I am in North Korea. They say Dandong is the best in the world.

China's urban development has been rapid, and the gap is narrowing, especially in infrastructure and urban construction. Dandong, China, which is adjacent to North Korea, is one of the most accessible cities in North Korea. For relatively backward North Korea, Dandong is at least much better than most cities in North Korea. In addition, it is normal for them to come to this conclusion because they are isolated from the world and limited to their own knowledge and understanding of the world. Perhaps after getting to know the real Dandong, some of its unique urban features and charm are indeed the best in the world.

Dandong is located in the southeast of Liaoning Province, facing xinyi city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea across the river in the east, 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 is the starting point of the northern end of China's coastline, located in the center of Northeast Asia, and an important intersection of the Northeast Asian economic circle and the economic circles around Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea. It is a city along the river, along the coast and along the border with industry, commerce, logistics and tourism as the main body. It is a state-level border cooperation zone, a national key frontier development and opening experimental zone and an open coastal city, with ports, railways, highways, pipelines and airports 10. It is the only city in Asia with border crossings, airports, high-speed rail, river ports, seaports and expressways, and a regional circulation node city.

Dandong has excellent ecological environment, excellent water quality, lush trees and rich resources. The per capita water consumption is 65438+ 0.5 times of the national average, and the forest coverage rate is 66%. It is a natural green umbrella supporting Liaodong Peninsula. 64 kinds of mineral resources have been discovered, which is the famous "Boron Capital" of China. Dandong, rich in geothermal resources, is a famous hot spring resort and known as "the city of hot springs in China".

Dandong, known as "the largest and most beautiful border city in China", is a national garden city, an excellent tourist city in China, a national double-support model city and a "hero city" that has experienced the baptism of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

Dandong is one of the warmest and wettest places in the northeast of China, and also one of the most suitable cities for human habitation, with an average annual temperature of 9℃, and it has been selected as one of the "Top Ten Old-age Resorts in China".