Export push seeks to breathe new life into Korea’s hollowed-out mining towns

Tourists ride a vintage coal mining train through a lush wildflower field in Jeongseon, Gangwon Province. Courtesy of Jeongseon County Deep in the rugged, forested mountains of Gangwon Province, the hollowed-out shafts of abandoned anthracite mines stand as quiet monuments to Korea’s industrial birth. During their mid-20th-century heyday, these bustling towns fueled the nation’s postwar…

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