Monuments are scattered at the site, including a bust of Mao Anying, son of Mao Zedong, who crossed Broken Bridge to join the Korean war in October of The Broken Bridge and the areas nearby are also an attraction for tourists who want to see part of North Korea without the formalities of a tour.
The bridge itself extends into North Korean territory. It was also bombed during the Korean war, but was repaired.
Both bridges are just south of the Yalu River Scenic Area. The museum has exhibits with English translations. There are many hotels in Dandong near Broken Bridge. There are also hotels right on the riverfront. Buses and taxis are easy to get, and travel is convenient and reasonably priced. It is also possible to walk from the close hotels to Broken Bridge. Winter is very cold, from November through March. The city is rainiest in July and August monsoon.
It is the one and only theme commemorative museum in China where the War to resist U. Aggression and Aid North Korea is introduced comprehensively. The museum was built in and its name was inscribed by Guo Moruo a famed Chinese writer and poet. On July 27, , on the 40th anniversary of the signing of the North Korea Armistice Agreement, the new museum was opened officially and Hu Jintao cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony.
The museum possesses more than 20, cultural relics, which are separated into two series, namely, the relics of the war and the historical relics. The relics of the war are about 12, in total, among which 47 pieces are national cultural relics of first grade. There is the first class independence medal of Hong Xuezhi the original deputy commander of the voluntary army , investigation materials of the roads to the north of Pyongyang, investigation pictures of the transportation in North Korea, the camera used by Jie Fang the chief of staff of the voluntary army during the negotiations, the first class national flag medal and independence medal of Li Zhimin the political commissar of the 19th regiment , the first class national flag medal of Yang Dezhi the commander of the 19th regiment , the carbine of Song Shilun the commander of the 9th regiment , and the script of the "Days and Nights on the South Bank of Han River" written by Wei Wei.
The museum is the complex of the Chinese traditional style and modern architectural features. Aggression and Aid North Korea. The lobby is right in the center of the hall. Carved with relief sculptures as a background, the giant sculptures of Mao Zedong and Peng Dehuai stand in the middle.
There are 10 exhibition halls, where over photos and 1, cultural relics are displayed. Equipped with modern exhibition facilities, the museum shows the history of the war vividly. Panoramic Painting Gallery is It is separated into two floors. The upper floor is the exhibition hall of panoramic paintings, while the lower floor is the hall for the air force. It was painted under the background of the second battle of the War to Resist U. It well reflects the heroism of the voluntary armies.
It is 16 meters high with the perimeter of Memorial Tower consists of groups of houses as well as the tower as its main section. With a height of 53 meters, the tower symbolizes the victory of the War to Resist U. Aggression and Aid North Korea and the declaration of the armistice agreement in On the back, there is an inscription recording the achievements of the voluntary armies.
Outdoor Weapon Exhibition Park covers an area of 2, square meters. What are displayed are the heavy weapons once used during the war to resist U. There are planes, cannons, tanks and other equipment. Moreover, the heavy weapons captured by voluntary armies are also exhibited. The Great Wall that stretches across the vast land of China is the symbol of the culture of ancient China.
It is the eastern end of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty. Just like a bright pearl set in the mountains, the Great Wall stands on Tiger Mountain facing the neighboring country across the river.
With its rich culture and unique landscape, the Tiger Mountain Scenic Area is well known all over the world. Shuifeng Scenic Area has long been known as the largest reservoir in northeast China as well as the largest freshwater lake in Liaoning. Seen from afar it presents a fantastic world: lush mountains stand by both banks, old trees reach the sky, and steep cliffs and sandstones are piled up under the waterline.
The Scenic Area focuses on the border scenery, the culture of the boundary river, the common ecology, the legendary river dam, the age-old customs as well as the simple and honest local people. Moreover, you can also visit over 30 attractions in North Korea.
It is a 4A grade scenic area and the demonstration base of industrial tourism in China. It is 50 kilometers away from the city center of Dandong and faces the Shuozhou Shire of North Korea across the river. With quiet and tasteful surroundings, the Taiping Bay Scenic Area has fresh air and a pleasant climate. It also has the largest artificial lake in northeast China, namely Shuifeng Lake. You can then look around the majestic water-control and hydropower project, and learn how the water produces electric power.
The river itself is the border between the two countries so this ship swings very close to the DPRK shore, close enough to exchange greetings and waves with locals on the other side Broken Bridge — the iconic attraction of Dandong is a bridge that leads across the river — to nowhere. It was bombed in by the US Air Force and never repaired. Prices There are several options available. After breakfast you start by driving up along the Chinese-North Korean border, there are several scenic stops along the way offering views into little-seen areas of the Korean side, pass some operational bridges where trade takes place and then make a visit to the Hekou Broken Bridge, a smaller cousin to the main broken bridge in Dandong.
From here you continue the drive to the giant Shui Feng Hu Hydroelectric Dam — operated jointly by both sides generating power for nearby settlements and mining areas. You can see the stark difference between the electrical management infrastructure clearly and see engineers and workers from both sides on their respective shores Lunch in a local village restaurant where you can chat to the villagers about their lives and answer their questions about your own Visit the Taipingwan Dam, another shared facility and see the local town that shares the name of the dam, then take a thrilling speedboat trip down a channel of water that separates the DPRK mainland from a large North Korean island.
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A popular attraction is the broken bridge, bombed on the Korean side by the United States during the Korean War. You can walk to the end of what's left and gaze across to Sinujiu in the Hermit Kingdom. A river cruise is another way to get a good view of the Korean side. The heavily restored wall is another excellent place to look into Korea, as it's close to the modern border. Though the border is currently closed due to Covid, organized tours of North Korea ordinarily leave from Dandong, including day tours of Sinujiu and train journeys to Pyongyang.
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About About Trip. Other Services Investor Relations Trip. Being pestered by people trying to sell trinkets from North Korea can be a pain, especially as many of them are fake.
The North Korea Leader pin badges especially - plus do not buy these and then take them into North Korea. However, this boardwalk is especially good at night. Families come out, some local bands meet for music practice, calligraphers practice characters on the ground with water-dipped brushes, street food is on sale, it's all very pleasant and the kind of thing that should be offered in Sinuiju too… one day maybe!
For those looking for a different kind of North Korean souvenir, this is a good place to come as you can find some medals, old money, and an ever-changing range of whatever these sellers can get their hands on from across the river; schoolbooks, uniforms, whatever really.
Prices are all negotiable welcome to China! The lower floors have some small art studios including some staffed by North Koreans painting Korean pictures for a mostly Chinese market. This is the point where the Great Wall comes to an end there are rival claimants to this title though, as the Great Wall was never a single or continuous wall after all.
This heavily renovated site can be a bit touristy, but at least being updated makes it easier to walk along the steep pathways here. The wall tops out at a cliff overlooking a large North Korean island, so you can wave to the farmers who toil just a few metres away. The river here is nothing more than a stream and freezes over for much of the year.
Small boats can sail up and down here too offering a way to get literally inches from North Korean soil. Do not get out and just jump across to North Korea for the fun of it. That may not end well! The Great Wall here is not one of the most significant or ancient parts of the most famous landmark in China, but it is well worth visiting for some great views, and a leg workout too!
Inside, there is the main monument and a handful of other basic markers, with the names of Russian soldiers lost in local battels during their disastrous conflict with expansionist Japan. It is a highly unexpected site to find here but for those with the time and inclination very much worth visiting. Nobody in the area seems to know much about it or even where it is.
The lady with the keys knows nothing more than that it is a grave for Russians. There is also a Japanese cemetery on a nearby hill, from the same conflict. As with many other Chinese cities, the smaller downtown area of Dandong has simply become too small for the swelling population, so the answer is to build a whole new city nearby. Also, just like many of these new cities, the population capacity here far exceeds the number of people who have moved here.
So while there is a need for more residential capacity in Dandong it seems people are still not too keen to move to a whole new city and at night you see very few lights on in many of the buildings.
Not quite a ghost town, but in some parts, it does have that vibe. So why visit here? This is a hugely expensive engineering feat which had China building a major road link over to mainland North Korea only for the road to end in a pile of dirt and nothing being built to connect it. There are often reports that it will soon be integrated into the North Korean road system and start to be a major conduit for trade and travel, reducing the border on the overused smaller Friendship Bridge, but this is yet to become a reality.
Otherwise, there is not much to see in New Dandong apart form a swanky North Korean Consulate with expensive diplomatic cars parked outside, and that red brick British-Style house you pass on the way in and out of the new town?
That was built for the former actual emperor and then puppet emperor Pu Yi to stay in when he came here to open the first hydro-electric dam in China at the time both this part of China and the whole of Korea were under Japanese control and occupation. It still works to this day, and now stretches across a dammed section of the Yalu River between China and North Korea.
The two countries share the power generated at this point. While not actually a site to visit in and of itself this dam is well worth taking a drive out to as the views along the riverside road are excellent, there are a range of smaller broken bridges and viewpoints over to North Korea along the way too.
If you are a foreigner and going up this way, then take your passport as there are some spot checks by Chinese Police from time to time. It is an international border after all, even though it is a friendly one.
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