See North Korea from the Great Wall 从虎山长城近观北朝鲜
Dandong's Tiger Mountain is not only a great attraction on its own but it also gives a second way of peering into North Korea.
丹东的虎山不但自身具有强大的吸引力,它也给人们提供了观望北朝鲜的第二通道。
To get to Tiger Mountain, we drive east from Dandong. On the way, we see more North Korean villages that follow the Yalu River.
为到达虎山,我们从丹东乘车东行。在路上,我们看到了很多鸭绿江沿岸的北朝鲜村庄。
We pass by the North Korean border fencing and fortified guard towers.
我们经过北朝鲜边境栅栏和戒备森严的守卫塔。
More border guard towers and fencing.
更多的边防守卫塔和栅栏。
Tiger Mountain got its name from the twin peaks at the top. They look like tiger ears.
虎山顶端有两座似虎耳的山峰，因此而得名为虎山。
After a half-hour bus ride, we reach the Great Wall.
经过半小时的汽车旅行,我们抵达虎山长城。
First you must climb up to the top of the Great Wall. Then you need to climb up the wall to the very top of Tiger Mountain. It will take you a couple of hours.
首先必须登到长城顶端。然后到达虎山的最顶端。这将需要几个小时。
As you climb up, the scenery becomes more beautiful.
当向上攀登期间,风景变得越来越美。
There is a lot of climbing to get to the top.
有很多攀登到顶峰的石阶。
When you look down, you can see how steep the stairs are. You have to be careful on the way down.
当往下看时,可以看到石阶陡峭。在下山途中,必须加倍小心。
Now I have reached the top of Tiger Mountain. I am looking east. On my left is China. North Korea is on the right side of the Yalu River.
现在我已到达虎山之巅。我向东望去。鸭绿江左边是中国。右边是北朝鲜。
Now we are looking southeast into North Korea. You can see a North Korean village on the right.
现在,我们正在往东南方向看朝鲜。可以看到右边一个北朝鲜的村庄。
This North Korean village in on an island in the middle of the Yalu River.
这座北朝鲜村庄位于鸭绿江中部的一座岛上。
This is a photograph of North Korean farm buildings.
此为北朝鲜农场房屋的一幅照片。
Across the river, there is another North Korean village.
在河对岸,还有另一座北朝鲜村庄。
There are some industrial buildings among the residential homes.
在住宅区中间，有一些工业建筑。
This looks like rich farmland.
这看上去像富饶的农田。
In the bottom right of this photograph you can see the tops of homes in a farming village. The winters are cold so I think that the homes are built in the low areas so they are protected from the strong cold winds.
在这张照片的右下角,可以看到一个农庄的房屋顶部。冬天很冷,所以我认为这些房子建在低矮地区,可以保护其免受强寒风的吹袭。
Several buildings painted in light colours.
几栋被涂成浅色调的建筑物。
North Korea is to the left of the Yalu River and China is on the right side.
北朝鲜位于鸭绿江左边,中国位于鸭绿江右边。
In China, there is a paved two-lane road, automobiles, greenhouses, parks and businesses. The signs of prosperity are obvious. These are all missing on the North Korean side of the river.
在中国,有一条铺设的双车道道路、汽车、农场大棚、公园和商业区。繁荣的迹象显而易见。然而在鸭绿江另一侧的北朝鲜,这些则踪迹全无。
My Chinese friends tell me that older Chinese go to North Korea to reminisce about what life was like in the days before the 40 years of opening up and the younger Chinese go to North Korea to see what life was like for their parents.
我的中国朋友告诉我,年长的中国人去北朝鲜是为了回顾改革开放前40年的生活,而年轻的中国人去北朝鲜则是去了解父母一代人的生活。
Looking west, we have a better look at Dandong, which is several kilometres in the distance. It is a modern city of high-rise condominiums, office towers and beautiful parks.
往西看,我们能够看到距离在几公里内的丹东更加美好。这是高层公寓、办公大厦和美丽公园并存的一个现代化城市。
Sinuiji, to the south is badly underdeveloped. Instead of owning cars, the North Koreans ride bicycles.
新义州向南,严重的不发达。北朝鲜人没有汽车,而是骑自行车。
From the top of Tiger Mountain, by looking south then turning your head to the west, you can see the tremendous progress China has made during the 40 Years of Reform and Opening Up.
在虎山山顶由南转头向西望去,可以看到中国在 40 年改革开放期间取得的巨大进展。