[2024 Kuandian Attraction] Travel Guide for China-DPRK Border (Updated Oct)
Address:
About 12 kilometers northeast of Dandong City, the banks of the Yalu River (Hushan Great Wall)
Recommended sightseeing time:
1 hour
The most beautiful highway on the China-North Korea border has become a hot spot for summer vacations
In June, the ice on the Heavenly Lake at the top of Changbai Mountain begins to thaw. After the spring snow melts, the sea breeze from fifteen kilometers away brings greenery to the Jilin border, accompanied by the Changbai Mountain range and seagulls all along the way. Driving on the national road along the China-North Korea border, the G331 national road Jilin section, has reached its brightest season. Self-driving tourists are generous in using various place names to describe the feelings this road evokes. There is Ji'an, known as the 'Little Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall,' the Goguryeo royal tombs, reputed as the 'Eastern Pyramids,' and the century-old Korean ethnic villages that look like they're straight out of a movie or TV drama... Spanning 1437 kilometers, the Jilin border section always surprises travelers with what the next turn might reveal in terms of scenery. One step across the China-North Korea border
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Dandong is not only known for its broken bridge, but also for the lesser-known Hushan Great Wall!
Many people are aware of Dandong's broken bridge and the Yalu River, yet few know that there is also a Hushan Great Wall here, which still serves as the border between China and North Korea, and is also the starting point of the eastern end of the Great Wall.
⛰【Attraction Guide】
📍Detailed address:
Dandong Hushan Great Wall Scenic Area
🚗Transportation tips:
To get to Hushan Great Wall from the city center, you can take a bus from Dandong Bus Terminal that passes by the entrance to Hushan Great Wall Scenic Area. Buses depart about every half hour, and tickets can be purchased at the terminal's ticket window for 9.5 yuan per person. The journey takes about an hour.
🕙Opening hours:
Entry stops at 16:30
💰Ticket price:
48 yuan
🌟Highlights:
The scenery of China and North Korea on both sides of the Great Wall, the 'one-step-across' between China and North Korea, the Great Wall beacon towers, ginkgo trees
📌Small Tips:
Wear sports shoes, as some sections of the Great Wall are quite steep and require the use of hands and feet. The whole journey takes about 4-5 hours.