General Presentation of Lianyungang City
 A Brief
Introduction One of Ten Harbor
Cities in China
First
Cities in China to Open
Up to the Outside
World
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| A Brief Introduction A Brief Introduction Located in the middle of China's east coast, and in the northeast part of the prosperous Jiangsu province, Lianyungang has a total area of 7444 square kilometers and a total population of 4.65 million. One of Ten Harbor Cities in China One of Ten Harbor Cities in ChinaWith over 30-10,000-ton berths and a handling capacity of above 30 million tones, Lianyungang has had navigations and trade with more than 1,000 ports in more than 160 nations and regions.
One of the First
Cities in China to Open
Up to the Outside World One of the First Cities in China to Open Up to the Outside WorldUp to now, 35 nations, such as Japan, Korea, Germany, France, and the United States, have invested In more 2,000 co-operations, It has also established various kinds of economic parks in the field of industry, agriculture, science and technology, and travel especially for Lianyungang Economic and Technology Development Zone and Export & Processing Zone. Every year the actual utilization of foreign capital in the city and the export volume keep on increasing at a high speed.
A Strategic
Transportation Hub
in China Lianyungang is a strategic transportation hub in China. Nowadays, with sea, land, and air, a three-dimensional transportation network has taken shape. It has been approved by Chinese government at one of the 45 major highway hubs, and its high way has realized super-speed. The Highway from south to north along China’s coast crosses at Lianyungang while another one from east to west started from Lianyungang. The Eurasia Continental Langbridge, being 10900 km long and stretching from Lianyungang in the east to Rotterdam in Holland in the west, which opened up in 1992, connects Lianyungang to 4 countries in central Asia, making Lianyungang at the hub of an international transportation processing development potential. Lianyungang annually undertakes over 90 % of transit containers en route to other countries. The civil airport has opened flights to main cities in China and is in the process of opening international flights now.
An Important
Tourism
City Lianyungang is an important tourism city. There is the famous Chinese mountain shrouded in myth-The Flowers & Mountain, which is not only an important nature reserve, but also the highest standard scenic spot in Jiangsu Province with unusual rocks everywhere, flowers in all four seasons and many waterfalls attracting lots of tourists. Local seashore, sunlight, sandy beach, air and plants are among the best in China. The seaside tourist resorts featuring many different colors draw a large number of visitors every year. It also has a long history with the 2,000-year-old ancient city of Haizhou, a 4,000 year-old city ruin, stone paintings more than 5,000 years old, and Buddhist rock carvings for 200 years earlier than the carvings at Dunhuang Cave in Gansu Province.
A City Rich in Resources Lianyungang is a city rich in resources. It is not only “the Hometown of Crystal” with silicon deposits of 600 million tones, but also has over 40 kinds of non-mental processing such granite and marble. It is one of the three special development areas in ocean resources, having the biggest laver farming and producing base, aquaculture base and Haizhou fishery, one of the eight great fisheries in China. It also produces various kinds of sea and fresh water aquatic fisheries in China. It teems with various kinds of agriculture products and by-products, and dry and fresh fruits. Its ample water resource can meet the needs of any production or livelihood.
An Important Energy Base in China Lianyungang is an important energy base in China. Lianyungang has a thermal power plant and also has built up the Tianwan nuclear power station, the biggest one in China with the installed capacity of 2 million kilowatt at the first term and ten million kilowatt at the last. Its communication and education are well established. Lianyungang has become one of the superior cities for investment in the environment.
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