City Details: Lianyungang

A few alternate names for Lianyungang are: LYG, Lianyungang, Liányúngǎng, Ljan'jun'gan, lian yun gang, lyen-wingang si, Ляньюньган, 连云港, 連雲港, 롄윈강 시

Lianyungang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province, China. It borders Yancheng to its southeast, Huai'an and Suqian to its south, Xuzhou to its southwest, and the province of Shandong to its north. Its name derives from Lian Island, the largest island in Jiangsu which lies off its coastline, and Yuntai Mountain, the highest peak in Jiangsu, a few miles from the city center, and the fact that it is a port. The name can be literally translated as the Port Connecting the Clouds.