Yanji’s special delicacies include: rice dumplings, Yanbian cold noodles, thin monkey Malatang, Quanzhou bibimbap, stone pot bibimbap, rice sausage, Mount Kumgang kimchi, cakes, beef soup rice, dog meat soup, Miso soup, sugary nutritional products, etc.

Yanji City (county level) is the capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province and the center of politics, economy, culture and foreign exchanges in the whole prefecture. It is located in the eastern part of Jilin Province, the central part of Yanbian Prefecture, and the northern foothills of the Changbai Mountains. Yanji is located in the hinterland of the Northeast Asian economic circle and is a fulcrum on the Chinese side of the Tumen River Basin "Golden Triangle" drawn up by the United Nations. It is only 60 kilometers away from the China-Russia border in the east and 80 kilometers away from the Sea of ??Japan; it is more than 10 kilometers away from the China-North Korea border in the south.