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Panmunjom at the time the cease-fire was signed |
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The place where the truce talks were held
during the Korean War was originally located at 1km north
of the present place.
It was consist of four straw roofed houses, two temporary
buildings used as the meeting place, and three temporary
barracks at that time.The name, P’anmunjom, was originated
from the story that when a place for the truce talks was
moved to this place, they marked the name of P’anmunjom
which was a small store(jom) located near the place for
the truce talks, in order for the representatives of China
to find the place easily.
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| After the 1,076 times of the truce talks
for 2 year and 19 days since a preparation meeting started,
at last the agreement was signed among U.N. forces, North
Korean Army, and Chinese Army on 27 July 1953. The P’anmunjom
is located at the west end of 155 mile’s truce line and
has proved the partition of a nation.
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Panmunjom in the '60s. |
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| This area is located away from 62km
northwest of Seoul and 215km south of P’yungyang.
Officially this area is called as ‘Joint Security
Area’, and is a special area that is out of a administrative
control of South and North Korea.
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Panmunjom Today |
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