Lianyungang is located on the coast of China, in northeastern Jiangsu Province. It covers three counties: Donghai, Guanyun, and Guannan, as well as three districts: Haizhou, Lianyun, and Ganyu. It is also home to the Lianyungang Economic and Technological Development Zone and the National Cooperation Demonstration Site for East-Central-West China (Xuwei New Area). Lianyungang covers 7,626 square kilometers of land and 7,516 square kilometers of sea.
Lianyungang is a strategic hub at the intersection of the Belt and Road Initiative, a hub for the new Eurasian Economic Corridor, the Land Bridge, and a Chinese-Kazakh logistics base and maritime base for SCO member states. Lianyungang is an international port hub connecting the Pacific Rim countries with Central Asia. To the west, it connects Central and Western China, Central and Western Asia, and even Europe via the Eurasian Land Bridge. It is located at the intersection of the Eurasian Land Bridge, the Bohai Gulf 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 ports, highways, railways, aviation, and inland rivers. Several high-speed railways have been put into operation, making Lianyungang fully integrated with transportation links to Shanghai (3 hours), Nanjing (2 hours), and Xuzhou (1 hour). Huaguoshan International Airport, the third-largest in Jiangsu Province, is a Class 4D airport serving flights from 32 cities nationwide, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanjing. The Port of Lianyungang is the largest seaport in Jiangsu Province, one of 27 major seaports in China, and one of 11 international hub ports. It conducts trade with nearly 1,000 ports in more than 160 countries and regions worldwide.
Lianyungang has a strong industrial base. Domestic pharmaceutical exports are well-developed, and over 20 products are exported internationally. A new energy system is in place, with nuclear, wind, and solar energy leading the region"s domestic production. Lianyungang is the largest wind energy equipment manufacturing base in Asia. High-strength and high-modulus carbon fiber, high-performance fiber, and silicon materials are also being developed. The production of textile, mining, and geological equipment, among other industries, occupies leading positions domestically and even internationally. In recent years, Lianyungang"s petrochemical and steel industries have rapidly expanded, making it one of the seven major petrochemical bases built in China. Agriculture has traditionally been a profitable industry, and Lianyungang is exploring opportunities to expand cooperation in this area. In the next stage, Lianyungang will focus on the development of modern industries and will continue to work with petrochemicals, equipment manufacturing, medicine, new materials and new energy, information technology, modern service industries, logistics, tourism and leisure, commercial turnover, as well as agriculture (industry, turnover of agricultural products, and e-commerce in rural areas).
Link to the official website of Lianyungang City – https://www.lyg.gov.cn/lygmhywwz/