Sino-Russian Border Survey Boundary Marker (Tuzi Pai)

Sino-Russian Boundary Clear Survey Boundary Marker (Tuzi Pai)

The Sino-Russian Boundary Clear Survey Boundary Marker (Tuzi Pai) is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Tuzi Pai

Address: Fanchuan Village, Jingxin Town, Hunchun City

Era: Bohai

Stone Grottoes and Stone Carvings

Managing Authority: Hunchun Cultural Relics Management Office

Open to Public: No

Tuzi Pai stands at the foot of Shacao Peak in Fanchuan Village, Jingxin Town, approximately 152 li southeast of Hunchun City, on the protective embankment of the left bank of the lower Tumen River. It is 10 li northwest of Zhanggufeng and faces the Tumen River to the south. To the north of the embankment lies the Tumen River alluvial plain, with the Soviet city of Baogetegnaoya located about 2 li to the east and, about 1 li to the west across the Tumen River, the North Korean town of Domunjiang. Approximately 500 meters to the southeast is the railway bridge connecting North Korea and the Soviet Union. Tuzi Pai is situated at the tripoint border of China, North Korea, and Russia, famously known as the place where “one glance spans three nations, and a dog’s bark echoes across three borders.” The marker faces 223 degrees southwest, stands 1.44 meters high, 0.5 meters wide, and 0.22 meters thick, with 0.09 meters of its base exposed above ground. The front bears the vertical inscription “Tuzi Pai,” while the left side is inscribed with “Erected in the 12th year of Guangxu, April.” The back of the marker features the Russian letter “T.”

On October 7, 2019, the Sino-Russian Boundary Clear Survey Boundary Marker (Tuzi Pai) was included in the eighth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Fanchuan Village: Located about 70 kilometers south of Hunchun City in Jingxin Town, Fanchuan Village lies at the foot of Zhanggufeng and is the lowest point in Jilin Province. A few kilometers ahead stands the “Tuzi” boundary marker, jointly erected in 1886 by the Qing government’s imperial commissioner Wu Dacheng and the Russian representative Baranov. From here, it is only 15 kilometers to the mouth of the Tumen River, with a distant view of the Sea of Japan. Climbing to the watchtower on the nearby hilltop, one can see the misty Sea of Japan stretching to the horizon; nearby, the landscapes of China, North Korea, and Russia are all visible — to the left is Russia’s border town of Baogetegnaoya, and to the right across the river is North Korea’s Domunjiang City. The military and civilians of Fanchuan have...   More details about Fanchuan Village++

Further Reading:

· Eighth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units