Hunchun 珲春

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Fangchuan National Scenic Area sits at the tri-border point of China, North Korea and Russia: from the top of Longhu Pavilion you can "see three countries at a glance" and gaze toward the Sea of Japan.

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Hunchun is the city with the densest concentration of border ports to Russia and North Korea in Northeast China: the China–Russia Hunchun–Makhalino railway port and the Changlingzi highway port, plus the Quanhe port facing Rajin and the Shatuozi port facing Kyongwon in North Korea — multiple ports of entry coexist here.

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A commercial street with Russian-language signage in downtown Hunchun: Russian tourists, workers and traders gather here, earning it the nickname "Little Russia".

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A war-history exhibition hall in Fangchuan Village: it documents the 1938 armed clash between Japanese and Soviet forces at Zhanggufeng — a border incident that cost China its right of passage to the Tumen River's sea outlet and marked one of the turning points of modern Northeast Asian history.

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Fangchuan Village, known as the "First Village of the East", is a Korean-ethnic fishing village: homestays and spicy cabbage (kimchi) making experiences recreate everyday border fishing-village life.

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A waterfront park strip where the Hunchun River runs through the city: illuminated night views and Korean-ethnic square dancing make up the border town's evening routine.

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Birthplace of the CPC Hunchun County Committee in the mountains north of Hunchun: the East Manchuria anti-Japanese base area site preserves the historic scenes of the struggle years

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The Mijiang River in Hunchun is a migration and spawning stretch for chum salmon: fishing households in Mijiang Village are known for their signature salmon-roe rice and grilled fish

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Ruins of Longyuan Prefecture, the Eastern Capital of the Tang-era Balhae Kingdom, south of Hunchun city: the capital heartland of Balhae's "Northeast branch of the Maritime Silk Road", from which Balhae's envoys to Japan set out

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A comprehensive exhibition of Hunchun's history in four sections — Balhae civilization, Ming and Qing border defense, the Battle of Lake Khasan (Zhanggufeng Incident), and contemporary border-port trade history — with a Korean ethnic folklore hall recreating clothing, food, and daily utensils

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Hunchun, the "Skewer City", is ruled by Korean-style grilled skewers, cold noodles, and rice sausage: Russian leba bread and borscht face off on the same street — "taste three nations' flavors in one city" is a true picture of border-town dining

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A new Yanbian ski spot on the outskirts of Hunchun: beginner- and intermediate-friendly slopes plus snow-tubing runs, with border snow-village cabins on site

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The lake-wetland cluster of Jingxin Town is a migration stopover for geese, ducks and cranes: the spring and autumn 'takeoff of ten thousand birds' is a birdwatching spectacle