Yanbian Travel Guide

Basic information Telephone area code: 0433 Travel complaint: 0433-2528523 Destination overview Destination sketch Over 2 million ethnic Koreans live in China, and this area has a large concentration of them. While there are some expatriates from North and South Korea, […]

Basic information

Telephone area code: 0433
Travel complaint: 0433-2528523

Destination overview

Destination sketch

Over 2 million ethnic Koreans live in China, and this area has a large concentration of them. While there are some expatriates from North and South Korea, most of the ethnic Koreans here hold Chinese citizenship, making it the largest ethnic Korean community outside Korea.

Culture

Despite being Chinese citizens, the ethnic Koreans in China share a common culture with their North and South Korean counterparts. The various respect tips in the South Korea article generally apply to the ethnic Koreans in China as well.

Best Travel season

Bearing a temperate humid monsoon climate, Yanbian weather is characterized by four clear seasons. It is dry and windy in spring, while the autumn is cool and the winter is chilly. June to August is the rainy season of Yanbian. Its annual average temperature falls around 2-6C (35.6-42.8F). September 3rd is the birth day of Yanbian. During the festival, people there will gather among the sea of joy and happiness.

Consumption level

The tourism consumption in Yanbian is slightly more expensive. The price of the budget hotel in Yanji City is about between 100-200 yuan, the price of a Korean special food is about 50 yuan per capita.

Practical information

Yanbian Tourism Bureau
Address: 558 Yanxi Street, Yanji City
Phone: 0433-2710621
Www.cybta.com

Yanji Travel Network
Phone: 0433-2528526

Intercity traffic

Aircraft

Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport, YNJ
Address: Chaoyangchuan Town, Yanji City
Tel: 0433-2234433
Arriving and leaving the airport
bus
Bus No. 28, No. 44 and No. 46 can travel to and from the airport and the city, and the fare is 1 yuan.
Airport taxi
There is no taxi waiting area in the airport arrival hall. You can take the city taxi to the right hand side and walk for dozens of meters. The airport is about 5 kilometers away from the city center (Time Square). The transportation is very convenient.

Train

Yanji Station
Address: Intersection of Zhanqian Street and Tiebei Road
Arrival method: Bus 2, 3, 5, 6, 24, 27, 28, 32 and other roads get off at the train station
Phone: 0433-2212620

Yanji West Station
Address: Chaoyangchuan Economic and Technological Development Zone
Arrival method: Bus 4, 10, 16, 37, 38 can be reached

Long-distance bus

Yanbian Northeast Asia Coach Terminal
Address: No. 2319, Changbaishan West Road
Arrival method: Bus 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 28 can get off at Northeast Asia.
Phone: 0433-2909345

Yanji Passenger North Station (Old Station)
Address: 743 Aidan Road
Arrival method: Bus 1, 11, 15, 28, 40, 43, 50 can reach
Phone: 0433-2513209

Yanji Railway Transfer Bus Station
Address: West side of Turn North Road Turntable
Arrival method: Bus 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 24, 27, 28, etc.
Tel: 0433-2253430

Traffic in the city

Bus

Yanji City has more than 40 bus lines covering all major areas of the city.

Taxi

The taxi starting price in Yanbian is 5 yuan (including 2 kilometers), and then 1.3 yuan per kilometer. In Yanji City, usually the starting price of 5 yuan can reach the place you want to go.

Attractions

Mao’ershan National Forest Park

This park lies 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) south of Yanji City. There is a folk-custom park of Korean ethnic minority, through which visitors can have a further knowledge about Korean.
Address: Southwest of Yanji City
Arrival method: Bus 43 can be reached, you can also take a taxi from the city, the fare is about 20 yuan
Tickets: Free

Yanbian State Museum

Founded in 1960, Yanbian Museum is located in Yanji City, the capital city of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. It is a comprehensive museum that combines local history and Korean national identity.
Address: North side of Changbai Road, west of Yanchuan Street, East Section of State Sports Center
Arrival method: Bus 28 can be reached
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 in summer and 9:00-16:00 in winter (closed on Monday)
Tickets: Free
Tel: 0433-4311028, 4311027, 4311030
Www.ybbwg-china.org

Fangchuan Scenic Area

It is a village in China. It is located along the Tumen River, near the tripoint where the borders of China, North Korea and Russia converge.
Address: Fangchuan Village, Jingxin Town
Arrival method: Take the bus to Fangchuan Village at Hunchun Bus Terminal, or charter to the bus, about 150 yuan in the off-season chartered car
Opening hours: 8:00-17:00
Tickets: 100 yuan pass

Liuding Mountain Scenic Area

Liuding Mountain Scenic Area is located in the southern suburbs of Dunhua, a county-level city of Yanbian Korean Nationality Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province. On the top of the mountain sits a giant Buddha, which is noble as the landmark attraction in Liuding Mountain Scenic Area. Other main attractions are the Buddhist Culture Center, Zhengjue Temple, Jade Buddha Hall, the Ancestral Hall of Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911) and the Ancient Tombs of the Bohai Regime.
Address: Mudan Jiangnan, 5 km south of the city
Arrival method: You can take bus No. 8 to the scenic spot in Dunhua City, and the driving time is about 45 minutes. You can also drive by car or taxi. The price of taxi is about 10 yuan.
Opening hours: 7:30-16:30 Tickets: 80 yuan
Phone: 0433-6688330
Www.jindingdafo.com

Tumen

It is the largest border city of Jilin, and the boundary line between China and North Korea is just in the middle of Tumen River Bridge. Hunchun is another important border city of the Province at the convergence of China, Russia and North Korea, and also a rising tourist city with beautiful natural sceneries. Fangchuan Village, which is 70 kilometers (43 miles) south of Hunchun City, is a place where visitors can have a broad view of the three countries.
Address: Port Street, Tumen City
Arrival method: The port is very close to the city. The starting price of the taxi is 5 yuan, and it takes more than 20 minutes to walk.
Opening hours: 8:00-16:00 Tickets: 20 yuan

Xianjingtai Scenic Area

It is famous for characteristic peaks, rocks, pines, flowers, cloud sea and sun rise. It has 10 famous peaks, 10 famous rocks, 10 famous pines and 10 famous views. Its value lies in the magnificence of the mountains, the perils of the cliffs, the uniqueness of the sculpture rocks, the wonderfulness of the pines, the colorfulness of the azalea flowers, the immortality of the cloud sea , the beauty of the autumn yellow leaves, and the mysteriousness of the snow. It is like a natural granite museum, and known as the No.1 Fairy View in history
Address: Helong City
Arrival mode: There is a passenger bus bound for Longxianjingtai in front of Yanji Railway Station.
Tickets: 40 yuan
Phone: 0433-4228815
Www.xianjingtai.com

Itinerary

One-day tour in Yanji Xiaqiu City

Maoer Mountain – Hailan Lake Scenic Area – Folk Customs Garden – Yanbian Museum

Winter  trip

Changbai Mountain Ice and Snow World – Burhatong River Ice Amusement Park – Mengdumei Ski Resort

Border tour

Yanji – Tumen Port – Fangchuan

Food

pickles, Korean style cold noodle

Accommodation

The price of accommodation in Yanbian is fair. If you book online in advance, the standard room of the economic chain hotel will be between 100-200 yuan, and the tourist season will not exceed 300 yuan. There are five-star hotels in Yanbian, and the standard room price is about 350-500 yuan in the off-season.

Shopping

Chinese medical plants (Ginseng) and fungus of Changbai Mountains, apple-pear, marten, deer antler