Dandong

Getting to Dandong

1. 01
   Dandong Langtou Airport
2. 02
   Dandong

   Trains from Shenyang several times a day with night trains from Beijing, Dalian, Changchun and Qingdao.

Worth seeing

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

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.

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

Getting around Dandong the local way