Lianyungang (chn)

Lianyungang

Lianyungang ranks 8,223rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Turda, Kpando, and Bay Village, Ohio. Memorable people born in Lianyungang include Changpeng Zhao, Gong Xiangyu, and Viktorija Andrulytė. Lianyungang has been the birth place of many businesspeople, and volleyball players. Lianyungang is located in China.

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. Read more on Wikipedia