Things to do & places to visit in Ji'an, Jilin, China

Ji'an city in Jilin, China. Timezone: Asia/Harbin, current date and time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 19:30.

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Top things to do (9)

• Speciality Museums
• Mysterious Sites
• Scenic Walking Areas
• Points of Interest & Landmarks
• Ancient Ruins
• Cemeteries
• Castles
• Historic Sites
• Science Museums

Top places to visit (11 attractions)

1. 5.0 Wandu Mountain City Fortress (5 reviews)
   - A brilliant stop!
   Spent 2-3 hours Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins • Castles • Cemeteries • Mysterious Sites
   
   
   We visited on recommendation of lonely planet and it was amazing! The snow covered ruins looked very beautiful and suitably dramatic and most of the signs featured Chinese, English, Korean, Russian, and Japanese. The explanations were simple and there was lots to see and walk around. The minus 0°C temperatures didn't affect our enjoyment at all and whilst we may have missed some of the slight details due to the snow the entire area was gorgeous. Be careful of the paths though, as snowfall in the North is pretty heavy and can obscure the paths borders. All in all a brilliant place to walk around and explore for an hour and a half to a few hours depending on interest levels! See more..
   
2. 5.0 Laohushao Scienc Resort (1 review)
   - 老虎哨鸡冠山
   Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
   该景点位于。吉林省集安市榆林镇地沟村，距离集安大约70公里,位于中朝边界。在集安到丹东的公路边上，该景观适合日落时拍照。冬季落雪后也是时机 See more..
   
3. 4.5 Yalu River Border Tourism Zone (13 reviews)
   - Yalu Riiver border bridge to North Korea
   Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
   The first iron bridge on the Yalu River was built in 1911. During the War of Resistance to U.S. Aggression and Aid to Korea, American aircraft bombed the bridges to Korea, and they became to be known as the "Broken Bridges". The side iron bridge was built in 1943 and is now the main passageway for China-Korea tourism and border trade. The bridge and dam can be viewed by all and people can cross the border bridge and visit North Korea. For a fee of 25rmb, one can also go on a sightseeing boat on the Yalu River. See more..
   
4. 4.5 Gaoguli Cultural Tourism Zone (7 reviews)
   - beautiful area to spend couple of days
   Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Ancient Ruins
   
   
   Been in late spring 2013, Ji'an, is a small town in Jilin province about 15 hours away by slow train from Shenyang(thought you have to change train in Tonghua). I read about Ji'an through the Unesco world heritage, and i was impressed because they called "the pyramids of the east". Tempted to go there, i took the long way train and i decide to bring with me my bicycle. The town is situated along the Yalu river, that separate China and North Korea, the landscape is very beautiful, surrounded by low high mountain with fruit tree and wineyards everywhere (not common to see in Asia)You can take a glimpse of the North korean life, but be careful to take pics since there are always chinese soldiers around to check what are you doing (since i m a foreigner). the archeological site is impressive and is spread out around Ji'an with few tombs either outside the town.the tombs remind me more the Aztech pyramids then the Egyptian one. By the way is interesting to see something of a culture, the Kogureyo Kingdom, that rule in this area (Dongbei china, North korea and part of the south) for several century.there are some english explanation, but don't expect to find an english speaking guide. It was also great to stroll along the river, and to talk with local people that seems very freindly. I highly suggest to go to this place if you have couple of days to spend in Dongbei area (you can either make it part of a trip to Changbaishan that isn't very far away) See more..
   
5. 4.5 Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (3 reviews)
   - 有名な碑文
   Cemeteries
   
   
   日本史の教科書でおなじみの碑文。市街地からも近く、そして東アジアでもこの時期（５世紀前後）の政治情勢が記されて文字資料は極めて稀であることから、古代史上重要な史跡とされている。碑文にある半島南部の倭国勢力を好太王が討ったとする箇所については日本陸軍が改ざんしたとする論争があったらしいが、現在は否定されている。この山間部に東アジアの古代史解明のカギを握る重要な碑文が残されていることに驚く。
   日本史の教科書でおなじみの碑文。市街地からも近く、そして東アジアでもこの時期（５世紀前後）の政治情勢が記されて文字資料は極めて稀であることから、古代史上重要な史跡とされている。碑文にある半島南部の倭国勢力を好太王が討ったとする箇所については日本陸軍が改ざんしたとする論争があったらしいが、現在は否定されている。この山間部に東アジアの古代史解明のカギを握る重要な碑文が残されていることに驚く。 See more..
   
6. 4.0 Ji'an Tomb Group (9 reviews)
   - Three amazing tomb sites with Ji'an city limits
   Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Ancient Ruins
   
   
   Ji'an's ancient Koguryo sites are numerous and a bit confusing, I'll list them below. 1. General's Tomb. 2. Yushun Tomb of the Noble. 3. King's Stelae. 4. Ji'an museum. 5. Wandu Mountain Fortress. 6. Guonei Ancient city walls. 7. Other numerous tumuli around the city. I'm trying to create individual attraction reviews on Trip Advisor for the seven sites above. This review is for the attractions listed 1, 2 and 3 as a single ticket allows entry to all. 1. The General's Tomb is huge, is is staggeringly massive and nearly 2,000 years old. There is also another small tomb on site. This is a must see. It's a bit of a walk from central Ji'an so take a taxi. 2. The Yushun tomb of the noble allows entry inside a single tomb, a second may be open at different times. Inside the tomb the interior was beautifully painted. No photos were allowed, but examples recreations can be seen at Ji'an museum. It's a bit of a walk from central Ji'an so take a taxi. 3. The King's Stelae has one large ruined tumuli, where entrance isn't possible but you can climb on top. There is also a HUGE stelae with inscriptions in an ancient language. Very interesting. It's a bit of a walk from central Ji'an so take a taxi. There is not much English at any of the sights. Make sure you visit Ji'an Museum, the Wandu Fort and take a ride on the Yalu when in Ji'an! See more..
   
7. 4.0 Ji'an Museum (3 reviews)
   - See the artefacts that go with the ruins
   Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
   
   
   Ji'an's new museum displays finds from the area. Lots of swords, armour, models, gold. I took a few photos of replicas on my phone but didn't take any photos of originals. No bags or cameras allowed inside. Ticket discounted with tomb ticket from 70 to 35 RMB. See more..
   
8. 3.0 Guonei City (2 reviews)
   - Walk the restored city walls - Good
   Ancient Ruins
   
   
   Walking an entire circuit of the old Guonei City walls takes just over one hours. I passed no other foreigners/westerners, but a few groups of Koreans who were curious to see me. The walls are heavily restored in parts. The best restored part of the walls and most scenic is the corner near the Yalu river then walking north towards Wandu Mountain Fort. The wall passes through interesting urban areas. I was grabbed for photos a few times, asked for photos and conversations attempted. Jia'an is one of my favourite towns in China, definitely one of the most scenic and with so much to see in sights. See more..
   
9. JiAnShi KeXue JiShuGuan (0 review)
   Science Museums
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10. JiAn BuXingJie (0 review)
    Points of Interest & Landmarks
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11. Yunfeng Lake Tourist Scienc Resort (0 review)
    Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Scenic Walking Areas
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