Dandong

American  

[dahn-dawng] / ˈdɑnˈdɔŋ /

Also Tantong

noun

1. a seaport in southeastern Liaoning province, in northeastern China, at the mouth of the Yalu River.

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Dandong British  

/ ˈdænˈdʊŋ /

noun

1. Also called: Andong.  Former spelling: Tan-tung.  a port in E China, in Liaoning province at the mouth of the Yalu River. Pop: 730 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Daily passenger train services resumed this month with China, and AFP journalists in China's northeastern town of Dandong -- long a key gateway for exchanges with North Korea -- saw a mostly empty passenger train travelling into the isolated nation last week.

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"We'd like to get visas to go. I've already got my passport," said 68-year-old Wang, who grew up in the border city of Dandong.

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AFP journalists in Dandong, the main gateway for cross-border travel and trade, saw a mostly empty passenger train rattle over a bridge into North Korea this week.

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One Chinese tourist from the northeastern city of Shenyang told AFP that a peek at North Korea from Dandong was close enough for him.

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AFP also spoke to tourists from outside mainland China -- including Hong Kong, Japan and Australia -- all drawn to Dandong for a rare view of the country it borders.

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