Chilling in Pyongyang: How North Koreans Beat the Summer Heat

People in Pyongyang seem to be quite equipped when it comes to surviving the dog days: pools and water parks are open and hosting a lot of North Koreans who try to escape the hot weather!

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In a photo taken on June 16, 2019 swimmers rest beside a wave pool at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.

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A child holds an ice cream as a woman takes a bite, next to a street-side food stall.

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A child runs at a sun-drenched street in the North Korean capital.

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Swimmers disembark from a water slide at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.

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A general view of Pyongyang during a summer day.

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A group of leisure dancers relaxes at the Moran hill park in Pyongyang.

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A group of swimmers waits for a ride at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.

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A fisherman stands on a bank of the Taedong River, watching a bloom of algae.

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In a photo taken on June 16, 2019 swimmers sit around a table next to a pool at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.

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In a photo taken on June 16, 2019 a swimmer rides a water slide at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.

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In a photo taken on June 16, 2019 two women stand at a gate along a street in Pyongyang.

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In a photo taken on June 16, 2019 swimmers play in a wave pool at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.

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In a photo taken on June 15, 2019 children watch as a group of Korean visitors from Japan perform a gymnastic routine on banks of the Taedong river before the landmark Juche tower in Pyongyang.

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In a photo taken on June 16, 2019 a North Korean tour guide holding an umbrella looks out from a viewing platform of the Juche tower overlooking the city skyline of Pyongyang.