Dandong, China

... the case, that in itself would be telling: a city through which passes most of the trade with China has not expanded to the riverfront. My hotel in Dandong has a little river all of its own, which unfortunately takes the staircase as its riverbed. Where ...

... siege zu berichten und tote agressoren (xx thousand enemies were annihilated, wieviele chinesen oder nordkoreaner starben stand nirgendwo). Dandong ist eine kleine Stadt mit nur 2.4 Millionen Einwohnern, lebt recht gut vom Handel mit Nordkorea und von ...

... ; AND Dandong was where we went to the Great Wall- which was by far our most favorite experience in China.  But that doesn't mean Dandong didn't have it's triumphs and challenges.  Let's see, our hotel charged us double the cost, and there ...

... big wet wall fading into the mist. Nevertheless, it was nice to see it. And of all the places to see it, I think Dandong isn't a bad choice. Apparently the parts near Beijing are full of tourists and touts, and many of the remoter parts are crumbling to ...