Taipingwan Travel Guide

  Looking across Yalu River to North Korea
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  • Looking across Yalu River to North Korea
      Looking across Yalu River to North Korea
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  • Yalu River dam, Taipinwan, China - North Korea
      Yalu River dam, Taipinwan, China - North...
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  • North Korea reconnaissance courtesy of Confucius
      North Korea reconnaissance courtesy of...
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Yalu River dam at Tai Ping Wan north of Hushan

Yalu River dam at Tai Ping Wan north of Hushan, Taipingwan

 Confucius Says:  The neat thing about this dam is that it is shared by China and North Korea. It is possible to walk on the dam all the way to the North Korean gate and chat with guards on the opposite side. 

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What to bring to Taipingwan dam

What to bring to Taipingwan dam, Taipingwan

 Confucius Says:  A bag of South Korean provisions including snack chips and chocolate chip cookies as well as American baseball cards featuring Korean players (Chan Ho Park, etc.) to be used as gifts for the North Korean guards Green Chinese army coat; "ba yi dayi" Always bring your own... 

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 The neat thing about this dam is that it is shared by China and North Korea. It is possible to walk on the dam all the way to the North Korean gate and chat... 

 

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Another place in China to see North Korea up close

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 Taipingwan dam can be added in a full day excursion from Dandong that includes Hushan Great Wall. 

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