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Dandong hidden gems off the tourist trail?
if you're up for a walk, head to the old hong'an district past the train station, there's a crumbling cinema from the 80s that still shows one movie a week, mostly older Chinese films. the courtyard out front has a couple of vendors selling jianbing in the morning and grilled corn at night, real cheap too like 3-5 kuai. also check out the tiny bridge over the ai river near binjiang road, it's not on any map but has a set of stone steps where people sit and drink tea from thermoses, feels like a different world from the border stuff
honestly skip the tourist traps near the train station and wander up behind the big department store on qingnian street, there's a cluster of old apartment buildings with a tiny courtyard where old guys play xiangqi all afternoon. if you're there around lunch, the lady in the blue apron sells cold noodles from a folding table, best suanla fen in town for like 8 kuai. also the alley off sanyi street near the post office has a guy who does grilled lamb skewers that are way better than the riverfront ones, he's only there after 7pm and usually runs out by 9
skip the riverfront for a bit and head up to jinjiangshan park, it's more of a local spot for evening walks than a tourist thing. there's a small alley off qingnian street near the market that has a guy selling tieban doufu from a cart around 5pm, gets a line of regulars. also if you want a proper meal without the border crowd, try the xiaolongbao place on shiyiwei road, it's tucked behind a hardware store and they do a mean spicy beef soup