[2025 Ji'an Attraction] Travel Guide for Wandu Mountain City Fortress (Updated Apr)

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.

Self-driving tour of the most beautiful G331 National Highway in Jilin, the autumn scenery is breathtaking As the brush of autumn quietly paints on the land of Jilin, the Jilin section of National Highway G331 becomes like a gorgeous ribbon, stringing together the beautiful scenery along the way. Driving along this national highway, you feel like you are in a colorful painting. The G331 National Highway in Jilin is known as the most beautiful highway, especially when driving along it in autumn, the colorful maple leaves on both sides of the road are breathtakingly beautiful. Every time this time comes, many self-driving enthusiasts come to check in on this route. The scenery along the way is poetic, and the most beautiful border line is dressed in new clothes, like a gorgeous ribbon. National Highway G331 winds along the border in Jilin Province, connecting Changbai Mountain, Yalu River and Tumen River as well as five cities: Ji'an City, Linjiang City, Changbai County, Tumen City and Hunchun City. It is 1,438.7 kilometers long. Then follow my footsteps and summarize for you the scenery you pass by that you must not miss. Stop 1: Museum The exterior of this museum is shaped like an eight-petal lotus. Walking into the museum is like traveling through a tunnel of time and space and stepping into the long history of Goguryeo. There are many cultural relics on display here, including stone, jade, pottery, bronze, gold, silver, etc. Each cultural relic tells the glory and vicissitudes of Goguryeo. Stop 2: Big Guitar Square The Big Guitar Square is located on the bank of the Yalu River and is a new landmark of Ji'an. The huge guitar sculpture shines with metallic light in the sun, as if telling the rock legend of Ji'an. The movie "Sewing Machine Band" made this place famous and also gave Ji'an a new cultural label. Stop 3: Wunvfeng Scenic Area The autumn scenery in Wunvfeng National Forest Park is breathtaking. Walking along the winding mountain road, the leaves in the forests gradually turned golden, orange and red, as if it was a masterpiece carefully painted by nature with a brush. In late autumn, the colors of the plants on the mountains become more intense, frost hits the maple leaves, and the forest is dyed with all colors. The whole valley is like a burning sea of ​​fire, which makes people linger. Stop 4: Wandu Mountain City Scenic Area Marudu Mountain City was built on the undulating and steep Marudu Mountain. The highest point here is 676 meters above sea level, and it is one of the most typical early and middle mountain cities of the Goguryeo era. Walking along the ancient city walls, you can seem to hear the footsteps of history echoing in your ears. Standing on the city wall, overlooking the scenery below the mountain, the villages, fields and rivers in the distance are all in sight, making one marvel at the wisdom and diligence of the ancients.

❤Recommended Reason: Once the capital of Goguryeo a thousand years ago, today's small border town and port on the China-North Korea border, facing North Korea across the river, is one of the three major ports to North Korea in China. 🌟Highlights: Located at the southernmost tip of Jilin, Ji'an is known as the 'Little Jiangnan of Jilin'. As a border city with World Heritage, Ji'an is truly quiet and low-key. 👍Most Recommended: Goguryeo established its regime in 37 BC, moved its capital to the inner city of Ji'an in AD 3, relocated to Pyongyang in 427, and was extinguished by the Tang Dynasty in 668. The unique and charming Goguryeo culture created during the existence of Goguryeo is a brilliant chapter in the history of civilization in Northeast Asia. 👍Most Recommended: The Goguryeo remains within the Ji'an region of China are irreplaceable physical testimonies to that period of history, with unparalleled historical and cultural value.