The atmosphere is stilted and muffled, with workers moving around in silence and guards everywhere. During a recent visit – the first by a foreign delegation since 2006 – the cold and snowy weather intensified this feeling, creating the sense of being suspended in time and space.
开城工业园区让人想起了乔治·奥威尔的《1984》，但还要加上十九世纪家长作风的元素。这里的氛围呆板而压抑，工人一言不发地走动，到处都是警卫。在最近的访问中——2006年以来第一次接受外国代表团的访问——寒冷和雨雪更加加剧了这种感觉，好像时间和空间都被停止了似的。