At this time of year in the Chinese border city of Dandong, travellers board boats to catch a glimpse of the pariah state on the other side of the Yalu river. The more adventurous even visit the hermit kingdom for a few days.
But, nearly five months after the coronavirus pandemic forced Pyongyang to close its border with its largest trading partner, the city at the heart of Beijing’s plans for closer relations with North Korea is all but deserted.
Guides hawking photo shoots wearing traditional Korean hanbok robes sit idle near the entrance to the “Broken Bridge”. The former railway line from China to North Korea, which was bombed by American jets during the 1950s Korean war, is now Dandong’s main attraction.
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