Three cities in eastern Jiangsu

Located in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, it has become a continent due to wind and sand, and has a history of more than 5,000 years. Referred to as "Tong", it was called Jinghai, Chongzhou, Chongchuan, Zilang and Tongzhou in ancient times. One of the first batch of 14 coastal open cities in China, with the Yellow Sea in the east, the Yangtze River in the south and Taizhou and Yancheng in the west and north. It is called "North to Guangzhou" because it is the intersection of rivers and seas and the throat of the north and south, and is invited by the lights of Shanghai and Suzhou, the most economically developed cities in China. Nantong combines the advantages of "golden coast" and "golden waterway" and has a coastline of 226 kilometers along the Yangtze River. Selected as "20 12 Top 200 Charming Cities in China".

Nantong has a history of 1000 years since the third year of Xiande in the following week (956). After the Revolution of 1911, Tongzhou was changed to Nantong County. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, after several administrative divisions adjustment, Nantong County was located in Nantong City. In 20 13, Nantong's economic aggregate ranked fourth in Jiangsu province, with a GDP of 503.89 billion yuan.

In the history of modern culture, science and education in China, Nantong established the first normal school, the first folk museum, the first textile school, the first embroidery school, the first drama school, the first deaf-mute school run by China people and the first weather station, which is called "the first city in modern China".

Yancheng

Yancheng, located in the eastern coast of China, north-central Jiangsu Province and the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, is the largest prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, with an urban area of 1.7 million square kilometers; Among them, the municipal area is 1.779 square kilometers and the population is 1.66 million.

Yancheng borders the Yellow Sea in the east, Nantong in the south, Yangzhou and Taizhou in the southwest, Huai 'an in the northwest and Lianyungang in the north. The whole city has flat terrain, vertical and horizontal canals, and rich products in counties and cities under its jurisdiction, and is known as the "land of plenty". Yancheng has the longest coastline, the largest bathing beach and the widest sea area in Jiangsu Province. It is also home to red-crowned cranes and elk. There are two national nature reserves, Elk and Red-crowned Crane, which are known as the "Oriental Wetland Capital".

In 20 13, the total economic output of Yancheng ranked seventh in Jiangsu province, with a GDP of 347.6 billion yuan.

Yancheng people are mostly descendants of Jiangnan immigrants, so folk culture belongs to the traditional Jiangnan culture. Yancheng is also the main birthplace of Huai Opera.

Yancheng is a new industrial and commercial city along Jiangsu coast, and also an important regional central city in the Yangtze River Delta.

lianyungang

Lianyungang, which belongs to Jiangsu Province, was called "Haizhou" in ancient times. Lianyungang is named after facing the island and backing on Yuntai Mountain.

Lianyungang is located in the eastern coast of China, the northern part of Jiangsu Province, the Yangtze River Delta, and the junction of the hills in south-central Shandong and Huaibei Plain. East of the Yellow Sea, facing North Korea, South Korea and Japan across the sea; It borders Rizhao City in Shandong Province in the north, Linyi City in Shandong Province and Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province in the west, and Suqian City, Huai 'an City and Yancheng City in Jiangsu Province in the south.

Lianyungang is one of the first batch of 14 coastal open cities in China, a coastal development center city in Jiangsu, a national innovative pilot city, a national regional cooperation demonstration zone between the east and the west, an international port city, the birthplace of Journey to the West culture, the oriental bridgehead of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, the oriental bridgehead of the Silk Road Economic Belt, and one of the top ten seaports in China [2].

Lianyungang is a city with mountains, seas, ports and cities, which integrates the sea (Liandaotan), the ancient (Haizhou Ancient City, Zhu Min Road Cultural Street, Lianyungang Old Street and Chengnan Liuchao Street), the spirit (Huaguoshan), the secluded (Yuntai Mountain on the sea), the strange (Wan Yu) and the spring (Donghai Hot Spring). Known as "the first scenic spot in the East China Sea".

In 20 13, Lianyungang was awarded the title of "Top Ten Best Tourist Cities in China" at the 27th Hong Kong International Tourism Exhibition, ranking third.