For long Chinese tourists have been able to visit the border city of Sinuiju, located just a stones throw from Dandong across the Yalu river.  Last year there were 35,000 day visitors from China to the North Korean border town, with the price of each visit roughly 700 RMB per passenger, most of which is taken by the DPRK side. But until now, tourism to Sinuiju has been limited to Chinese tourists only, with Westerners passing through the city by train never allowed to leave the station / customs facilities. According to our source, this may now be changing.

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