A gathering of for the most part elderly South Koreans went to a vacationer resort in the North for the occasion, the primary such get-together for a long time.
The Korean War of 1950-1953 remaining the landmass isolated and individuals on the northern side were not able leave.
The South Koreans were picked by lottery - the most established of them is 101.
These short gatherings are probably going to be the last and just time many will see each other.
"I recollect how lovely you were," Cho Hye-do revealed to her older sibling.
"I at last get the opportunity to meet you subsequent to living for so since quite a while ago," answered the more established lady.
Who is going to the gatherings?
There are 83 North Koreans and 89 from the South partaking.
A hundred people had been chosen by each side, however some dropped out in the wake of understanding the relatives they had planned to see were never again alive.
Lee Keum-seom, matured 92, saw her child for the first since the finish of the war.
She said she forgot about her son, at that point matured four, and her better half in the frenzy of endeavoring to escape.
"I never envisioned this day would come," she told AFP. "I didn't know whether he was alive or not."
Sisters Kim Gyong-sil, 72, and Kim Gyong-yong, 71, wore conventional dress to meet their 99-year-old mother, Han Shin-ja. She had set out from the South to see them.
For what reason are the gatherings vital?
Throughout the years, now and again of relative quiet, the two Koreas have orchestrated chosen gatherings to visit each other. There have been 20 such occasions in the previous 18 years.
Past reunions amongst siblings and sisters, guardians and youngsters and married couples have been to a great degree enthusiastic encounters.
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However, as the individuals who have been isolated develop old, time is running out. Effectively, the vast majority of the reunions were not between close relatives.
This time, just seven of the members were expected to be brought together with close family like guardians or kids while the rest will meet with close relatives like cousins.
In what manner will the gatherings play out?
The South Koreans gone by transport over the intensely watched outskirt to the Mount Kumgang traveler resort on Monday.
They are expected to burn through three days in North Korea however just be with their relatives for a couple of hours every day - altogether, just 11 hours. The majority of their visit will be intensely managed.
Many brought blessings like garments, solution and nourishment for their relatives in the significantly poorer North.
"I've arranged for him some family unit solution including digester and migraine pills, dietary supplements and some day by day necessaries," Lee Soo-nam, 76, who was because of meet his more established sibling, revealed to Reuters news organization.
A few specialists and attendants went with the gathering to set up a crisis medicinal place for the elderly members.
Shouldn't something be said about those not participating?
A large number of individuals were isolated by the war. For the several thousands still alive in the South who have not been chosen for the reunions there are different ways they can contact their relatives.
Associations like the Between Korea Isolated Family Affiliation or the Korea Red Cross have in the past composed virtual reunions and also up close and personal.
Separated families can trade letters, have live video gatherings or family get-togethers in third nations, on the off chance that somebody wound up living outside the Koreas.
In those cases, the South Korean government covers the movement and convenience cost.
Some isolated families likewise take a private course to contact their families in the North through Chinese agents.
Informal reunions can cost about $1,500 (£1,170), however the procedure can be speedier and is less reliant on the political atmosphere amongst North and South.
How did the most recent reunions come to fruition?
The occasion, which is encouraged by the Red Cross, is the result of a memorable gathering between North Korea's Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the outskirt in April.
The two pioneers met a second time in May, where they consented to continue family get-togethers, and are relied upon to meet again in the coming weeks.
South Korea has additionally played a functioning part in attempting to dealer talks amongst Pyongyang and Washington.
