Inside North Korea

A traffic policewoman in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian A traffic lady directs traffic in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian A view of Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian North Koreans boating for pleasure on the river Taedong in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian A woman looks out from a window in Pyongyang. North Koreans took a long weekend to celebrate the 65thn anniversary of the Workers' party Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Many people headed to the river Taedong, where they had a view of some of Pyongyang's grandest monuments, for the celebrations Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian A man and a girl ride through Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian A soldier poses for a photograph in the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia exhibition hall in an event to commemorate the 65th anniversary of founding of the Workers' Party of Korea. The festival focuses on two type of flowers named after Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian North Korean soldiers visit the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia exhibition hall in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Visitors arrive at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia exhibition hall in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Old men play Korean chess near the Party Foundation Monument in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Scene from near the Party Foundation Monument in Pyongyang, where celebrations were held to mark the 65th anniversary of the Workers' party Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian People walking near the Party Foundation Monument in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Two women walk near the Party Foundation Monument in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Inside the museum near the Party Foundation Monument in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Portraits of Kim Il-sung, left, and Kim Jong-il overlook Kimilsungia orchids and Kimjongilia begonias – flowers that have been named after them – at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia exhibition hall in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Children at play in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Preparing food in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Passengers look out from a bus in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian A packed bus in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Men walk past a poster displaying soldiers in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Traffic police in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Crowds gathered in Pyongyang for celebrations to mark the 65th anniversary of the Workers' party Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian As many as 20,000 soldiers, sailors and air force pilots took part in the anniversary celebrations Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian People gathered under trees in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Top leaders and military head to a musical performance in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Top leaders attend a musical performance to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Workers' party in Pyongyang Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Dancers performing in a show to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Workers' party Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian