Hekou, Dandong, is the "charming hometown" sung in the popular song "Where the Peach Blossoms Bloom".
Every year in early May, when the spring wind left layers of ripples on the Yalu River, Hakou river side of the mountain slopes, wilderness, a tree of peach blossom buds will welcome the spring breeze smiling, in the night will be pink and fragrant bloom, a thousand trees of peach blossom as bright-eyed girl, stretching the branches of the body to bathe in the spring breeze, a light fragrance filled in the mountains and the river.
Spring good Shaoguang, why not leisurely stroll in the spring of the Yalu River, drunken beauty in this peach blossom place ......
Hekou peach blossom, in that peach blossom place
"In that peach blossom place, there is my lovely hometown, the peach tree reflected in the clean water, the peach forest surrounded the show
"In that peach blossom place, there is my lovely hometown, the peach tree reflected in the clear water, peach forests surround the beautiful village." The song is sung in Dandong's estuary. 1982, Wu Dawei teacher to the estuary of the wind, for the Yalu River estuary scenery intoxicated, gladly lyrics, Tiyuan teacher composer, composed the "in that peach blossom place", the song by Jiang Dawei sing a popular, peach blossom estuary, has become people's hearts yearning for the place. Now, these red as the sun, colorful as colorful, each petal is flashing a charming and delicate piece of peach blossom is still fluttering in the wind, and the green river, swaying trees form the estuary peach green spring scenery.
Pitching is a picture
Thousands of beautiful scenery gathered in the estuary, peach blossom screening river red. The Yalu River is rippling with blue waves, and ten thousand acres of peach orchards are in full bloom. Every year in early May, the estuary scenic area has become a sea of pink flowers, the annual Dandong Kandian estuary peach blossom festival will be in full bloom at this time to open, a lot of tourists also came to enjoy the flowers. Vehicles traveling upstream along the beautiful Yalu River, just after the Wafangdian Bridge, the mountain riverside stars of peach blossoms will be reflected in people's eyes. "May 1" or grass color is still close to see but no estuary, turn around the red peach blossom has been full of branches. The estuary peach blossomed in advance of the release of the news, a lot of people on purpose early in the morning from the city of Dandong, the first to witness the peach blossom of the beautiful and fragrant.
A branch of the blossoming peach blossom
stretches 5000 meters on both sides of the highway, the mountains of peach blossom competing to open, some of the red as the sun, as colorful as colorful; some of the pink and delicate, light and elegant; and the branches of the low flower drooping, the shadow of the swaying. A gust of breeze blowing through, each petal is flashing charming and delicate, and the hovering green trees against the formation of a peach and willow green spring scenery.
During the Peach Blossom Festival, in addition to viewing the colorful peach blossoms, you can also swim on the Yalu River, see the other side of the North Korea, and experience the exotic flavor. In addition, when the peach blossom, it is the time of the river fish, enjoy the peach blossom, taste the special estuary fish feast, feel the river pot fish stew countryside delicious, gluttony between the mountains and water of the bold and open-minded is the most intoxicated.
Flowers bloom all over the grove, intoxicating
Peach blossoms in spring, the fragrance of flowers
Attractions:
Hekou - is one of the most beautiful places along the Yalu River, and is also the production base of the colorful red peaches, and is the ideal place for border style tours. The ideal place. According to the prediction of local peach farmers in Hekou, this year's peach blossom time will be in early May, and the best viewing date is 7, 8, 9 three days. Since the first Peach Blossom Festival was successfully held in 2006, the "Spring of the Yalu River" Hekou Peach Blossom Festival has become a well-known brand along the Yalu River. Every year in May, go to the estuary to see the peach blossom has become the first choice of many tourists traveling to Dan in the spring. Especially as the song "in the place where the peach blossom blooms" is created, Hekou is becoming more and more people's hearts yearning for the place. This year, "the spring of the Yalu River" Hekou Peach Blossom Festival will carry out a series of festivities, including the opening ceremony of the Hekou Peach Blossom Festival, Kandian scenery and peach blossom theme of the photography contest kick-off ceremony, the style of the Yalu River, a large-scale driving tour activities.
Jinjiang Mountain Park - Jinjiang Mountain Park is the largest comprehensive park in Dandong, located in the northern part of the city on the south slope of Jinjiang Mountain, 1.8 kilometers south of the Yalu River bank; Jinjiang Mountain Park green cover, flowers, a mountain all the world show, known as the "Northeast, the first of the eight scenes! "The park is divided into five viewing areas. The whole park is divided into five ornamental areas, among which the landscape tour area is full of flowers and willows, winding paths, pavilions and pavilions in an orderly manner, and valuable trees such as pines and cypresses, yew, cherry blossoms and ginkgoes can be seen everywhere in the mountain. You can enjoy a bird's eye view of Dandong City and Sinuiju City of North Korea. The "Culture Garden" is a place where you can browse the history of Dandong's local culture and observe modern ink paintings. In addition, the Liaodong Liberation Memorial Pagoda and the Anti-American Martyrs' Cemetery are also located in the park.
History of Dandong
Dandong has been inhabited since the Zhou Dynasty. This zone was called Andong in 1876. Andong, meaning the pacification of the east, the name indicated that the power and influence of China at that time had then been mapped to Korea. Dandong was occupied by Japan in 1894 during the First Sino-Japanese War. During the Manchukuo period, it was the capital of Andong Province, one of the fourteen provinces established by Manchukuo, and in 1907, Dandong was forced to open as a trading port, and on January 20, 1965, the name was changed to Dandong, which means "Red East". Recently, Dandong's regional influence has increased due to cooperative trade with North Korea, and the government plans to develop the city into a special "border economic cooperation zone" in the future to promote import and export trade and further enhance the country's ability to trade.
Dandong's Climate
Dandong's average annual temperature is 6.8-8.7℃, with a temperature difference of about 2℃ between the north and south. Winter is long, but the cold period (average daily temperature below -10 ℃ period) is short. Summer is hot, but the hot period (average daily temperature of 25 ℃ or more period) is shorter, generally about 20 days (late July to mid-August).
Spring and autumn are the seasons of alternating south and north winds. In spring, the cold air starts to weaken and retreat northward, and the warm air advances northward; in fall, the opposite is true. The above weather characteristics, the formation of the city for the temperate climate, four distinct seasons. Winter is the longest, summer is the second longest, and the spring and fall transition seasons are the shortest. Dandong has more precipitation, is the most precipitation in the northeast region, the average annual precipitation is 881.3-1087.5mm. 2/3 of the annual precipitation is concentrated in the summer, of which mid-July to mid-August is the concentration of heavy rainfall in the region.
Dandong Cuisine
Dandong is the largest Manchu settlement in the country, and the food has a strong Manchu flavor. Because it is separated from North Korea by a river, various kinds of Korean cuisine, Korean barbecue is also very popular here. In addition, Dandong, with the river facing the sea, also produces yellow clams, yellow croaker, noodle fish, male fish (fall snapper), pomfret, prawns, clams, sea crabs, and there are many good seafood stores along the Yalu River, which is a good place to taste seafood. Prices are also cheaper than other coastal cities.