Tonghua
Tonghua is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jilin province, People's Republic of China.
It borders North Korea's Chagang Province to the south and southeast, Baishan to the east, Jilin City to the north, Liaoyuan to the northwest, and Liaoning province to the west and southwest. Its population was 1,812,114 registered residents at the 2020 census living in an area of 15,195 square kilometres (5,867 sq mi). Its built-up area made of the two urban districts was home to 446,917 inhabitants. It is known as one of the five medicine production centres in China.
Getting to Tonghua
- 01Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport
This is a regional airport that hosts direct flights from cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Qingdao.
- 02Tonghua Railway Station
Worth seeing
Tonghua is a small city that has been fully modernized in Chinese style with tall buildings and a few simple shopping malls. The riverfront has been attractively re-done. Although the downtown is pleasant, there are few tourist attractions. Most visitors will be using Tonghua as a jumping-off point for the Koguryo sites in Ji'an or for onward travel to Changbaishan.
Things to do
There is not much for tourists to do in Tonghua, but one could shop or take walks along the riverfront. The town is also ringed by attractive hills, and it may be possible to take walks in the surrounding countryside.
Where to eat
Shun Feng Hot Pot Restaurant,.
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