Dandong

Japanese: 丹東 - たんとう
Dandong

A prefecture-level city in the southeastern Liaoning Province, China. It is located near the mouth of the Yalu River, on the border with North Korea. It has jurisdiction over three city districts and one autonomous county, and acts as the deputy governor of two county-level cities, including Fengcheng (as of 2016). The permanent population is 2,444,697 (2010). Han Chinese began settling here in the mid-19th century, and Andong County was established in 1876. In 1946, part of Andong County became Andong City, and in 1965, it was renamed Dandong City. It is the terminus of the Shenyang Line (Shenyang-Dandong), but the railway also crosses the Yalu River Bridge to Sinuiju on the opposite bank. In 2015, the Dandong-Dalian High-Speed ​​Railway (Dandong-Dalian) opened. Dandong Langtou Airport is located near the city.

Its industries are characterized by lumber, paper, and chemical fiber industries using coniferous wood transported from the upper reaches of the Yalu River, as well as silk-reeling and weaving using tussah silkworms collected from the surrounding areas. Industries of machinery, electronics, automobile parts, and pharmaceuticals have also developed, making it one of the industrial bases of the northeastern region. The surrounding areas produce rice, sorghum, corn, and soybeans, and fishing and salt production are also carried out. Due to its geographical location, it served as a base for the Japanese military during the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars.

[Tatsuro Asai, Editorial Department, April 18, 2017]

[Reference item] | Fengcheng | Liaoning (province)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

中国、遼寧(りょうねい)省南東部の地級市。鴨緑江(おうりょくこう)の河口近く、北朝鮮との国境に位置する。3市轄区、1自治県を管轄し、鳳城(ほうじょう)など2県級市の管轄代行を行う(2016年時点)。常住人口244万4697(2010)。19世紀なかばから漢民族の入植が進み、1876年に安東(あんとう)県が置かれ、1946年その一部が安東市となり、1965年丹東市と改称した。瀋丹線(瀋陽(しんよう)―丹東)の終点であるが、鉄道はさらに鴨緑江大橋を渡って対岸の新義州(しんぎしゅう)に通じている。2015年には丹大高速鉄道(丹東―大連(だいれん))が開通した。市街近郊に丹東浪頭空港がある。

 産業は、鴨緑江上流から運ばれる針葉樹材をもとにした製材、製紙、化学繊維工業や、周辺から集まる柞蚕(さくさん)の製糸、織物工業に特色がみられる。機械、電子機器、自動車部品、製薬工業も発展し、東北地区の工業基地の一つとなっている。周辺地域では、米、コウリャン、トウモロコシ、ダイズを産出し、漁業や製塩も行われる。その地理的位置のため、日清(にっしん)・日露戦争当時は日本軍の根拠地となった。

[浅井辰郎・編集部 2017年4月18日]

[参照項目] | 鳳城 | 遼寧(省)

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