Dandong City is located in the southeast of Liaoning Province, facing Sinuiju City of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea across the river in the east, bordering the Yellow Sea in the south, Anshan in the west, Dalian in the southwest and Benxi in the north. Geographical coordinates are124 23' east longitude and 40 07' north latitude. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west 196 km, the maximum vertical distance from north to south 160 km, and the coastline length 120 km.
Dandong faces North Korea across the sea, and it is also the closest city in China to North Korea. Many tourists go to North Korea and pass through Dandong, which has become a bridge between the two countries.
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Sinuiju Special Zone is located in North Pyongan Road in the northwest of Korea, on the alluvial plain on the left bank of the lower reaches of Yalu River, about 40 kilometers away from the estuary, and across the river from Dandong City, Liaoning Province, China.
Xinyi area is connected with People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) Dandong City, Liaoning Province by Yalu River Bridge, which is a railway and highway bridge about 589 meters long.
Sinuiju is the starting point of the Sinuiju-Pyongyang-Xianxing-Luoxian electrified railway, and the end point of the Jingyi line railway (Seoul-Sinuiju). At the same time, it is also the first railway station in the Korean section of the China-DPRK international railway line.
Sinuiju has a dual-use air station (SII) with a runway of1.2km; You can also pass through the Langtou Airport (DDG) in Dandong City, Liaoning Province, China.
Yalu River Bridge is a railway and highway bridge with a length of about 0.9 km, connecting People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) and Dandong City, Liaoning Province. The starting point of the Sinuiju-Pyongyang-Xianxing-Luoxian electrified railway and the first stop of the North Korean section of the China-DPRK League of Nations Railway. Sinuiju has a dual-use air station (SII) with a runway of1.2km; It can also be reached through People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) and Langtou Airport (DDG) in Dandong, Liaoning.
Located on the Yalu River, Yalu River Bridge is a transnational bridge connecting Dandong City, Liaoning Province, China and Sinuiju City, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The total length is 946.2m, with 12 piers.
During the Korean War, both bridges were bombed by American planes. During the periods of 1950, 1 1 to 195 1, in order to cut off China's material aid to North Korea, the US military frequently bombed two bridges and two bridges with B-29 and B- 17 heavy bombs and F-80 bombers.
After the war, only the newer bridge of 1943 was repaired and continued to be used. The old bridge at 19 1 1 was abandoned and named "Broken Bridge". Now it is a tourist attraction in Dandong, China, and can be seen far away in Sinuiju, North Korea.
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