Lianyungang
June 11, 2008 – 11:28 amLianyungang located at 1184′ - 1199′ east longitude and 3411′ - 3515′ north latitude, on the shore of the Huang Hai (Yellow Sea) in northeast Jiangsu province.
As the eastern bridgehead of the New Asian-European Continental Bridge that begins in the east from Lianyungang City of China and ends in the west to Rotterdam of the Netherlands, Lianyungang is an international trade passage connecting two big international markets of Asia and Europe.
With beautiful mountain and sea scenery, abundant historical sites and a pleasant climate, Lianyungang is one of the country’s 49 key tourist cities, and one of the three biggest nature reserves in Jiangsu. The coastal scenery is very special, with mountains side by side with the sea, making the city an ideal summer resort. Huaguo Mountain, from where the Monkey King comes, and different kinds of flowers and fruit grow all year round, is located in Liangyungang. The road on top of Huaguo Mountain leads to Yuwan, where there is a succession of water falls over the cliffs (the highest over 40 meters). There are also the quiet Suchen Town; the strange sea of rocks in Donglei; the refreshing Donghai hot springs; the ancient Haizhou City which cost RMB 200 million in its reconstruction; the primitive totem cave murals 5000 years old; also the country’s earliest Buddhist images 200 years older than the Dunhuang murals; and the site from where Xu Fu started his trip east to Japan in the Qin Dynasty. In short, Lianyungang features a variety of attractions: seaside and hotsprings, ancient and mythological sites, strange geological formations and oases of tranquility.