NORTH KOREA | CYCLING ACROSS ICONIC BRIDGE IN PYONGYANG

Pyongyang, is the largest city in North Korea and also the capital of North Korea, with a population of around 3,183,000 people in 2023. Bicycles are still one of the main transportation for people in Pyongyang. The average North Korean person walks 10,000 steps every day (7.6 kilometers), so you can imagine how much distance they can get if they use a bicycle. Bicycle ownership in North Korea is recorded by the government, as is motorbike and car ownership. In this video, I will take you cycling across a very historic bridge in North Korea, namely the Taedong Bridge. Taedong Bridge was built by the Japanese and completed in 1905. It is one of Pyongyang’s two oldest east–west connections via the Taedong Gang, along with the Yanggak Bridge, built in the same year. It was largely destroyed in the Korean War. When Chinese troops advanced near Pyongyang in the winter of 1950, thousands of civilians fled to the rubble of the bridge to cross the river in which several people were killed. The crossing of the ruined Taedong Bridge was part of the larger evacuation of Pyongyang during the Korean War. Thank you and happy watching. #northkorea #cycling #jakaparker