Hushan Great Wall, Dandong, Liaoning

Hushan - 'Tiger Mountain' in English, is so named because the two towering peaks are like two tiger ears pricking up into the sky. It covers an area of four square kilometers (1.54 square miles) and its main peak measures 146.3 meters (1,080 feet). In history, Hushan was always regarded as an important fortress because it guarded the safety of Dandong City in Liaoning Province and is the eastern gate way to China. So logic dictated that a section of Great Wall along Hushan Mountain be built to take up the commanding heights.

The Hushan Great Wall, lying on the Yalu River, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Dandong City, Liaoning Province, and facing North Korea across the river, was built to strengthen the frontier defense in the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) and was the eastern starting point of the ten thousand li Great Wall. However, due to the collapse of many parts of its structure, people took Shanhaiguan Pass to be the eastern-most point of the Great Wall. The excavation of 600-meters (0.4 miles) of ruins in 1989 proved it to be the real one. In 1992, the government invested a huge amount of money to restore this section of the Great Wall. The renovation of 1,000 meters (0.6 miles) of the principal part was completed in 2000.

Great Wall on Tiger Mountain, Liaoning

Now the newly-restored Hushan Great Wall is becoming a hot tourist attraction in Dandong. Climbing onto the top steps, you will have a grand view of the beautiful scenery of China and North Korea. Scanning widely, you can even see the mist-covered Yellow Sea in the distance.

Admission Fee:	CNY 40
How to get there:	Take bus No.215B at Dandong Railway Station, and the final station is Hushan Great Wall. The bus leaves from Dandong Railway Station at 06:30 and 15:30, and starts from Hushan Great Wall at 07:40 and 16:40. The bus ticket costs CNY 2.