The Yalu River is located in Jilin Province, Liaoning Province on the eastern border, is the boundary river between China and North Korea. Yalu River originates from the southern foot of Changbai Mountain, and then flows to the southwest, flowing through China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces, the total length of the main stream is 795 kilometers, the watershed area of about 31,751 square kilometers, in Dandong, Liaoning, into the Yellow Sea. The Yalu River's estuary is the northernmost point of China's mainland coastline and is the longest river in North Korea.
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Yalu River Anciently known as the _ water, the Han Dynasty called the Ma Zi water, the Tang Dynasty began to call the Yalu River (Sui and Tang dynasties _ water for the Datong River), because of its clear water, on the Yalu River, the origins of its name is mainly popular in the two sayings: First, from the language of the Manchu forefathers (the Manchu called the Yalu ula, which means "border of the river") said that. First, from the language of the Manchu ancestors (called Yaluula in Manchu, meaning "river of the border"). Historical records of Jianzhou Wei female real year-round life in the Porcupine River (tributary of the Yalu River). Another because the color of the river like the color of the duck's head and got its name. Second, because the upstream area of the Yalu River and the Green River two tributaries converge, so they become one, and called "Yalu River".
Scenic Spot: 1, Dandong Yalu River Bridge: Dandong Yalu River Bridge, also known as China and North Korea's Friendship Bridge, is located in the city of Dandong, is the Yalu River National Key Scenic Spot one of the six core scenic spots. 2, ShuiFengLake Scenic Spot: ShuiFengLake is located in the southeast of Dandong City, Kandian County, North Korea border, the total length of 162 kilometers, the lake covers an area of 415 square kilometers, known as the first large freshwater lakes in northeastern China. Freshwater lakes known as.
3, tiger whistle scenic spot: tiger whistle tourist scenic spot is a tourist attraction developed in China River North Korea jointly built Weiyuan Reservoir as the center. The scenic area integrates a variety of elements such as ecotourism and China border tourism, and is one of the six core scenic spots of the Yalu River National Key Scenic Spot.4, Taiping Bay Scenic Spot: Taiping Bay Scenic Spot is a key scenic spot in the Yalu River National Key Scenic Spot. Fifty kilometers from Dandong City, ninety-eight kilometers from the Qingshangou scenic area, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea **** and the State of North Pyongan Province, Sokju County across the river.
Yalu River Broken Bridge is how many years to blow upYalu River Bridge was blown up on November 8, 1950 Dandong Yalu River.
The Yalu River is the boundary river between China and North Korea Dandong Yalu River, originating in the southern foot of Changbai Mountain, flowing through the two provinces of Ji and Liao. The total length of 795 kilometers. Flowing 210 kilometers through Dandong, and Donggang River-Sea divide into the Yellow Sea.
July 1905, Japan proposed to build a bridge over the Yalu River, the same time to put forward the design and budget outline. Bridge steel girder structure for curved string type, *** 12 holes, the Korean side of each hole for 60.96 meters, the Chinese side of each hole for 91.44 meters. In order to facilitate ship navigation, the fourth hole in the Chinese side of the rotating "open and close sorghum".
Construction in August 1909, completed in October 1911, opened to traffic. The use of China and North Korea **** 510,000 times of civilian labor. The bridge is 944.2 meters, 11 meters wide is the first bridge on the Yalu River. 1943 April, the Japanese invaders less than a hundred meters upstream of this bridge to build the second railroad bridge (i.e., today's Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge).
The Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950, and the United States sent troops to invade North Korea under the banner of the United Nations and burned the war to the Yalu River, posing a serious threat to the security of our country. At the request of the North Korean government, Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee made the wise decision Dandong Yalu River: "Resist the U.S. and aid North Korea, protect our country."
On October 19, 1950, Peng Dehuai was ordered to lead the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to "majestically and energetically cross the Yalu River". Since then, the Yalu River Bridge has been the main transportation artery for the volunteers to cross the river and support the supply of military supplies in the Korean battlefield, and it has also become the main target of U.S. bombing.
August 27, 1950, the U.S. Air Force for the first time on the Yalu River Bridge strafing. November 8, 1950, the U.S. Air Force sent more than a hundred B-29 bombers on the Yalu River Bridge bombing indiscriminately, the bridge was blocked and broken, the Korean side of the steel beams fell into the water, the Korean side of the three abutments were bombed to the collapse of the bridge, so the bridge paralyzed. The four holes remaining on the Chinese side, known as the Broken Bridge, became a historical witness to the war against the United States and North Korea.
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The War of Resistance against the U.S. and North Korea was a just war fought by the Chinese people after the founding of New China in order to defend the motherland and safeguard world peace.60 years ago, when the new China had just been born, and "a hundred wastes were waiting to be built up", the Chinese people were eager to have a peaceful environment for the construction of the war.
However, after the outbreak of the Korean civil war on June 25, 1950, the U.S. authorities intervened in the internal affairs of Korea, and made its Navy's Seventh Fleet to invade the Taiwan Strait, obstructing the Chinese people's liberation of their own territory, Taiwan. When the flames of war reached the Yalu River, the Korean Democratic People's **** and the country were at stake, and the security of the Chinese mainland was seriously threatened, the Chinese people were compelled to rise up to resist the aggression.
In October 1950, according to the request of the Korean Workers' Party and the Korean government and the need to defend China's national security, the Central Committee of the People's Republic of China and Chairman Mao Zedong, on behalf of the will of the Chinese people, resolutely made the major strategic decision of "resisting the U.S. and assisting the DPRK to protect the country", and organized the Chinese People's Volunteers to go to North Korea to fight side by side with the Korean army and people. The Chinese People's Volunteer Army was organized to go to North Korea and fight side by side with the Korean army and people.
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Approaching Dandong Approaching the Yalu River# "Flash Moment" Theme Essay II # Speaking of Dandong, this is a story of the city, and it is now also considered a popular tourist destination.
Dandong, for this city, this is a relatively new name, there are decades of history. The older generation never cared that it was called Dandong, but rather Andong. After the Tang Dynasty defeated Goguryeo, it set up the Andong Capital, which means stabilizing the east. The story of Xue Li's conquest of the East and Wang Baochai's 18 years in the cold kiln are familiar here. The name Dandong is changed after the anti-American war, from the meaning of the east of the red haze in the sky.
Dandong, near the river and the sea, rich in produce, is also the mouth of the Yalu River, the Yalu River is also the border between China and North Korea, thousands of years ago, there are human beings here to thrive.
The other side of Dandong is well known to the Chinese people because of the tragic war against the United States and North Korea. It was a war in which the volunteers fought in blood and made a name for themselves in the new China.
From the tourism point of view, Dandong is not widely known, today to a traveler's identity to lead you close to Dandong, close to the Yalu River.
To get to Dandong, the vast majority of travelers must go through the Shenyang transfer, Beijing also has a direct train to Dandong. After you get out of the station and continue straight across the street, there are many hotels to arrange accommodation, settle down, hungry, you can first go to taste the Dandong Korean cold noodles and rice cakes. Then you can walk straight to the Yalu River. At the riverside, you can see the China-North Korea Railway Bridge, and on the right side of the bridge is the famous Yalu River Broken Bridge. You can take a slow tour along the river, and the streets on both sides of the bridge are full of stores selling North Korean goods, which are very busy. You can climb up to the Broken Bridge and feel the tragic scene when the American planes bombed the bridge.
In the evening, the lights come on. Moon Island is crowded with tourists, a wide range of special snacks will make your mouth watering, sitting on the riverside, drinking beer, you can see the faint lights on the other side of the river, and then look back at the Dandong side of the brilliant lights, pride will arise.
Near the Broken Bridge is a Koryo Hall, said to be officially run by North Korea. Ingredients are all supplied by North Korea, where the dog meat, spicy cabbage Korean authentic flavor of the meal is very good, the price is not high. The waitresses here are quite beautiful, I heard that they are selected by the North Korean college students. Dinner time has a North Korean song and dance show, no charge, you can eat while enjoying, but need to go a little earlier to book a seat.
After walking across the Broken Bridge in Dandong City, we turned our attention to the estuary. Hekou is also a famous attraction in Dandong, where there is also a broken bridge. It was through this bridge that the martyr Mao Anying entered North Korea. You must take a boat ride here to get a full view of both sides of the Yalu River. The boat can be close to the North Korean side of the sightseeing, the North Korean side can not see a lot of people, there is a building, said to be some kind of women's prison, the building is mostly old and dilapidated.
Hekou was first made famous by the song "in that peach blossom place", where a large peach sweet and juicy, and iron pot stewed carp, catfish is famous, delicious. To go to the estuary has a passenger shuttle bus through here, is not very convenient, it is recommended to charter a car (price is not high) to go.
We all know the Great Wall of China, that you know the easternmost section of the Great Wall is in Dandong? This is the Hushan Great Wall. Climb the Great Wall, the Yalu River scenery as far as the eye can see. Here there is a small attraction, called a step across, here and North Korea border, a step across the meaning of a step can be across the past, is out of the country to North Korea, but you do not go to try.
The hot springs of Dandong Wulongbei are also very famous, which is backed by the beautiful scenery of Wulong Mountain, and many national leaders and foreign heads of state have also come here. Guo Moruo returned from a visit to North Korea, the bath after the excitement, had a poem for the five dragon back hot springs, "chimney forests look at Andong, bathing hot springs across the five dragons". Small town hot spring hotels, hot spring inns, attracting a large number of tourists from all over the world to bathe in the summer.
Dandong's most famous seafood is yellow clams, large meat fat, very tasty, produced in Dandong Donggang. This is a county-level city under Dandong, probably because of the estuary, the seashore here is basically silt, but it is a paradise for birds, there are a large number of different birds in this place to reproduce habitat. There is a bird-watching platform here, which is a good place for bird-watching and photo-taking.
There is also a Phoenix Mountain in Dandong, the terrain is steep, the scenery is beautiful, the maple leaves are red in the fall, it's a beautiful mess, Qingshanggou, Tianqiaogou are famous attractions in Dandong, where the streams are gurgling and as clear as a mirror, it's just a good place to go for rafting. If you want to let the sea surround you, go to the beach, go to catch the sea then, here there is a big deer island is also welcoming your arrival.