General situation of Ganyu County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province

Ganyu County belongs to Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province. It is the junction of Sulu and Shandong provinces, the eastern intersection of Jiangsu coastal economic belt and Donglonghai industrial belt, with the Yellow Sea in the east and Japan and the Korean Peninsula across the sea. It borders Linshu County, Shandong Province in the west; Xinshu River in the south is adjacent to Donghai County and Lianyungang City. Rizhao City, Junan County, Shandong Province in the north. It governs the towns of Qingkou, Haitou, Wang Zhe, Shiqiao, Songzhuang, Luoyang, Dunshang, Shahe, Chengtou, Chengxi, Menhe, Tashan, Huandun, Banzhuang, Ganma, Jinshan, Lizhuang and Heilin 18. The county covers an area of 1427 square kilometers, with coastal areas, plains and mountainous areas each accounting for one third. It is the first batch of coastal open counties in China, the top 100 small and medium-sized cities with the most investment potential, and the new growth pole of Jiangsu coastal areas reviewed and approved by the State Council. It has won the "Most Investment Potential Award" for the most investment-worthy counties and cities in the Yangtze River Delta for two consecutive years.

It has a long history and a rich collection of humanities. Ganyu, known as Dongyi in history, is a place where descendants of Emperor Yan lived and gathered. The name "Ganyu" was first seen in the Qin Dynasty. In 2 10 BC, Xu Fufeng, a famous alchemist, was ordered by Qin Shihuang to lead 3000 men, women and children to Fusang to seek elixir. His hometown is in Xufu Village, Ganyu County. There are rich ancient cultural relics in Ganyu, such as the meeting of Confucius with Lu and Qi Hou, Qin Shihuang's two trips to the territory, and the whipping stone bridge to Qinshan Island, which shows the domineering of a generation of emperors. Ganyu is an old revolutionary base area, where Liu Shaoqi, Chen Yi, Luo Ronghuan and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation fought. Anti-Japanese Mountain Scenic Spot was rated as "One Hundred Classic Red Scenic Spots in China" and included in the "Red Tourism Boutique Route" in China. Anti-Japanese Mountain Martyrs Cemetery is a national key martyrs memorial building protection unit.