Hello, tourists. I'm tour guide. Today, I'd like to accompany you to visitthe Yalu River. Now we come to the Yalu River, the boundary river between Chinaand North Korea.
Yalu River is the second largest river in Liaoning Province. It flowsdirectly into the Yellow Sea. Along the coast, there are many green mountains,dozens of deep and mysterious canyons, numerous islands in the river, as well asthe river bank with peculiar folds, luxuriant vegetation and rare birds andanimals. All of these constitute a natural landscape with water scenery as thefocus, mountain scenery as the echo, clear mountains and rivers, and colorfulscenery in North Korea.
The Yalu River scenic spot has a colorful natural landscape on this side ofour country. The great wall of Hushan, the ruins of modern Japanese Russian war,modern bridges and large-scale water conservancy projects constitute a richcultural landscape. Now it is divided into six scenic spots, namely Jiangkou,Daqiao, Hushan, Taipingwan, Shuifeng and lvjiang scenic spots (for moreinformation about the six scenic spots, please refer to walking into the YaluRiver).
Dandong is located by the beautiful Yalu River and on the coastal plain ofthe core scenic spot. It is known as "the first border city of Wanli sea border"- the starting point of the east end of Wanli sea border (the east end of 18000km coastline and the west end of Beilun estuary); it is the largest border cityin China.
The Yalu River section, which flows through Dandong City, starts fromHunjiang estuary in the East and ends at dadonggang in the west, with a totallength of 210 km (please note that the Yalu River originates from ChangbaiMountain, with a total length of 795 km, and the upstream section is located inJilin Province). The total drainage area is 61900 square kilometers, 32500square kilometers on the Chinese side and 11700 square kilometers inDandong.
Yalu River gets its name because of its color. The green water is just likethe shining green of a male duck's neck. People call it Yalu River. It has beenfollowed up to now. Long ago, the ancient name of Yalu River was Mazi water.
You see: on the right bank is Dandong business and Tourism Zone, which hasa history of ten years. The modern urban construction has given new vitality toChina's largest border city. The tens of miles of urban buildings make peoplemore aware of Jiangcheng people's preference for water.
On the right bank, there is the longest riverside sightseeing road in theworld, which is the Yalu River landscape Avenue in Dandong City. This roadparallel to the Yalu River extends up to the foot of Hushan mountain. Toweringtiger mountain stands by the river, overlooking the beautiful Yalu River,witnessing a long history.
On the right bank, people either walk in the beautiful square beside theriver, or play on the river; people enjoy playing with water in various ways,enjoying the unique beauty of Jiangcheng endowed by nature, and creating a newera of songs of triumph!
You see: the left bank is Sinuiju of North Korea. Dandong City facesBitong, Qingshui, Yizhou and xinyizhou across the river.
It's a country that attracts the eyes of the world. It's a land that usedto burn. Hundreds of thousands of outstanding sons and daughters of new Chinaspilled their blood on that land, condensed their blood into Sino Koreanfriendship, and exchanged their blood for peace.
People in the upper reaches of the river, river boats downstream. It is theYalu River that creates the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Strait, andit is the Yalu River that nurtures the hardworking people on both sides. Whenyou see the Yalu River with clear water, you may ask, which is the largest riverin northern China (the second largest river in Liaoning, the largest river inthe area north of the Yellow River the basin is the place with the mostprecipitation in northern China)? What is the difference between the Yalu Riverand the famous rivers in China? The difference is that the Yalu River flowswestward. As long as you open the map of China, you can see the differencebetween the Yalu River and the famous rivers in China The starting point of theeast end is the Yalu River Estuary (it is 18000 kilometers away from thesouthernmost Beilun estuary). Due to the construction of several largereservoirs in the upper reaches, the water level of Yalu River is low now, so itis difficult to use large vessels.
Cruise ships carry us to walk as close as possible to each other's shore,which is a major feature of Yalu River Tourism - as long as we don't get on theother bank, we don't cross the boundary, which is rare in all boundaryrivers.
Let's see: the "Sino Korean friendship bridge" flying across the Yalu Riverin front is the iron bridge from Dandong to xinyizhou. It started constructionin April 1937 and was completed in May 1943, with a total length of 940.8meters. Next to it is a broken bridge - the Yalu River Bridge.
The Yalu River broken bridge is the first bridge on the Yalu River. It wasstarted in May 1909 and completed in October 1911. It was built by the RailwayBureau of the Korean governor's office at that time. It is a railway bridge with12 holes and 944.2 meters in length. The fourth hole from the Chinese side isthe opening and closing beam, with the fourth pier as the axis, which can rotate90 ° to facilitate the navigation of passing ships.
During the puppet Manchukuo period, the Japanese built the second railwaybridge (today's Sino Korean friendship bridge) upstream of the bridge, which wasopened in April 1943 and gradually changed into a highway bridge. From November1950 to February 1951, US aircraft bombed the Chinese side for many times. Theremaining four holes of the bridge remain today.
As you can see, the bullet holes shot by the US aircraft are still on thebridge. It's a witness of history. Now the broken bridge is a cultural relicprotection unit at the municipal level, and it is also a national patrioticeducation base. Let's think about it. Why is the bridge painted light blue?That's to keep the war in mind and hope for peace.
Thank you for visiting the Yalu River. We will continue to visit otherscenic spots of the Yalu River scenic area.
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