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Photographer Eric Lafforgue stayed in the fishing village of Jung Pyong Ri at a homestay open for tourists to visit.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>