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Dandong has therefore had a dynamic history because of its strategic location for the northeast's rich natural resources and because of its convenient access to the ocean. It is designated as a major export production centre for the province, and is a port city connected by rail with Shenyang and Sinuiju.
The gray dots on the map indicate the locations of the military garrisons. The Hushan Wall in Dandong which was part of the Liaodong Garrison's area of responsibility. The Liaodong Garrison ( simplified Chinese : 辽东镇 ; traditional Chinese : 遼東鎮 ; pinyin : Liáodōngzhèn ) was one of the Nine Garrisons established by the Ming ...
It is the only official museum in China that memorializes the Korean War (called the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" in China). First established in 1953, it was rebuilt at its current location in October 1990. The new museum was opened on 27 July 1993, the 40th anniversary of the Panmunjom armistice. In 2014 the museum closed for ...
Situated on the coast of the Yellow Sea at the mouth of the Yalu River, it is located near the maritime border with North Korea. Administratively, it is a county-level city of Dandong , the downtown of which lies 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the northeast.
The oldest airfield in Shenyang, the now-defunct East Pagoda Airport, is located in Dadong District. It was the headquarters of the defunct China Northern Airlines . [ 4 ]
Historical English-language maps of the China-Korea (PRC-DPRK) border from west to east (south to north) from the International Map of the World produced by the US Army's Army Map Service and the Defense Mapping Agency, mid-20th century. The map on the far right was produced by the US Department of State in 1962, and shows the former disputed ...
The railway bridge is located in Dandong, Liaoning, China, across the Yalu River from Sinuiji, North Korea. It was a steel truss bridge 944.2 metres (3,098 ft) long and 11 metres (36 ft) wide, with 12 spans. Its fourth span was a swing bridge that could be rotated to allow the passing of tall ships. [1]
Andong [a], or Liaodong [b], was a former province in Northeast China, located in what is now part of Liaoning and Jilin provinces. It was bordered on the southeast by the Yalu River , which separated it from Korea .