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　　Welcome to Yalu River scenic spot in Dandong!

　　Yalu River scenic spot is located in Dandong City in the middle and lowerreaches of Yalu River. It starts from Hunjiang estuary in the East and ends atdadonggang in the west, with a total length of 210 kilometers and a total areaof 824.2 square kilometers. The scenic spot faces Sinuiju across the river. Ithas a superior geographical location, warm in winter and cool in summer,beautiful mountains and waters, and unique scenery of China and Korea.

　　The Yalu River is named for its color. The green water is just like theglittering green of a male duck's neck. People first called it the Yalu River,and it has been handed down to this day. The Yalu River originates from thesouthern foot of Changbai Mountain in Jilin Province, flows through Changbai,Ji'an, Kuandian, Dandong and other places, and flows southward into the YellowSea, with a total length of 795 km. It is the boundary river between China andKorea. The Yalu River flows about 300 kilometers through Dandong City. Thissection of the river is wide, beautiful scenery on both sides, in the estuaryarea, rich in silver carp.

　　The Yalu River Bridge has a long history, which can be traced back to theLiao Dynasty. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Yalu River began tobuild iron bridges, and two bridges were built between Dandong and Sinuiju. Thefirst one, built in 1909, is an open and closed bridge. In 1950, it was bombedby American aircraft in the Korean War. The pier still exists today, and nowthere is a tourist area of end bridge. The second bridge, built in 1940, is adual-purpose railway and highway bridge with a total length of 940 meters, whichis jointly managed by China and Korea. It is the main traffic route betweenChina and North Korea, and also a scenic spot for tourists.

　　Now what we see is the first bridge, also known as "broken bridge". It wasbuilt in 1909 and then in 1900. It was blown off by US aircraft and was built bythe Railway Bureau of the Korean governor's office in Japan. This is a singletrack railway bridge with straight beam and slab. In the war of resisting U.S.aggression and aiding Korea, the broken bridge was the main channel for thevolunteers to go abroad and the main artery for transporting strategicmaterials. In 1950, it was blown off by American aircraft and became a wastebridge. It was opened in 1993 as a scenic spot for people to visit.

　　The turret on the side is the main fortification site of the Japanesepolice force guarding the bridge. The five storey turret is the most intactexisting highway defense turret in China, and also an irrefutable evidence ofJapan's war of aggression against China.

　　Less than 100 meters to our left is the second bridge and the famous "YaluRiver China DPRK friendship bridge.". This bridge is a double track railwaybridge. The bridge goes up the railway and down the highway. At that time, thebridge deck of the highway was paved with wooden boards, but it was replacedwith cement boards in 1977. The steel beams of Yalu River Bridge, which has notbeen overhauled for many years, have been corroded and the pavement has beendamaged to more than 300 places. Some bridge decks have been displaced andbroken, resulting in the weakening of the bearing capacity of the bridge.

　　Friends, we are now in Hushan scenic area. Hushan scenic spot is located onthe Bank of the Yalu River in the Sino Korean border. It mainly includes theGreat Wall, sleeping beauty, one-step cross of the Sino Korean border, ancientplank road and other scenic spots. Among them, the most representative scenicspot is Hushan Great Wall.

　　Hushan Great Wall is located in Hushan Township, Kuandian County, DandongCity. According to research, it was built in 1469, which is the starting pointof the east end of the great wall of Ming Dynasty. It spans thousands ofmountains and rivers of the motherland, and is connected with the great wall ofJiayuguan in Gansu Province in the West. It can be called a monument left by theancients.

　　The Great Wall we see now was rebuilt in 1992. The restored Hushan GreatWall is mainly of masonry structure. In line with the principle of "repair theold as the old" of cultural relics, the trend of the restored great wall and thepositions of the enemy towers, wall towers and beacon towers are consistent withthe original sites of cultural relics and archaeological discoveries, basicallyreproducing the majestic appearance of Hushan Great Wall in history.

　　This mountain is the tiger mountain. It is an isolated mountain protrudingfrom the Yalu River. If you look at it carefully, it looks like a tigersquatting there, so it's named Hushan.

　　Now please follow me to the Great Wall. The architectural structure of theMing Great Wall is very complete, including the city wall, city tower, enemytower, beacon tower, gateway and other parts. You can basically see the Hushangreat wall here.

　　This is the peak of Hushan, the first beacon tower of the Great Wall inMing Dynasty. From the beacon tower, you can have a panoramic view of thehigh-rise buildings in Dandong and the city of Sinuiju.

　　It should be said that the Great Wall culture has deeply embodied ournational spirit. The Great Wall, as a historical monument, will always stand inthe heart of a great nation!

　　Welcome to Yalu River scenic spot in Dandong again. bye!