The Guo Men Dandong New Urban Area, which is often called the “Dandong New City” is a newly developed residential and business area on the outskirts of Dandong. It was originally set up to benefit from the New Yalu River Bridge Wirth North Korea. This led to a relative property boom before they decided to…
Fora anyone that knowns much about visiting North Korea you might be aware that overland is primarily done by bridge, namely the Yalu River Bridge, but did you know there is a New Yalu River Bridge? Said bridge is a long modern affair built over 10 years ago by the Chinese. The only problem? No…
Traveling through China in modern times and you would be confused for thinking modern train stations were either air, or space ports. There are though a few historic exceptions, such as Beijing Railway Station. This was and is a place that both me and my company have used for many years, specifically for travel to…
Having previously spent many years living in Dandong one of the highlights was always looking over the Yalu River into Sinuiju. This though is something that has greatly over the years though as not only both economies have developed, but also other factors have came into play, such as Covid-19 and the very visible closure…
It has been a long time since I was asked my nationality when going into a restaurant, but today was indeed that day. It happened at the Pyongyang Koryo International Hotel Restaurant in Dandong. And while I did manage to get in this time, on my last visit I was not so lucky. This occurred…
If you want find the best North Korean restaurants in Beijing then I suggest not only going with a North Korean, but even better going to one near the DPRK embassy. I was to find this latest treat after heading to said embassy for a meeting about the reopening of the DPRK. To read about…
