Lianyungang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province, China. Its name comes from Lian Island, the largest island in Jiangsu Province which lies off its coastline, and Yuntai Mountain, the highest peak in Jiangsu Province, a few miles from its town center, and its status as a port.
In the 1680s, the Qing Dynasty Government opened up 4 original ports for foreign trade, with Lianyungang among them. Lianyungang is the eastern end of the New Eurasian Land Bridge and the proposed Northern East West Freight Corridor. Lianyungang city is one of the first 14 Chinese coastal cities opening to the outside world. In recent years, it is a rising centre of industry, foreign trade and tourism in east China. Now, the Chinese government has aimed to develop Lianyungang to be an international seaport linking countries on the Pacific rim with those in Central Asia.
In December 1984, Lianyungang Economic & Technological Development Zone (LETDZ) was approved by the State Council as one of the first batch of state-level development zones. This Zone is located in the eastern new seashore urban area of Liangyungang City.
The transportation in Lianyungang is very convenient, including highway, railway, port, airport. Flights to major cities in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Xuzhou, Ningbo, Guilin, Dalian, Shenyang and Shenzhen, etc. are available at Lianyungang Baitabu Airport.
Lianyungang city serves as the designated starting point for the New Eurasian Land Bridge. It links China with western Europe by rail.
The tourist sites in Lia