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In Pictures | Smuggled photographs of North Korea offer a peek into lives outside the capital

Getty photographer Xiaolu Chu, shot some photographs that could have put him behind the bars. Let's have a look at some of those photographs of North Korea, beyond the capital of Pyongyang.

DNA Web Team | Apr 22, 2016, 12:51 PM IST

1.The largest store in Tumangang.

The largest store in Tumangang.
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This is the largest store of the Tumangang village. - Xiaolu Chu / Getty Images

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2.Tumangang Railway Station.

Tumangang Railway Station.
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Lady cleans the road outside the Tumangang Railway station. - Xiaolu Chu / Getty Images

3.The Station at night.

The Station at night.
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This is the sight of the station at night. It is not just the station, the entire city is submerged in darkness by the night. The only light that can be seen are that of the shrines of the Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. - Xiaolu Chu / Getty Images

4.Ticket counter

Ticket counter
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People buying tickets at the Tumangang Railway Station. - Xiaolu Chu / Getty Images

5.By the railway tracks of Tumangang Station.

By the railway tracks of Tumangang Station.
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Some of the travellers sitting by the tracks of the Tumangang Railway station. - Xiaolu Chu / Getty Images

6.A scene from the village.

A scene from the village.
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This is a sight of the Tumangang village street. - Xiaolu Chu / Getty Images

7.A railway station

A railway station
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A railway station from the village of Tumangang. - Xiaolu Chu / Getty Images

8.Korean People's Army

Korean People's Army
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North Korean People's Army looking out of the train door. - Xiaolu Chu / Getty Images

9.Children going to school in Tumangang.

Children going to school in Tumangang.
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Children going to school in the Tumangang village. Although the village was set behind Pyongyang economically, its people did not seem so. - Xiaolu Chu / Getty Images

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