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20-454: Kimhyŏngjik County is a kun of Ryanggang Province , North Korea . Formerly known as Huch'ang County , it was renamed in 1988 in honour of Kim Hyŏng-jik , the leader of the anti-Japanese liberation movement of Korea. The 2004 Ryanggang explosion occurred at Wŏltal-lodongjagu in this county. Kimhyŏngjik is located in the northwestern part of the Kaema Plateau . It borders China to

40-448: A larger Korean population. Lastly, North Korean authorities have been known to infiltrate Russia looking for defectors and those who collaborate to assist them; the 1996 murder of Choe Deok-geun in the border city of Vladivostok prompted South Korean authorities to be very reluctant to provide defectors with any assistance. The Tumen is also crossed illegally by soldiers and others seeking food and money. Some Chinese villagers have left

60-545: Is a province in North Korea . The province is bordered by China ( Jilin ) to the north, North Hamgyong to the east, South Hamgyong to the south, and Chagang to the west. Ryanggang was formed in 1954, when it was separated from South Hamgyŏng. The provincial capital is Hyesan . In South Korean usage, "Ryanggang" is spelled and pronounced as "Yanggang" Korean :  양강도 ; RR :  Yanggang-do , Korean pronunciation: [jaŋ.ɡaŋ.do] ). Along

80-651: Is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 6 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 9 ri (villages): Forestry is the main industry, taking up 50% of the industrial output. The main rivers are used to transport timber. Iron, gold, silver, copper, tungsten, graphite and nickel deposits are found in the county. Agriculture is also practised with the majority of it in Koup-rodongjagu, Rajung-ri, Yonpo-rodongjagu, Chukchol-ri and Woltal-rodongjagu, while rice paddies are mostly in Kimhyongjik-up, Muchang-ri, Koup-rodongjagu and Rajung-ri, along

100-637: The Tuman River or Duman River , is a 521-kilometre (324 mi) long river that serves as part of the boundary between China (left shore), North Korea (right) and Russia (left), rising on the slopes of Mount Paektu and flowing into the Sea of Japan . The river has a drainage basin of 33,800 km (13,100 sq mi). The river flows in northeast Asia, on the border between China and North Korea in its upper reaches, and between North Korea and Russia in its last 17 kilometers (11 mi) before entering

120-563: The Yalu River . Red pepper, corn, beans, potatoes, rice and flax are mainly produced. Sericulture is also practised. Most of corn and rice produced in Ryanggang Province are produced in this county. There are various schools and healthcare facilities in the county. There is also a children's palace in the county. The Huchang Mine No.4 power station started to be built on 25 July 2021 and was completed on 23 September 2021. The completion of

140-590: The Chinese-North Korean border are not patrolled at all", according to a New York Times article. Refugees rarely cross the Tumen into Russia. This is because Russia's short stretch of the river is far better patrolled than China's stretch. In addition, the rewards for doing so are not as high since the ethnic Korean community in Russia is far smaller to receive sufficient support from, as opposed to China, which has

160-817: The Japanese built the Tumen River Bridge , where the Quan River meets the Tumen River, between the villages of Wonjong (Hunchun) and Quanhe. Important cities and towns on the river are Hoeryong and Onsong in North Korea, Tumen and Nanping ( 南坪镇 , in the county-level city of Helong ) in China's Jilin province. In 1995, the People's Republic of China , Mongolia , Russia, North Korea and South Korea signed three agreements to create

180-591: The Sea of Japan. The river forms much of the southern border of Jilin Province in Northeast China and the northern borders of North Korea's North Hamgyong and Ryanggang provinces. Paektu Mountain on the Chinese-North Korean border is the source of the river, as well as of the Yalu River . The two rivers and the region of Paektu Mountain between their headwaters form the border between North Korea and China. The name of

200-555: The Tumen River Economic Development Area. Noktundo , a former island (now effectively a peninsula) at the mouth of the Tumen, has been a boundary contention between Russia and North Korea. The Qing Dynasty ceded the island to Russia as part of the Primorsky Maritimes ( East Tartary ) in the 1860 Treaty of Peking . In 1990, the former Soviet Union and North Korea signed a border treaty which made

220-408: The border run through the center of the river, leaving territory of the former island on Russian side. South Korea refuses to acknowledge the treaty and demanded that Russia return the territory to Korea. There are several popular species of fish endemic to Tumen river, such as Tumen lenok and bighead gudgeon . In 2016, China released 800,000 salmon seedlings into Tumen river in order to expand

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240-473: The mountain is "dry, remote and mountainous, barely patrolled," making it one of the crossing areas for refugees from North Korea into China, although most, including refugees from Ryanggang itself, prefer to cross over the Tumen River . Although all of North Korea is economically depressed after Soviet dissolution , Ryanggang province, along with neighboring North Hamgyong and South Hamgyong provinces, are

260-452: The north ( Yalu River region). Although the south is a plateau region, the Yalu River is in the north. The Hŭisaekpong and Rangrim mountain ranges are partly in this county. The highest peak is Hŭisaek-pong. The region bordering on the Yalu River is mainly precipices. The main streams are the Yalu River and its tributaries. The county's land area is 93% forested. Kimghyŏngjik county

280-501: The northern border with China runs the Yalu River and the Tumen River . In between the rivers, and the source of both, is Paektu Mountain , revered by both the Koreans and Manchurians as the mythic origin of each people. The North Korean government claims that Kim Jong-il was born there when his parents were at a Communist anti-Japanese resistance camp at the mountain. The North Korean-Chinese border for 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of

300-519: The poorest, forming North Korea's "Rust Belt" of industrialized cities with factories now decrepit and failing. The worst hunger of the 1990s famine years occurred in these three provinces, and most refugees into China come from the Rust Belt region. An explosion and mushroom cloud was reportedly detected in Kimhyŏngjik -gun on 9 September 2004, the 56th anniversary of the creation of North Korea. This

320-580: The power plant allows the normalisation of production at the Huchang Mine. The Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway and various roads serve the county. A road from Sinuiju to Uam-ri, Rason and a road from Kimhyonjik-up to Kanggye runs through the county. Ryanggang Province Ryanggang Province ( Ryanggangdo ; Korean :  량강도 ; MR :  Ryanggang-do , Korean pronunciation: [ɾjaŋ.ɡaŋ.do] )

340-506: The regional fishing industry and meet the increasing demand for sea products. The Tumen has been crossed for years by North Korean refugees defecting across the Chinese border. Most refugees from North Korea during the 1990s famine crossed it, and most recent refugees have also used it, as it is far easier than crossing the Amnok River . The Tumen is the preferred crossing because, unlike

360-488: The river comes from the Mongolian word tümen , meaning "ten thousand" or a myriad . This river is badly polluted by the nearby factories of North Korea and China; however, it still remains a major tourist attraction in the area. In Tumen, Jilin , a riverfront promenade has restaurants where patrons can gaze across the river into North Korea. The Russian name of the river is Tumannaya , literally meaning foggy . In 1938

380-450: The swift, deep and broad Amnok River that runs along most of the border between the two countries, the Tumen is shallow and narrow. In some areas it can be crossed on foot, or by short swims. It freezes in winter, allowing dry crossings. Defectors wishing to cross the Tumen often ignore its pollutants and dangerous border patrol, and spend weeks if not months or years waiting for the perfect opportunity to cross. "Long, desolate stretches of

400-570: Was reported a few days later on 12 September. In recent years, power supply problems have become prevalent in Ryanggang. Ryanggang is divided into 2 cities ( si ) and 10 counties ( kun ). Each entity is listed below in English, Chosŏn'gŭl , and Hanja . Tumen River The Tumen River ( Chinese : 图们江 ; pinyin : Túmén Jiāng , Russian : река Туманная , Korean :  두만강 ; Korean pronunciation: [ tumaŋaŋ ]) , also known as

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