With its abundance of agricultural resources, Dandong covers a woodland area of 960,000 hectares and arable land of more than 200,000 hectares. The fresh water surface area of Dandong covers 1,120 square kilometers with river and coastal lines totaling 329 kilometers.

Dandong has six major agricultural production zones, including the pollution-free rice crop production zone, river and coastal water farms for aquatic specialties, agricultural production zones on the riverbank of Yalu River and Dayang River, the forestry production zone in the northern mountainous region, chestnut production bases alone Yalu River and in the middle highland, and an animal husbandry zone.

In addition, Dandong also enjoys a reputation as the nation’s largest processing and exporting base of strawberries, chestnuts, shellfish and cocoons.