The northern border

I thought a photo of the North Korean border may be pertinent, considering my previous post.

On the right is Dandong, China (3 million people), on the left is North Korea. The river is the border. Dandong residents swim and fish in the river, they just don't cross to the other side. Photo taken by me, August, 2005.


Half a bridge from China to North Korea that the Americans accidentally bombed in the 1950's. As it stretches only halfway across the river now, it's a tourist attraction. The new bridge that is used now (unlit, oddly enough), which you may have seen in the news lately, is next to it.