Lianyungang Travel Guide - Brief Information on Lianyungang

Lianyungang in Chinese Pinyin:  lián yún gǎng
Lianyungang in Chinese Writing:    

Lianyungang in Chinese Pronunciation:    Click the button to learn how to say Lianyungangin Mandarin Chinese. Or you can download it to your hand device to play it to a conductor when buying a train ticket to Lianyungang.

Lianyungang Overview:  Sitting on the east bank of the Yellow Sea, Lianyungang is facing Korea and Japan across the sea. Lianyungang is located in the northeast of Jiangsu Province, boarding Tancheng, Linshu, Junan and Rizhao in Shandong Province to the north, Xinyi, Muyang Prefecture under Huaiyin in Xuzhou to the west, Lianshui in Huaiyin and Xiangshui in Yancheng to the north. Covering a land of 7444 square kilometers, Lianyungang has a population of 4.65 million.

Map of Lianyungang:  Here is a rough map of Lianyungang showing where Lianyungang is located on the map of China.

 

Lianyungang Climate & Weather:  By the influence of the Yellow Sea, the climate in Lianyungang belongs to moist monsoon climate and the yearly average temperature is about 14℃ with the recorded yearly average rainfall of about 930mm. The predominant wind direction is southeaster with the frost free period is 220 days. And also the climate features in Lianyungang are suitable temperature, sufficient sunshine and plentiful rainfall. 

Lianyungang Transportation:

By Air:  the airport in Lianyungang has already opened the flight routes from Lianyungang to many cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.

By Train:  The railway in Lianyungang is linked to the national trunk railways such as Jing (Beijing)-Hu (Shanghai) Railway, Jing (Beijing)-Jiu (Jiujiang) Railway as well as Long (Lanzhou in Gansu Province)-Hai (Lianyungang) Railway. And the train routes from Lianyungang directly to Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu, Wuhan and Baoji and so on are already opened for use.

By Bus:  Lianyungang is one of the five largest traffic hub in China and the road transportation towards the outside has already realized High Speed. And Tong-San Highway and Lian-Huo Highway are crossing in Lianyungang to make the traffic in the city more convenient and fast.

Lianyungang Food:  Due to the fact that Lianyungang is nest to the Yellow Sea closely, the sea foods in Lianyungang are sufficient all the year round, such as prawn, saury, portunus trituberculatus and shrimp rolls. And the dishes made from the sea foods taste aromatic. And furthermore, the snacks in Lianyungang are also famous and delicious.
Local delicacies include Braised Chicken with Chinese chestnut, which is made by the Chinese chestnut in Yuntai Mountain.

Major Lianyungang Tourism Resources:  Among the coastal harbor cities in China, Lianyungang has relatively abundant historic interests. There are totally 14 scenery zones and 116 scenery spots in Lianyungang and thus Lianyungang wins the reputation of “The Fist Attraction in East China Sea” as well as “Crystal City in China” and one of the ten quietest cities in China. Furthermore, Lianyungang is one of the 49 recommending traveling cities in China and one of the three largest traveling regions in Jiangsu Province. The eight features in Lianyungang are attractive for domestic and international travelers and they are famous mountain, sea, water, bamboo, stone, book, air, which means the air quality in Lianyungang is the best in China, as well as well. 

Tourist Attractions:  Lianyungang has a lot of tourism resources, among which the major attractions are Huaguo Mountain Sight (Mountains of flowers and fruits), which is the national AAAA class scenery zone, Yellow Sea, East China Sea Hot Spring, Jinxiangyu Bamboo, Crystal, the hometown of the masterpieces of Pilgrimage to the west and Love Story in the Fantasy Land, the largest well in Asia.

Travel Agencies:  There are 1 licensed tour operators which can offer travel services to international travelers. Please refer to all these Lianyungang travel agencies.