Shenyang is about 3 hours west of Dandong. It’s the capitol of Liaoning Province & probably the most polluted city I’ve been in. Last November, I spent 2 weeks here. The winter time is much worse. Clouds of black dust rise from the coal factories used to heat the apartment & office buildings throughout the [...]
Archive for August, 2006
North Korea by Candlelight
Posted: 8th August 2006 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Aston, Dandong, North Korea
This is actually today’s post, while the last one was supposed to have gone up 4 days ago. So I’m a little behind.. eh. I’m still in Dandong & last night was one of China’s Ghost festivals. All across the city, people were burning small yellow pieces of paper with chinese characters on it. Perhaps [...]
Dandong and North Korea
Posted: 7th August 2006 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Aston, Dandong, North Korea
As my job takes me out of town quite a bit, I thought I’d share some of my experiences as I travel. Dandong is up north in Liaoning province, right on the border of North Korea. All that’s standing between me & 1/3rd the “axis of evil” is the winding Yalu River. Two bridges stretch [...]
On the Shores of North Korea
Posted: 6th August 2006 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Aston, Dandong, North Korea
I finally got to North Korea yesterday… sort of. I went on one of those boat trips mentioned in the article I posted above. It was just that. Chinese gawking at the North Koreans along the beach. One thing Sinuiju has that Dandong hasn’t is a good sandy beach! There must’ve been a few hundred [...]
