[2025 Ji'an ] Travel Guide for Ji'an Giant Guitar-Themed Square (Updated May)

Here's a guide to visiting the Goguryeo Tombs Complex: Preliminary Understanding and Preparation • Opening hours: May 1–October 8, 08:00–17:00, last entry 17:00; October 9–April 30 of the following year, 08:30–16:00, last entry 16:00. • Ticket information: Full-price combined ticket for three scenic spots: CNY 70/person. Some visitors are eligible for half-price or free tickets with valid IDs. • Transportation guide: You can go to Ji'an City first, and then take a taxi or local bus to the scenic spot. If you are driving, navigate to the parking lot of the scenic spot. Main Attractions • Goguryeo Cultural Relics Exhibition Center: The exhibition, titled "Exhibition of Goguryeo Historical Relics," displays over 1,000 cultural relics. It provides a comprehensive and intuitive understanding of the architectural features, production and life, military level, culture and art, and religious beliefs of the Goguryeo period when Ji'an was the capital. • Tomb of King Gwanggaeto the Great (King Jangsu): This is the tomb of Gwanggaeto the Great (King Jangsu), the 20th king of Goguryeo. It is a square, stepped stone chamber tomb with a truncated pyramid shape, known as the "Pyramid of the East." Its perfect design and exquisite stone craftsmanship represent the pinnacle of Goguryeo's stone-built tomb structures. • Gwanggaeto Stele: This is a memorial monument to King Gwanggaeto the Great (King Damdeok), the 19th king of Goguryeo. It is carved from a single piece of breccia tuff and inscribed with Chinese characters on all four sides. It has 44 lines and 1,775 characters, serving as an important example of the transition from clerical script to regular script in Chinese calligraphy. The inscription is of great historical value. • Wushan Tombs: The Tomb No. 5 of the Five Helmet Tombs is the only mural tomb open to the public. The inner walls are covered with colorful paintings, including the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, corresponding to the four cardinal directions. The paintings are known for their vibrant colors and flowing lines, earning the site the title of "Dunhuang of Northeast Asia." • Wandu Mountain City: Originally named "Weina Rock City," it was built in the third year of Yuanshi in the Western Han Dynasty (3 AD). It is one of the famous city sites of the early and middle Goguryeo period. You can walk along the city walls, experience the military defense system of that time, and admire the architectural structure of the mountain city and the surrounding natural scenery. Tour Route Planning You can visit the sites in the following order: Goguryeo Cultural Relics Exhibition Center—Tomb of King Gwanggaeto the Great (King Jangsu)—Gwanggaeto Stele—Wushan Tombs—Wandu Mountain City. If time permits, after visiting the scenic spots, you can go to Huopen Street in Ji'an City to taste local specialties such as the Goguryeo hot pot. You can also visit the Big Guitar Square, a filming location for the movie "Sewing Machine Band," and enjoy the scenery of North Korea across the Yalu River.

👉Depart from Changchun, along G331 [Ji'an-Dandong] 🏞️After starting from the Linjiang Mountain Valley, the scenery became more and more beautiful. Passing through the North Korean mines, you can see the neighboring country across the river on most sections of the road. There are many tunnels and gravel sections on this section of the road, and the signal is sometimes good and sometimes bad. (Figure 2-3) 🌲331 There is a viewing platform every few steps. In some places, you can also go down to the riverbed and take a closer look at the water of the Yalu River. ⛰️We walked and stopped, got off the car when we saw good scenery, and came across several riverside campsites suitable for setting up camp. We really didn’t want to leave any of them... (Figure 1.4.5) 🍜The journey from Linjiang to Ji'an is not far. It was less than five o'clock when we arrived. We only saw the scenery along the way and didn't have time to eat. We went straight to Huoben Street in Ji'an. It was really delicious (Pictures 6-7) ⛲Ji'an lives in the Great Wall Mansion. The river view room with large French windows is the best place to stay on this trip. The riverside is also good, but the one in Dandong... hard to describe 🏡After dinner, I went back to the hotel and took a short rest. Before dark, I went to the riverside, visited the Big Guitar Square, and bought some cultural tourism ice cream. The small town of Ji'an was very beautiful in the evening, with lighting beautification projects everywhere (Pictures 10-17) 🎑There were a lot of mosquitoes, so we returned to the hotel when it got dark. The next day, we went to the morning market as usual. The fruits in Ji'an are so delicious (Pictures 8-9). The apples are amazing. Peaches don't seem to be in season yet, but dried peaches are sold everywhere. 🚗After dinner, we continued our journey to Lujiang Village, Dandong…

Ji'an City, under the jurisdiction of Tonghua City, Jilin Province, is located in the southeast of Jilin Province. It faces North Korea across the Yalu River to the southeast, with a border line of 203.5 kilometers. It is one of the three major ports to North Korea in China. It is known as the 'Little Jiangnan of the Northeast'. Ji'an City has famous attractions such as the Wunvfeng National Forest Park, Yalu River Scenic Area, Yunfeng Lake Scenic Tourism Resort, and the Stele of King Haotai. In 2017, Ji'an City was named a National Sanitary City. In December 2018, it was honored as one of the second batch of National Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Cities and Counties and was awarded the title of National Climate Symbol in the category of climate ecology. It is also the third batch of 'Green Water and Green Mountains Are Gold and Silver Mountains' practice and innovation base. Ji'an Scenic Area: Goguryeo Cultural Relics and Historic Sites Tourism Area (5A), Wunvfeng National Forest Park (4A), Yalu River National Gate Scenic Area (3A), Yunfeng Lake Scenic Area (3A) 👍Most recommended: 1. Ji'an Morning Market: Located on the west side of Huaming Holiday Hotel, the morning market offers a variety of breakfasts, snacks, fresh seasonal fruits, wild vegetables, vegetables, and other local specialty products. 2. Ji'an Museum: 8:40-16:40, carry a valid ID card for on-site real-name reservation and ticketing. Tickets are issued every 40 minutes, 70 at a time, and you need to hold your ID card to get a ticket for 0 yuan to visit. 3. Fire Basin Street 🚉Travel Strategy: Shenyang - Ji'an: 331km, the whole journey is on the highway, about 3 hours and 45 minutes