Dandong

Worth seeing in and around Dandong

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge

   The Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, or China–North Korea Friendship Bridge, is a bridge across the Yalu or Amnok River on the China–North Korea border. It connects the cities of Dandong in China and Sinuiju of North Korea, by railway and roadway but pedestrians are not allowed to cross between either side.

   1.6 km · bridge connecting China to North Korea · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Memorial of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

   The Memorial Hall of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, also translated as the Korean War Museum, is a museum in Dandong, Liaoning, China, the only official museum in China that memorializes the Korean War. First established in 1953, it was rebuilt at its current location in October 1990, and opened on 27 July 1993, the 40th anniversary of the Panmunjom armistice.

   2.8 km · war museum in Dandong, Liaoning, China · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

North Korean Border (朝鲜边界; Cháoxiǎn biānjiè). As the boundary between China and North Korea, the Yalu River flows over 300 km between the countries. Yalujiang Park is the best place to view North Korea, see the public sculptures, the swimming platforms (Warning: do not swim into North Korea), and possibly take a fast boat ride up and down the river along the border.

1. 01
   Yalu River Broken Bridge

   This bridge reaches only halfway across the river, the other half having been badly damaged by American bombing during the Korean War, and got disassembled by the Koreans.

2. 02
   Memorial of the War to Resist U.S

   Aggression and Aid Korea (抗美援朝纪念馆), 7 Shanshang Street, Zhenxing District (振兴区山上街7号) (there is a bus stop just outside, which is served by bus nos.

3. 03
   Hushan Great Wall

   Tiger Mountain Great Wall) (25 km northeast of Dandong).

4. 04
   Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge

   Travellers are not allowed to walk across this bridge.

5. 05
   Jinjiangshan Park
6. 06
   Andong Old Street

From Wikivoyage: Dandong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Cross into North Korea – it is possible to cross into Sinuiju, North Korea by train from Dandong, and then change trains to get to Pyongyang. Numerous local tour groups can sort out the paperwork without referring to Beijing and arrange a relatively budget-friendly visit to Pyongyang for Chinese and foreign tourists.

From Wikivoyage: Dandong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

The town, because of the location, has a lot of Korean restaurants with most congregating on the street facing the river. There are also a few North Korean restaurants in town, owned by the North Korean government and with North Korean waitresses, which are recognisable by the Chinese and North Korean flags over the entrances.

1. 01
   Dandong Laishun Hot Pot Restaurant

From Wikivoyage: Dandong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Dandong

Airports

Pyongyang Sunan (FNJ), 148 km · Shenyang Taoxian (SHE), 185 km · Dalian Zhoushuizi (DLC), 277 km

Stations

Sinuiju Airport, 4.9 km · Uiju Airfield, 9.2 km · Dandong Railway Station, 1.2 km · Sinuiju Chongnyon Station, 2.6 km · Namsinuiju Station, 7.3 km

• Shenyang → Dandong

  202 km · quickest by road, 3h 25m · ¥90–125
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• Dalian (Ganjingzi) → Dandong

  274 km · quickest by road, 4h 28m · ¥120–160
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• Yantai → Dandong

  390 km · quickest by air, 15h 19m · ¥1,020–1,520
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