Sinŭiju
Sinŭiju is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, Liaoning, China, across the international border of the Yalu River.
Sinŭiju is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, Liaoning, China, across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province. Part of the city is included in the planned Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region, which was proclaimed in 2002 and intended to experiment with introducing a market economy. In recent years the city has seen increasing tourism from China.
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Worth seeing in and around Sinŭiju
3 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.
- 01Sino-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.
1.7 km · bridge connecting China to North Korea · Wikipedia - 02New Yalu River Bridge
The New Yalu River Bridge, or Korea-China Amnok River Bridge, is a road bridge across the Yalu River between Dandong, Liaoning Province, China, and Sinuiju, North Korea. The cable-stayed bridge, which is 3 kilometers long including the supporting roads, is intended as a replacement for the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge.
7.6 km · Bridge between North Korea and China · Wikipedia - 03Memorial 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.
3.5 km · war museum in Dandong, Liaoning, China · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Sinuiju Bridge
Bombed by the United States during the Korean War, only half of this bridge remains standing next to the newer friendship bridge.
From Wikivoyage: Sinŭiju, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Ferris
With 14 colourful gondolas in a small park with two smaller rides, this eerie Ferris wheel, which is seldom if ever in operation, is an easy-to-spot landmark.
From Wikivoyage: Sinŭiju, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Sinŭiju
- Airports
- Pyongyang Sunan (FNJ), 146 km · Shenyang Taoxian (SHE), 188 km · Dalian Zhoushuizi (DLC), 276 km
- Stations
- Sinuiju Airport, 1.6 km · Dandong Railway Station, 3 km · Sinuiju Chongnyon Station, 800 m · Namsinuiju Station, 4.4 km
- Pyongyang → Sinŭiju166 km · quickest by road, 3h 45m · $18–25
- Shenyang → Sinŭiju205 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · ¥95–125
- Seoul → Sinŭiju360 km · quickest by ferry, 21h 7m · ₩152,900–409,150
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Sinŭiju
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sinŭiju. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe Dandong International Ferry company (Dandong Office: 0415-3152666, Incheon Office: +82-32-891-3322, runs the ferry Oriental Pearl between Dandong and Incheon port in South Korea.
- Get inThe ferry leaves Incheon's Ferry Terminal No.
- Get inBuses to the ferry terminal leave Dandong in front of the train station at around 12:00-13:00 (ask station for details) (1 hr, ¥20).
From Wikivoyage: Dandong, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-04.
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Next door to Sinŭiju
Sinŭiju is 3 km from Dandong, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Dandongprefecture-level city in Liaoning, China2.3 km
- Yuanbao Districtdistrict of Liaoning Province, China4 km
- Zhen'an Districtdistrict of Liaoning Province, China6.6 km
- Zhenxing Districtdistrict of Liaoning Province, China3.9 km