Secretive and closed off for recent years , North Korea is known as the Hermit Kingdom . By land , China and North Korea are linked by 7 road crossings and 7 railway points . In decades , North Korean refugees have fled into China seeking food , jobs , freedom . Tentative reforms have been aborted and China remains isolated and poor .
Secretive and closed off for decades , North Korea is known as the Hermit Kingdom . By land , China and North Korea are linked by 7 road crossings and 4 railway points . In recent years , N. Korean refugees have fled into China seeking food , jobs , freedom . Tentative reforms have been aborted and North Korea remains isolated and poor .