilities for tourist service.
In
the center of Wonsan City there are accommodation facilities
including Songdowon Hotel, Tongmyong Hotel and so on.
Masikryong
Hotel, a tidy building in the mountain area, can accommodate over 300
tourists.
The
Mt. Kumgang area also has Kumgangsan Hotel, Oegumgang Hotel, Haeyang
Hotel and other accommodation facilities and Tanphung Restaurant,
Mokran Restaurant and other facilities serving national dishes.
A
tourist highway stretches from Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK to
Mt. Kumgang via Wonsan.
Transportation
is ensured by the railway along the east coastline, international
airport and passenger harbors.
The
development of the Wonsan- Mt. Kumgang International Tourist Zone is
being actively advanced under the care of the party and government of
the DPRK.
The
DPRK law on the economic development area guarantees legally the
investment of foreign enterprises which take part in the development.
The
Wonsan- Mt. Kumgang International Tourist Zone in the DPRK, a marine
country, sea-bound on three sides will become an excellent model of
development of coast tourist zone.
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