Introduction We run tours from Dandong to North Korea, we live in Dandong, and we like everything about this beautiful city that borders the North Korean border town of Sinuiju. One of the most popular tourist sites of Dandong is the Dandong Broken Bridge. So what is the story of the broken bridge of Dandong? […]

Over the past month construction workers had been seen on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge that connects the Chinese city of Dandong to the North Korean city of Sinuiju by a single road and rail line. The bridge – built with German steel –was first opened in 1943 by the Japanese, who had annexed the area […]

Dandong is the largest Chinese city to border North Korea, making it the largest hub for business, trade and tourism with North Korea. It is located on the southern border between China and North Korea in China’s Liaoning province. The borders are divided by the Yalu River which flows from Mt. Paektu down to the Yellow Sea (West Sea […]

Dandong is the largest Chinese city to border North Korea, making it the largest hub for business, trade and tourism with North Korea. It is located on the southern border between China and North Korea in China’s Liaoning province. The borders are divided by the Yalu River which flows from Mt. Paektu down to the Yellow Sea (West Sea […]

I’ve been leading tours in North Korea for numerous years and making the constant train journey between Beijing and Pyongyang. This lead me to decide to give up my years living in the big smoke and relocate myself to Dandong, thus also opening up our Young Pioneer Tours office in the far east of China. […]

Overview of Dandong Dandong is the busiest and largest hub Chinese city to border North Korea. The city mostly focuses on trade and tourism with its communist neighbour which attracts both domestic and foreign tourists. The city is uniquely located on the lower border between China and the DPRK in the northeast Chinese province of […]

We’ve designed our DPRK Express August tour to take you from the heart of China’s capital straight into Pyongyang whilst exploring the sights and sounds along the way. By taking advantage of China’s modern fast rail this will give us extra time to explore Dandong – the border town city directly across from North Korea. […]

We’ve designed our DPRK Express August tour to take you from the heart of China’s capital straight into Pyongyang whilst exploring the sights and sounds along the way. By taking advantage of China’s modern fast rail this will give us extra time to explore Dandong – the border town city directly across from North Korea. […]

North Korean architecture is known for both its pomp and its uniformity. If you look closely, however, you will also spot monuments to the country’s relationship with its Northern neighbor and closest ally: China. Sinuiju: Bridging Two Nations If entering North Korea by train, most tourists’ first impression of the country will be the Broken […]

Travelling to North Korea is notoriously pricey. Going on an organized group tour and being one of the few tourists who enter the country every year of course adds up, especially when compared to backpacking in Thailand or somewhere else in SE Asia.   So, for this week’s challenge, I’m going to see if I […]