食品 (grocery) 商店 (store)
食 (food) 品 (item) 商 (trade) 店 (store)
by Sharon Hahn Darlin
North Korea is undoubtedly an intriguing place. Well, I don't expect to see North Korea anytime soon, but nearby regions, such as China's Yanbian, are equally intriguing, with cultural clues to North Korea, quite possibly.
One fine day. One happy little cloud. One outrageously vivid and colorful sign. The same photographer took this picture as well. Either he went around specifically looking for girls wearing food on their person, or Yanbian has plenty of advertising signs with girl + food combo. The girl on this sign is actually hugging fruit, whereas the other girl has meat-and-poultry-attracting magnetic powers.
燕 (swallow, the bird) 燕 (swallow) 食品 (grocery) 商店 (store)
연연 ("Yon Yon") 식품 (grocery) 상점 (store)
“One swallow does not make a spring, nor does one fine day” - Aristotle
Two swallows here. This appears to be one extraordinarily fine day. Spring can't be too far away. Here's to flocks of swallows, many fine days, and girls with magnetic powers.
photo by 심학철
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