Inside South Korea's Poorest Slum

Guryong Village is a shantytown right across the street from Gangnam District, the most affluent part of South Korea. Together they represent one of the starkest divides between rich and poor within the same city - but how exactly did this come to be? The answer shows just how inextricable the two really are.

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