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

Making the opposite trip, the “K27” train makes roughly half a dozen stops before ending at the Chinese border city of Dandong.

From The Wall Street Journal

China's state news agency Xinhua said a train that departed from Dandong, a city in the northeast bordering North Korea, arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday evening.

From Barron's

The overnight train is set to make a few stops, including at the port city of Tianjin, and then head northeast to Dandong on the border.

From Barron's

Wagons from Beijing holding Pyongyang-bound passengers are then attached to another train in Dandong, taking them across the border to the nearby North Korean city of Sinuiju, said Rowan Beard from Young Pioneer Tours, a company specialising in North Korea travel.

From Barron's

Entry and exit procedures would be completed at the Dandong border crossing and at Sinuiju in North Korea, China Railway said.

From Barron's