Lianyungang, located in the northeast of Jiangsu Province and facing the sea in the east, is one of the important windows for China to open to the outside world. Lianyungang, because of its unique geographical location and natural landscape, has been a treasure trove of literati since ancient times. Today, it attracts countless tourists with its beautiful seaside scenery and rich tourism resources.

Lianyungang has a profound historical and cultural heritage. As early as the Tang Dynasty, it has become the main artery of maritime traffic and one of the ties connecting East Asian countries. In the Ming Dynasty, in order to develop maritime trade, Zhu Yuanzhang moved the residents in this area to land, forming today's ancient town of Haizhou.

A large number of ancient buildings, ancient wells, Gu Xiang and other historical sites have been preserved here, which makes people feel as if they have traveled back thousands of years. In addition to history and culture, Lianyungang's natural scenery is also extremely spectacular. There are several kilometers of golden beaches, clear blue waters and evergreen green forests.

Introduction of natural resources in Lianyungang;

1, plant resources

Lianyungang city is located in the south of warm temperate zone, which belongs to the monsoon climate of transition from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone. There are many low mountains and canyons in the city, which create superior environmental conditions for plant growth. The vegetation types are diverse and rich, and the vegetation has obvious transition from north to south.

2. Animal resources

There are 367 species of terrestrial vertebrates in Lianyungang city, including rare and endangered species such as Frog, Tortoise, Crane, Crane, Sinian Chicken Tail and Leopard Cat. There are 720 species of terrestrial insects 16 orders, including 64 species of butterflies and 656 species of other insects. There are 65 species of freshwater fish, belonging to 22 families and 54 genera. 109 species of freshwater benthic invertebrates. Freshwater zooplankton 2 1 1 species. There are 43 families, 65 genera and 76 species of swimming animals in coastal waters. There are 64 species of marine benthos. Macrobenthos in intertidal zone belong to 59 families, 84 genera 1 15 species.

3. Mineral resources

There are 49 proven mineral resources in Lianyungang, including 33 nonmetallic minerals, 5 metallic minerals 1 1 species, energy and water gas minerals. Non-metallic minerals, such as serpentine, phosphorus, pulse quartz, marble, building sand, rutile, eclogite series minerals (garnet, omphacite) and granite, are the main characteristic minerals in Lianyungang. Vermiculite, mica, garnet ruby and other characteristic nonmetallic minerals are the only producing areas in Jiangsu Province. Donghai county's crystal reserves and products rank first in the country.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lianyungang