RV China Border Tour Day33: Broken Bridge of Yalu River in Dandong

Dandong · Yalu River

 

As mentioned last time: Park at the Dagushan Service Area ...

Today we set off for Dandong, China’s largest border city, across the river from North Korea. I heard that the climate in Dandong is very livable, not hot in summer, not cold in winter, and the scenery is pleasant.

The first day I signed up for a local one-day tour group, 148 yuan/person. I got up at 6 a.m. and set off to arrive at Dandong Railway Station at 8 a.m. We gathered at Dandong Railway Station at 8 a.m. As a group of 5 people, we took a bus to the Yalu River. The driver and tour guide carefully explained the whole process. .

The first stop - - Hushan Great Wall , in 1990 a few city wall bricks were accidentally excavated by a few old local farmers and discovered, changing the starting point of the eastern end of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall in Shanhaiguan The history of the dragon head is that it was restored and newly built in 1992. The entrance fee is 60 yuan. The newly built one is boring, so I didn’t go in.

One step across , looking across the river, you can see Koreans fishing on the other side of the river.

Mao Anying School , a primary school proposed by Mrs. Mao Anying in 2000

Yalu River——The motherland is separated from North Korea by only one river. It is also one of the few boundary rivers. As long as the other party does not land on the shore, it does not count as crossing the border.

 

Broken bridge at the mouth of the river, built by Japan and blown up by the United States

The pontoon bridge built by the volunteers - the Bird's Nest Railway Bridge, is submerged at high tide and exposed at low tide.

 

Yalu River Cruise

 

Due to the huge death toll in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, North Korean men are very rare and are still a treasure, so women are basically the ones doing the work. The most common means of transportation for North Koreans is bicycles, but they are polished and used to ride back and forth in the mountains and fields.

 

 

On the other side is the North Korean countryside. It's a bit like returning to the Chinese countryside in the 1980s. North Korea still uses the large commune collective system. All food, including fish and shrimp caught, are handed over to the state for uniform distribution. Adults have 7 taels of food per day.

This shore is my motherland Dandong

At noon, we came to a restaurant closest to North Korea for dinner (I feel like this is a real step forward)

It is only a dozen meters away from North Korea on the other side. The path in the middle of the other side - you know

Yellow clams - a specialty of Dandong

Korean eggs are indeed very yellow

The driver bought a box and took it home

Due to its close proximity to North Korea, the store sells many North Korean specialties, all of which are authentic.

North Korea's Angong Niuhuang Pills - using real rhinoceros horns as medicine, the effect is much better, but the price is much cheaper than in China

Tigerbone wine——The use of tiger bones has been banned internationally, but Xiao Chaochao seems to be against the world in everything, so it uses real materials, you know

 

North Koreafreshgoat milk soap has a particularly strong milky fragrance

North Korea commemorative coins

North Korean beer, 25 yuan a bottle, tastes slightly stronger than domestic beer

Have lunch and visit the border between China and North Korea - Yalu River Broken Bridge, built by Japan more than a hundred years ago, was blown up by the United States during the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea.

The opening and closing beam can be rotated to allow large ships to pass. I have to say that Japan’s bridge-building technology more than a hundred years ago is simply awesome.

The broken bridge was blown up during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

Parallel to this is the new bridge built by Japan

moon island

You can clearly see the North Korean shipyard on the other side.

The wild ducks living on the shore are very free

The last stop——Andong Old Street

Republic of China style

Authentic Japanese refreshment shop

Japanese confectionery, Japanese matcha

Strawberry Daifuku

The decoration is very stylish

Some snacks are also very unique

One yuan per skewer

Korean cake

Childhood Memories Series

The trip is over! After a day of playing, we returned to the RV parked next to the Yalu River to take a rest.

It is said that the night view of Dandong is very beautiful. After dinner and tea, I went out to see the night view, and the lights on the broken bridge were beautiful.

Walking by the river

Suddenly it started to rain lightly, and Dai Hexi took shelter in the pavilion.

After the rain stopped, I returned to the RV. I was very sleepy after getting up early and traveling. I can have a good sleep by the river tonight. Good night everyone!