Dandong, located in the southeast of Liaoning Province, is the northern starting point of China's coastline and has been a military strategic location since ancient times.

During the Tang Dynasty, Dandong was also called "Anton", which meant peace on the border.

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, in order to consolidate the frontier rule, the late Jin not only built wicker border gates at the border gates of Liaohe and Fenghuang, but also ordered the prohibition of some economic production outside the border gates, which led to the gradual decline of rich Anton into a barren land.

It was not until twenty-eight years after Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty that the imperial court decided to implement the policy of expanding territory, and Anton gradually developed. 1950, millions of brave volunteers crossed the Yalu River to help the Korean people resist the American-led invaders. At that time, Anton became the front line of China's home front, and made great contributions and sacrifices for the later victory. 1965, Anton changed its name to "Dandong", which means "Red Oriental City". It is not only a heroic city, but also the largest and most beautiful border city in China.

Sacrifice the border town with fire.

Ten minutes' walk from Dandong Railway Station, we can see Dandong's landmark "Yalu River Broken Bridge". Seventy years later, the war left no scars.

The high-profile military film Sacrifice revolves around this landmark building. After the fighting started, brave volunteers built a transport bridge in Jingangchuan, trying to transport the materials needed by the general to the front in the shortest time. In order to stop the transportation of materials, the invaders did not hesitate to send a large number of planes to blow up the bridge. At a critical juncture, volunteers set up a "human bridge" with flesh and blood, and successfully completed the transportation task.

Although Dandong, like other northeastern cities, has a serious outflow of young people, generous Northeasters, regardless of sex, age and age, are willing to chat with foreign tourists and share anecdotes. Dandong enjoys a pleasant climate all year round, neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter, with a forest coverage rate of 65%. It is a veritable excellent tourist city and one of the top ten old-age resorts in China.

In addition, Dandong is also rich in geothermal resources, with rare seawater hot springs (North Yellow Sea Hot Spring Resort) and Dong Tang hot springs and other high-quality hot springs, known as "China's Hot Springs City". The well-known border culture between China and North Korea has created three characteristics of Dandong: beautiful mountains, delicious food and beautiful songs and dances.

Let's travel through the beautiful mountains and rivers of Dandong together.

Dandong has high-quality tourism resources such as rivers, lakes, seas, mountains, forests, springs and islands, and the beautiful scenery makes people linger. "Rape flowers bloom all over the mountains and green waters, and a river and clear water surround the village." Lvjiang Village is known as Shangri-La in Northeast China, which has both the freshness of mountains and rivers in the south and the magnificence of mountains and rivers in the north. No matter which mountain water it is, tourists can drink it directly, because it is one of the six pollution-free areas in China.

Just past Shangri-La in the northeast and stepping into Hawaii in the north, Dalu Island with gentle beaches is surrounded by the sea, so it has a different taste from our plain life. At four o'clock in the morning, I took my friends out to sea by boat, ready to meet the first light of the morning. Flocks of seagulls seem to welcome tourists very much, hovering and dancing above everyone's head.

But if you want to watch birds, Yalu River Estuary Wetland Reserve is the best choice, because it is the world's three major bird watching resorts.

If you want to climb a mountain, Phoenix Mountain, known as "the first mountain in China", is enough to make you sweat, and you can't help but stop and marvel at its majesty, strangeness, danger and seclusion.

Let's taste the delicious food in Dandong.

Dandong's topography is complex and diverse, with 40 ethnic minorities living together, so it is especially suitable for food tours. Soft dates, chestnuts and strawberries can be seen everywhere in Dandong, and delicious dishes such as swimming crab, variegated clams and astragalus seeds make your mouth water. It is not enough to see the beautiful scenery when you come to Dandong. Try the cakes made by Koreans to entertain guests today, and try the eight bowls and stir-fried forks of Manchu tomorrow. A month's time can really be different.

Let's enjoy the beautiful songs and dances in Dandong.

Where there are ethnic groups living in compact communities, there is no shortage of singing and dancing. Especially Korean and Manchu girls, they are not only graceful, but also good at dancing with long sleeves, but such beautiful women can be seen everywhere. The passionate Eight Banners landscape ballads are Manchu children's favorite large-scale performances, while Korean wonderful people prefer to play with flowers, swings, seesaws and other entertainment items at their fingertips.

Bahe Shadow Play, Dandong Drum Music, Fengcheng Manchu Pocket, Dandong Dragon Dance, Kuandian Root Carving ... There are more than 60 intangible cultural heritages, which are absolutely dizzying.

At present, Dandong is stepping up the construction of cultural tourism projects, and it will surely become another network celebrity tourism punching place in the future.