Lianyungang is located in the middle part of China’s coastline, and in the northeast of Jiangsu province. It covers a land area of 7,626 square kilometers, a sea area of 7,516 square kilometers, and has a registered population of 5.33 million. Lianyungang boasting a long history and profound heritages is known as the “Magical and Romantic City”. Humans started to live here since the Neolithic Age. Within this land, there are prehistoric sites such as the ancient city ruins of Tenghualuo and the rock paintings of Jiangjun Cliff. In the Qin Dynasty, Qu County was established here, and this place was recognized as the eastern end of the Qing Empire. Kongwang Mountain cliff sculptures of East Han Dynasty were the earliest Buddhist and Taoist stone carvings in China, more than 200 years earlier than the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. Xu Fu, an alchemist of Ganyu county sailed to the east sea and arrived in Fusang (today’s Japan).He was regarded as the “God of Agriculture” and “God of Medicine” in Japan. Two of China’s Most Romantic Classical Masterpieces Journey to the West and Flowers in the Mirror were created here. Lianyungang blessed with beautiful scenery of mountains and sea is China excellent tourist city. The Yuntai Mountain Range in the urban area stretches for 40 kilometers, and the Yunv Peak at an altitude of 624 meters is the highest peak in Jiangsu. The East and West Lian Island is the largest sea island in Jiangsu. Donghai crystal is well-known at home and abroad, and Donghai county thus has earned the reputation of “World Crystal Capital”.
Lianyungang is a strategic pivot city at the intersection of the “Belt and Road”, a node city of the New Eurasian Land Bridge Economic Corridor, a China-Kazakhstan Logistics Base, and a sea base for SCO member countries. Lianyungang is an international port hub connecting
Pacific Rim Countries with Central Asia. To the west, it connects Central and Western China, Central and Western Asian countries, and even Europe through the New Eurasian Land Bridge. It is facing Japan and ROK across the sea in the east, and is situated at the junction of the New Eurasian Land Bridge Industrial Belt, the Bohai Rim Economic Circle, and the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle.
Lianyungang is a coastal city with great development potential. As a national comprehensive transportation hub, Lianyungang has formed a three-dimensional transportation system based on port, highways, railways, aviation, and inland rivers. Several high-speed railways have been put into operation, making Lianyungang fully integrated into the 3-hour traffic circle to Shanghai, 2-hour to Nanjing, and 1-hour to Xuzhou. The 4D class Huaguoshan International Airport, the third largest in Jiangsu, is serving 32 domestic cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanjing. Lianyungang Port is the largest seaport in Jiangsu Province, one of 27 major seaports in China and one of 11 international hub seaports. It has conducted trade with nearly 1,000 ports in more than 160 countries and regions in the world.