About Lianyungang

Under the Huaguo Mountain described in the classic masterpiece "Journey to the West", there is a seaport mountain city with "smoky clouds scattering colors and the sun and moon shining brightly" - this is today's Lianyungang City. She is like a bright pearl, embedded in the navel of the motherland's 18,000 kilometers of coastline.

Lianyungang was called Haizhou in ancient times and was formerly known as Xinhailian City, Xinhai City, and Lianyun City. It once belonged to Shandong Province from 1949 to 1953, and was placed under Jiangsu Province in 1953. In 1961, it was renamed the port. Changed its name to Lianyungang City.

Lianyungang is known as "Huaikou Giant Town" and "Famous County in the East China Sea". As the Eastern Bridgehead of the "Eurasian Continental Bridge" and one of China's 14 coastal open cities, it has been designated by the Chinese government It is an emerging industry, foreign trade, tourism and port city in East China.

As early as 50,000 years ago, there were human activities here. The Peach Blossom Stream at the southern foot of Jinping Mountain is the site of the Old and New Stone Ages. Today, Lianyungang has a new look, its economic development has accelerated significantly, and its economic internationalization level ranks among the top in Jiangsu.

Overview of Lianyungang City

Area Code: 0518

Postal Code: 222000

Location: Located in the northeastern part of Jiangsu Province, at the end of the Longhai Railway, It borders the Yellow Sea to the east, Qilu to the north, Jianghuai to the south, and is backed by Yuntai Mountain, "the most scenic spot in the East China Sea".

Area: The total area is 7,444 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 881 square kilometers.

Population: The city’s total population is 4.65 million.

Division: It governs the four counties of Donghai, Ganyu, Guanyun and Guannan and the three districts of Xinpu, Haizhou and Lianyun as well as the national economic and technological development zone. Among them, Xinpu District is the political, economic and cultural center of the city.

Overview of the city:

Lianyungang City is located in the northeast of Jiangsu Province, with geographical coordinates: 118.4`-119.48` east longitude, 34.7`-35.7` north latitude, facing the Yellow Sea in the east and the Yellow Sea in the west. It connects the Central Plains, Qilu in the north, and Jianghuai in the south. It is known as the "famous county in the East China Sea". The total area is 7,444 square kilometers and the population is about 4.6 million, of which the urban area is 880 square kilometers and the urban population is 650,000. The city has 4 counties and 4 districts under its jurisdiction, namely Donghai, Ganyu, Guannan, and Guanyun counties and Xinpu, Haizhou, Yuntai, and Lianyun districts. Lianyungang City is built on the mountain. The urban planning is one city and two cities, connected by Xinxu Highway in the middle, with a length of more than 40 kilometers from east to west. The eastern urban area is centered on Xugou; the western urban area is centered on Xinpu.

Lianyungang City is one of the first 14 coastal cities in China to be opened to the outside world. It is one of China’s 49 important tourist cities and one of the four national scenic spots in Jiangsu Province. It is the world-famous new Eurasian Continental Bridge. The Eastern Bridgehead. After the opening of one vertical and one horizontal national trunk road in Lianyungang City, Lianyungang will become one of the 45 highway hub centers in the country. Lianyungang City has trains to Beijing, Shanghai, Baoji, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, etc., and the transportation is convenient. Lianyungang City air route was opened in 1987. At present, the routes that have been opened to navigation include Lianyungang-Guangzhou; Lianyungang-Xiamen; Lianyungang-Shenyang; Lianyungang-Dalian; Lianyungang-Chengdu; Lianyungang-Wenzhou; Lianyungang-Shanghai. Lianyungang Seaport was built in 1933 and has a history of 64 years. Currently, 36 berths have been built. Among them, there are 28 berths above 10,000 tons, with a designed docking capacity of 35,000 tons and a practical docking capacity of 70,000 to 80,000 tons. The 100,000-ton berths can be entered and exited smoothly with the tide. The port's current annual throughput capacity can reach 20 million tons, and the port has trade relations with more than 630 ports in more than 120 countries and regions.

Lianyungang has now built a local telephone network integrating one city and four counties. Advanced service methods such as optical fiber communication, data communication, and voice-activated services have been widely used. All 1800 and 1800 telephone lines have been opened. New services such as video telephone, express mail, and postal savings are under development. The total urban and rural telephone capacity has reached 576,000. , there are 3,222 long-distance telephone lines outside the area, realizing "national communication" and "global communication".

In addition to resources such as mountains, sea, fields, and salt, Lianyungang also has preliminary proven reserves of crystal, quartz, dolomite, serpentine, vermiculite, marble, basalt, porcelain rock, etc. 53 types of mineral resources in 12 categories have high mining value. According to preliminary verification, the bottom of the Yellow Sea continental shelf is rich in oil, with proven reserves of more than 100 million tons, and the country is planning to exploit it in the 21st century. In addition, there is vast sea water that can be used to develop the marine economy, which is a huge treasure house.

Since the reform and opening up, Lianyungang City’s social economy has developed rapidly and people’s living standards have gradually improved. In 1999, the city's GDP was 28.499 billion yuan, total fiscal revenue was 1.712 billion yuan, per capita GDP was 6,392 yuan, urban residents' per capita disposable income was 5,981 yuan, and rural residents' per capita net income was 3,051 yuan. By the end of the "10th Five-Year Plan" period, Lianyungang City will have established a relatively complete socialist market economic system and operating mechanism, realized the transition from the early stage of industrialization to the mid-term in economic development, and realized the transformation and upgrading of people's lives from a low-level well-off society to a relatively well-off society. By 2010, the socialist market economy has become increasingly perfect, the industrial structure has become more reasonable, economic development has entered the middle and late stages of industrialization, and is close to the average level of Jiangsu Province. The economic growth pattern has achieved two fundamental changes, and science and technology has become the main driving force of economic development. People's The living standards have been significantly improved, and coordinated development of population, resources and environment have been achieved.

Special Economy:

Lianyungang City is located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean and in the middle of China's coast. It has a maritime climate with monsoon characteristics, which is mild and humid, with suitable cold and hot weather, and four distinct seasons. The terrain within the territory is diverse, with mountains and seas in full view, rivers, lakes and tidal flats, fertile land and abundant resources. It has always been known as "enjoying the benefits of mountains and rivers, and benefiting from fishing and salt". This provides unique conditions for the development of agriculture. Lianyungang City is one of the important commercial grain bases in the country. In 1999, its total output reached 2.8 million tons and its total oil output reached 2,600 tons. The per capita grain is 600 kilograms, ranking among the top in Jiangsu Province. Lianyungang City has accelerated the adjustment of the agricultural industry structure and improved the comprehensive agricultural production capacity. It has built more than 100 bases for grain, oilseeds, tobacco, forest fruits, tea mulberry, export vegetables, meat, poultry, eggs and milk, shrimp breeding, and seaweed production and processing. Among them, Donghai County ranks among the top 100 meat counties in the country and is a national demonstration county for straw raising cattle; Ganyu and Guanyun have become provincial-level demonstration counties for straw raising cattle; Guanyun County ranks among the top in cotton production in the province and is known as "Baiyun County". Guannan County is known as the "Hometown of Paulownia" because its paulownia production ranks first in Jiangsu. In addition, Lianyungang City's seaweed production and crab nursery account for 1/2 and 2/3 of the national total respectively, making it the "hometown of seaweed" and the largest crab nursery base in China. The integrated operation of agriculture, industry and trade has developed rapidly, and a number of trading companies have been established, including the Sino-Japanese joint venture Ajinomoto Ruyi Co., Ltd., the Sino-Korean joint venture Jingo Food Co., Ltd., the Sino-Japanese joint venture Yamako Seaweed Co., Ltd., and the Donghai Juice Factory. Leading enterprises integrating industry and agriculture have formed a new supporting system of breeding, processing, storage, transportation and trade. In 1997, Lianyungang Ruyi Group was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and became the first famous agricultural concept stock in the Chinese stock market. Yunwu tea produced in Yuntai Mountain is one of the three famous teas in Jiangsu. Coral green tea and golden inlaid polygonatum are rare and famous specialties of Jiangsu. Haizhou Bay is one of the eight largest fishing grounds in the country, and the first three islands are the only marine treasure base in Jiangsu Province.

History and culture:

Lianyungang City, known as Quxian, Yuzhou and Haizhou in ancient times, has a history of more than 2,000 years and has become an important door to the outside world in China since the Qin and Han Dynasties. . After Qin Shihuang unified China, he visited here three times on his eastward tour. In 212 BC, he established the first gateway to overseas in Chinese history - Qin Dong Gate - at the foot of Kongwang Mountain in Haizhou, making Lianyungang one of the four major open passes that echoes Jiayuguan, Shanhaiguan and Zhennanguan. one.

Among China's coastal port cities, Lianyungang City has the richest cultural heritage and the longest history. According to archaeological discoveries, as far back as 100,000 years ago, there were human activities near Yushan Mountain in Lianyungang City. Ancient human activities also occurred in the Jinping Mountain area 40,000 to 50,000 years ago. In 1979, the only Paleolithic sites with clear stratigraphic relationships in the southeastern coastal areas of my country were discovered in Taohua Stream at its southern foot and in Daxianzhuang near Donghai County. There are also more than 10 Neolithic Age sites in the Jinping Mountain area. Among them, the Erjian site is one of the earliest areas where primitive agriculture was developed in China. It is the site of the Shaohao family, the center of China's oriental ethnic group 5,000 years ago. The prehistoric city ruins discovered in Tenghualuo, Zhongyun Township, Lianyungang City in 1986 are typical Longshan cultural relics, with a history of about 5,000 years ago. The 20-meter-long and 11-meter-wide "Jiangjun Cliff Rock Painting" discovered in 1979 is the only stone carving rock painting on my country's coast that reflects the life of primitive agricultural tribes. It has extremely valuable reference value for the study of Chinese folklore and art history. At the southern foot of Kongwang Mountain, there is a cliff statue 15.6 meters long and 9.7 meters wide. After expert appraisal, it was confirmed to be an art treasure from the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is the earliest Buddhist cliff statue in China and is of extremely important value for studying the history of Buddhism and diplomacy in China.

In history, many literati have left precious relics on the ancient land of Lianyungang. According to "Zuo Zhuan", in the autumn of the 17th year of Lu Zhaogong (525 BC), Confucius "asked the officials in Tan". Kongwang Mountain is famous for Confucius's visit to the sea. Today, the "Qingguan Platform" still exists on Kongwang Mountain. Qin Shihuang went on a tour to Qu County and erected a stone Qin Dong Gate on Qu Mountain (now known as Jinping Mountain). Xu Fu, an alchemist of the Qin Dynasty, was a native of Xufu Village, Ganyu County. He was sent by Qin Shihuang to travel east to Japan. In his later years, Wu Chengen wrote the mythological novel "Journey to the West" with Yuntai Mountain as the background. In her later years, Li Ruzhen wrote the famous work "Flowers in the Mirror" in Haizhou. Others include Tao Yuanming in the Jin Dynasty, Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty, Su Dongpo, Shi Manqing, Shen Kuo, Li Qingzhao, and Xin Qiji in the Song Dynasty, Zhang Shuye in the Yuan Dynasty, Wu Jingzi and Lin Zexu in the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Ziqing in modern times, etc. Most of their remains are still there, and their remains are still there. The article remains fragrant.

Tourism:

Lianyungang City is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea, integrating the beauty of "sea, ancient, divine, secluded, strange and springs". It is endowed with unique natural scenery, historical monuments and With its collection of cultural landscapes, it is a famous scenic tourist attraction with great charm. The city has 18 scenic spots and more than 200 scenic spots of various types. Dongxiliandao is the largest island in Jiangsu Province. The Liandao Scenic Area integrates mountains, seas, forests, rocks, beaches and cultural attractions. It is an important part of the national scenic spot Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area. The special geographical location makes Liandao Resort There is no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, and the climate is pleasant all year round. Liandao Beach is the largest natural and high-quality beach in Jiangsu Province. 啕昕山T∈Ben浵?0 days.

Liandao is also rich in dozens of marine specialties such as yellow croaker, seabass, pomfret, and shrimp, making Liandao truly a tourist destination for swimming in the sea, tasting seafood, and vacationing and sightseeing. Huaguoshan is the setting for Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West". It is a fairyland on earth where "flowers and fruits are endless all year round". Visiting Huaguo Mountain is like reading "Journey to the West" again. Its main attractions include Shuilian Cave, Laojun Hall, Xianren Bridge, Nantianmen, Tang Monk's Family Stele, Zhaohai Pavilion, Lazy Man's Stone, etc. Lianyungang also has the earliest rock paintings on Jiangjun Cliff in my country that reflect the Dongyi tribe in primitive society, the Taohua Stream ruins from the late Paleolithic period, the artistic treasures of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Buddhist cliff carvings of Kongwang Mountain, and the hometown of Xu Fu, an alchemist from the Qin Dynasty. There are also the Donglei Stone Sea lined with strange rocks, the fishing bay landscape with endless waterfalls, the refreshing and pleasant Donghai Hot Spring, etc.

In recent years, Lianyungang City has vigorously developed the tourism industry with the strategy of "singing the classics of mountains and seas and playing a good role in tourism". The "Lianyungang Four Seasons Tour" has been launched one after another, including flower viewing in spring, sea swimming in summer, mountain climbing in autumn, folk custom viewing and hot spring leisure vacation in winter. At present, there are more than 1,000 tourist hotels and guesthouses of various types in the city, including more than 50 two-star hotels and above, with a daily reception capacity of more than 30,000 people. There are nearly 40 registered travel agencies, and a special line for one-day tours in the city has been developed. Since 1995, the number of tourists coming to Lianhe has grown at an average annual rate of 30%. In 1999, the number of consecutive tourists reached 2.9 million, and tourism revenue was 1.87 billion yuan. The slogan "Go to Sun Wukong's hometown - Lianyungang and see the sea" is popular at home and abroad.

Liandao Seaside Tourist Resort: Liandao is 30 kilometers away from the urban area and 5 kilometers away from the port. With a total area of ??7.57 square kilometers, it is the largest island in Jiangsu Province. The scenic spot integrates mountains, sea, forests, rocks, beaches and cultural landscapes, and is an important part of the Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area, a national scenic spot. Liandao Beach is the largest natural high-quality bathing beach in Jiangsu Province. It is a summer resort for tourists at home and abroad, and it is also a popular tourist destination. A great place for water sports and water entertainment.

Advantageous industries:

Industry is the main body of Lianyungang City's economy. In 1999, the industrial GDP reached 11.7 billion yuan, accounting for 41% of the city's GDP. An industrial system with chemical industry, light industry, medicine, textile, electronics, machinery, leather and plastics, building materials, grain and oil, construction, arts and crafts and other industries as its pillars has been initially formed. In 1999, the city had more than 40,000 industrial enterprises at or above the township level. Among them, there are nearly 60 large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises.

In the entire industrial system, the chemical industry leads the way; Lianyungang Alkali Plant is one of the three largest alkali plants in China, with an annual output of 800,000 tons; Huaibei Salt Industry Group is one of the four largest salt fields in China , with an annual output of 2.8 million tons.

In the newly emerging pharmaceutical industry, anti-cancer drugs, Chinese patent medicines, and medicinal packaging materials are all at the leading level in the country, among which Hengrui Medicine, Zhongjin Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials, Kangyuan Pharmaceutical, and Zhengda Tianqing The group is a national high-tech enterprise with huge development potential.

The silk weaving industry is striving towards modernization, and has initially formed a basically complete range of cotton spinning, wool spinning, silk spinning, chemical fiber spinning, knitting spinning, clothing, textile machinery manufacturing and other categories, including silk, weaving, dyeing, and clothing processing. Supporting industrial system. Lianyungang Zhongshan Spandex Co., Ltd. has an annual output of 3,500 tons. It is the largest spandex yarn manufacturer in China and plays a decisive role.

Among the light industries, the winemaking industry led by Jiangsu Suntory Food Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Tanggou Winery Co., Ltd., and Lianyungang Wangfu Winery Co., Ltd. is quite famous in the country, and its output and quality rank among the top in Jiangsu.

The machinery industry, which takes advantage of port loading machinery such as heavy-duty flatbed transporters, water meters, fluid loaders and unloaders, has formed a group-based production scale.

Lianyungang City’s electronics industry, leather and plastic industry, building materials industry, arts and crafts industry, etc. all have a certain scale and foundation?

Economic development:

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the economic foundation was quite weak and people lived in extreme poverty. In 1949, Lianyungang had a population of 1.638 million, a gross national product of 116 million yuan, and a total industrial and agricultural output value of 390 million yuan (constant prices in 90 years), of which: the total agricultural output value accounted for 87.2%, the total grain output was 278,000 tons, and the fiscal revenue was 7.21 million yuan. After 50 years of construction and development, Lianyungang City has entered the industrial economic stage from the traditional agricultural economic era with an increasingly solid economic foundation, continuous optimization of industrial structure, and gradually enhanced scientific and technological strength. It has initially established a socialist market economic system, national economy and society. The cause has undergone tremendous and profound changes and remarkable achievements have been made.

The scale of industrial production continues to expand. In 1998, the contribution rate of the industrial economy to the national economy reached 58.8%. After 50 years of hard work, the city has built a relatively complete range of industrial categories such as chemicals, medicine, electronics, textiles, machinery, building materials, and food. Half of the state-owned large and medium-sized enterprises have established modern enterprise systems, and the restructuring area of ??state-owned small and medium-sized enterprises has exceeded 70%, more urban and rural enterprises have embarked on the road of diversifying investment entities and capital management, strengthening the control of public assets, and the ownership structure has also developed from single to diversified, state-owned, collective, individual, private, joint-stock, joint venture , Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan investment and foreign investment and other economic factors have developed in parallel.

Agricultural production conditions have been significantly improved, the ability to resist natural disasters has been enhanced, the agricultural industrial structure has been gradually optimized, and diversified operations have developed rapidly.

The city has formed the prototype of an industrialized operation integrating trade, industry and agriculture and one-stop production, processing and marketing in the fields of aquatic products, fruits, wood industry, cotton, vegetables, meat processing and so on.

City functions are improving day by day, many social insurance systems such as pensions, medical care, housing, and unemployment are being continuously improved, and the external conditions for enterprise transformation mechanisms have been greatly improved. Before liberation, Lianyungang's urban infrastructure was very backward and its roads were in ruins. In the 50 years after liberation, a cumulative investment of nearly 4 billion yuan was carried out in large-scale urban infrastructure construction. The living environment has been significantly improved. Utilities are fully developed, water supply, power supply, gas supply and living environment are satisfactory.

A modern three-dimensional transportation network has initially taken shape, the city's status as a major highway hub has begun to be established, postal and telecommunications communications are fast and convenient, and the information industry is developing rapidly. . As the eastern bridgehead of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, Lianyungang will develop into a modern, comprehensive and multi-functional international port featuring international multimodal transport of containers.

The scale of foreign trade continues to expand. By the end of 1999, the city had approved more than 2,000 foreign investment projects, and dozens of internationally renowned companies have invested and developed in Lianyungang. Since the implementation of reform and opening up 20 years ago, the city's foreign trade exports have increased significantly, and the foreign exchange earned from exports has increased by more than 20% every year. In 1999, the total supply value of export commodities was US$419 million. The city's utilization of foreign capital continues to expand. In 1999, the contract amount of foreign investment utilized was US$2.106 billion, and the actual amount of foreign investment utilized was US$162 million. Foreign economic and technological cooperation has developed steadily. In 1999, the value of newly signed foreign project contracting and labor cooperation contracts was US$71.76 million, and the completed foreign business volume was US$68.31 million.

Lianyungang is facing good opportunities to accelerate development. The country's "Ninth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Outline of Long-term Goals for 2010" proposes to accelerate the construction of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge Economic Belt; "China's 21st Century Agenda" lists the areas along the New Eurasian Continental Bridge as a priority for sustainable development. The "China Marine Development Plan" clearly lists Lianyungang as one of the three special marine development areas, and accelerates the development of Lianyungang's marine economy. According to the national development plan for Lianyungang City, in the near future, Lianyungang will be built into a regional international trade center with prosperous economy, advanced science and technology, affluent life, sound legal system and civilized society, a tourist center with beautiful environment, a modern transportation hub and An international seaport city.

Investment environment:

Lianyungang Port is one of the eight famous seaports in China. It has always been the most convenient import and export port in the Central Plains and Northwest China, and is the east gate of the Longhai Economic Zone to open to the outside world. . The port currently has more than 40 berths, with an annual throughput capacity of 35 million tons. It has trade relations with nearly a thousand ports in more than 160 countries and regions in the world, and is responsible for 90% of the mainland bridge's transit container business volume. It has been recognized by the country as It has been identified as the main port and basic port for handling transit containers on the Asia-Europe Continental Bridge, and has begun to build third- and fourth-generation container terminals. In 1993, the port built China's longest sea embankment, with a total length of 6,700 meters, forming an excellent port pool of 30 square kilometers. It can build 100 deep-water berths of more than 10,000 tons, laying a solid foundation for the construction of a 100-million-ton port?

Lianyungang City governs Ganyu, Donghai and Guanyun counties as counties open to the outside world, and the 16 towns in the three counties are key industrial satellite towns open to the outside world. A number of national and provincial development zones with Lianyungang Economic and Technological Development Zone as the core have begun to take shape. The national-level Lianyungang Economic and Technological Development Zone has a planned area of ??45 square kilometers and the current built-up area reaches 10 square kilometers. The country's "Ninth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and Outline of Long-term Goals for 2010" also proposes to accelerate the construction of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge Economic Belt; "China's 21st Century Agenda" includes the areas along the New Eurasian Continental Bridge as sustainable development The first batch of selected projects; the "China Marine Development Plan" clearly lists Lianyungang as one of the three special marine development areas, and accelerates the development of Lianyungang City's marine economy. Among the provincial high-tech parks established, Donghai County Export-oriented Agricultural Comprehensive Development Zone, Ganyu County Economic and Technological Development Zone, Haizhou Bay Tourist Resort and Liandao Business and Tourism Zone have shown a trend of vigorous development and have become hot spots for attracting foreign investment. area. By the end of 1999, the city had approved more than 2,000 foreign-invested projects based on the national development plan for Lianyungang City.

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