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About Jinjiangshan Park
The main gate provides a formal approach, while Jinjiang Pavilion and the higher Shuguang Pavilion give distinct viewpoints within the hill park. The interest lies in the change from urban streets to wooded slopes and elevated city views. Select a route that suits your willingness to climb; the two pavilion areas need not be treated as an obligatory circuit for every visitor.
The park was built in 1905 as Zhenjiangshan Park; Japanese Buddhist monks built the Linji Temple (临济寺) on the hill, followed by a Shinto shrine and a war memorial. The shrine's great gate, erected in 1924 and rebuilt in concrete in 1935, later became the park's main gate, replaced in 1959 by the archway still used today. The park was renamed Jinjiangshan Park in 1965, and its pavilion, first built in 1932 as the Dongtian Pavilion (东天阁), was renamed several times before becoming today's Jinjiang Pavilion (锦江亭).
The park lies on the south side of Jinjiang Mountain (锦江山) in Dandong's Zhenxing District (振兴区), 1.8 kilometers from the bank of the Yalu River, and covers 151 hectares divided into eight zones. Shuguang Pavilion (曙光阁), completed in 2008 on a peak 300 meters west of Jinjiang Pavilion, is a seven-story building 41 meters tall, while the two-story Huigui Pavilion (回归阁), built to mark Hong Kong's 1997 return to China, has its eight faces painted with views of Hong Kong. The park's Culture Garden (文化园) covers more than 10,000 square meters and is divided into six themed areas, including a calligraphy-stele forest and a wall recording Dandong's cultural history.
What to look for
- Jinjiang Pavilion and its elevated perspective over Dandong.
- Shuguang Pavilion on the western summit and the connecting wooded park landscape.
The surrounding area
Eastern border-city base for Yalu riverfront history and a different coastal-border food repertoire.
Location & getting there
Getting to Jinjiangshan Park
Use the park entrance at 93 Shanshang Street in Dandong. Review the hill paths at the entrance and choose the pavilion route appropriate to your group.
Combine your visit
Suggested order within this visit:
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Main entrance and wooded approach
Start with the transition from city streets to the hillside.
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Jinjiang Pavilion
Take the first elevated city view.
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Shuguang Pavilion
Add the western summit viewpoint if its path and climb suit the visit.
This sequence is an editorial suggestion based on the features described in the sources. Access to individual buildings or areas should be checked locally; no travel time or shared admission is implied.
Find Jinjiangshan Park
丹东锦江山公园 · 丹东市
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94052412.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "锦江山公园", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94052412.