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The rail journey between Dandong and Beijing covers more than 1, km miles.
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It takes at least 14 hours by ordinary service, according to Chinese railway timetables. On Chinese social media some residents of Dandong said there had been high security around the train station there and said there were rumours that Kim was passing through. Police tightened security along Beijing's main east-west thoroughfare, Changan Avenue, mid-afternoon Monday, closing off the entrances to some of the buildings which face the road.
Police also cleared out all tourists from Tiananmen Square around the same time, which normally only happens when important meetings are happening in the Great Hall of the People, where top Chinese leaders often meet visiting heads of state. There was a large security presence outside the Great Hall on Monday evening.
Reuters reporters saw a lengthy motorcade, including a limousine with dark tinted windows, heading down Changan Avenue in the direction of the Diaoyutai State Guest House and away from the Great Hall of the People, flanked by a police escort on motor-bikes. Also on Monday evening, the Beijing railway bureau warned on its microblog, without giving a reason, of multiple train delays of up to two hours in the Beijing region.
A source with ties to the Chinese military told Reuters that it was "not possible to rule out the possibility" that Kim was visiting Beijing, but cautioned this was not confirmed. A diplomatic source told Reuters that there was heavy security around the Diaoyutai State Guest House, where some high level foreign visitors stay during visits to the city.
Other diplomatic sources said they were aware of the speculation that Kim was visiting but were not able to immediately confirm it.
Kim Jong Il travelled by private train during his rare visits to China or Russia under tight security. Diplomats and other sources have said Kim Jong Il avoided flying for overseas trips due to security concerns.
The younger Kim, who was educated in Switzerland, is not known to have any fear of flying and state media have shown pictures of him aboard a plane. Four spans of the old bridge remained on the Chinese side of the river, giving it the name the "Broken Bridge"Sinuiju which was a backward city before liberation from Japanese rule in has developed into a modern industrial city.
Our tours are very flexible in terms of itinerary, interests and we can cater to your budget too! Have a question about travelling to North Korea? Dandong offers not only some excellent peeks into a forbidden kingdom but also the chance to have an actual chat with people from the other side. Browse through our extensive North Korean group tour schedule to find a group tour that best suits you and your budget.
Got extra time before or after your North Korean group tour? You can get it back when you finish the trip in DPRK.
The standard way is to take train from Pyongyang to Sinuiju, enjoy Sinuiju, take bus and cross Sino-Korean bridge from Korea to China and continue further by train to Beijing. In Sinuiju-Uiju area there are several accommodation options:During the tour there will be several opportunities for shopping: cosmetics, cigarettes, candies, traditional clothing and beer, traditional Korean alcohols.
Sinuiju is the main border city with China on the Yalu river which marks the border. Tours can be booked up to a week in advance.