Zone démilitarisée entre les deux Corées, Michael Yamashi ta / National Geographic Magazine

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Descendants de peuples nomades du nord ouest asiatique, les Coréens sont parmi les populations les plus homogènes en termes ethniques. Ils partagent une histoire et une géographie communes, ce qui rend leur séparation après la guerre de Corée - il y a plus de 50 ans - aussi difficile. Environ deux millions d’individus sont séparés par la zone démilitarisée créée entre le nord et le sud. Un reportage sur cette zone où deux mondes s’affrontent.

<b></b><br />A United Nations guard mans his post in Panmunjom while keeping half his body shielded as a defense tactic. The dark glasses are another aspect of the psychological warfare that takes place everyday here.
© Michael Yamashita / National Geographic Magazine

A United Nations guard mans his post in Panmunjom while keeping half his body shielded as a defense tactic. The dark glasses are another aspect of the psychological warfare that takes place everyday here.
© Michael Yamashita / National Geographic Magazine

<b></b><br />An unmanned guard-post on an east coast beach in Daejin, South Korea. The image of a guard "stationed" in the window is intended to deter infiltration from the North.
© Michael Yamashita / National Geographic Magazine

An unmanned guard-post on an east coast beach in Daejin, South Korea. The image of a guard "stationed" in the window is intended to deter infiltration from the North.
© Michael Yamashita / National Geographic Magazine