The Tumen River is a river in northeast China, originating in the eastern foothills of the Changbai Mountain Range on the border between China and North Korea, with a total basin length of 525 kilometers, and is the boundary river between China, North Korea and Russia. The section of the border between China and the DPRK is 510 kilometers, and the length of the border section between Russia and the DPRK is 15 kilometers. It can be said that tumen will divide the boundary between China's northeast border belt and the North Korean border belt.
The Tumen River is divided into two In North Korea, the basin is called the Douman River, and the total basin area of the Tumen River is more than 30,000 square kilometers, and the total drop of the river channel is 1297 meters. The basin area on the Chinese side is 22632.07 square kilometers, accounting for 68.38% of the basin area.
The Tumen River flows through the four cities of China and Longshi, Longjing, Tumen and Hunchun, and the Douman River flows through the two rivers of North Korea, North Hamgyong Province, Huining City and other areas. Although it is only separated by a river, the economic development and urban construction of the two countries are worlds apart. In the tourist city of Tumen City, the border area of the Map River, the nearest border land is only a few hundred meters away, we can clearly see the life of the Korean people on the other side, in order to prevent the border from crossing the border, the forest on the side of the Douman River is all cut down, just to prevent the local residents of North Korea from crossing the border.
The Tumen River was originally an inland river in China, in ancient times by the Jurchens ruled the banks of the river, and later under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, the Tumen River area was included in China, but in the later period, Li Joseon occupied the side of the Tumen River through expansion, and to this day it has formed the Tumen River as the boundary line between the two countries.
The Tumen River is also the only passageway for China to enter the Sea of Japan, but under the restrictions of the "Aihun Treaty" and the "Beijing Treaty", China once lost the right to go to sea on the Tumen River, and to this day the right to go to sea is still limited, limited to seasonal fishing operations.
The Tumen River originates from the Changbai Mountains, more than 500 kilometers, rushing to the Sea of Japan, and at the final 15 kilometers, it is the junction of Korea, Russia and China, located in the territory of Hunchun City, which has also become a famous tourist attraction, and the scenic spots of the Three Kingdoms are located at a glance. From a high altitude, we can have a glimpse of the huge momentum of the Tumen River, with North Korea on one side and Russia on the other. People can easily go to sea to taste local seafood in North Korea and experience European style in Russia.
Tumen City has opened a public railway port on both sides of the China and the DPRK, and on the opposite side is the DPRK's Cheongjin Port, a distance of 177 kilometers, which is also China's second mainland road port to the DPRK.
A Tumen River rushes for more than 500 kilometers, dividing the border between northeastern China and North Korea, and residents on both sides of the strait live a life of vast difference. The narrowest point of the boundary of the Tumen River is only 8 meters, but it is still an insurmountable distance.