About Lianyungang City

Lianyungang is a prefecture-level city on the east coast of China, falling within north-eastern Jiangsu province. A transportation hub today, archaeological findings in Lianyungang City have dated its human history back to the New Stone Age. Facing the Korean peninsula, this mountainous port city has a population of almost five million and a warm climate all year round, offering great tourist attractions whatever the season. Some of its best features include long, sandy beaches, flower-clad hills during spring and vitalising, natural hot springs, best enjoyed in the winter months. Interestingly, Lianyungan City’s Huaguo Mountain earned national stardom from the 16th Century epic novel ‘Journey to West’, which described a legendary Monkey King residing behind its waterfall. Ferries make the long-haul journey across the Yellow Sea from the South Korean city of Incheon, on the west coast, to Lianyungang City a couple of times a week.

About South Korea

South Korea forms the southern part of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, with China to the west and Japan to the east. With a history dating back to 70,000 BC embedded into this small country’s cultural heritage, South Korea offers numerous fascinating historical landmarks including 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It has a stunning landscape, too comprising huge mountains, gorgeous countryside, picturesque rice fields and clusters of remote islands found just offshore. Seoul, the energetic capital is a bustling metropolis filled with everything from temples to high-end bars and shops featuring the world’s latest technology. Food contributes significantly to the character of this city as well; you can enjoy exquisite meals either on a street corner or inside a neo-Korean upmarket restaurant, there’s an endless choice. South Korea has a few ports offering routes to a wide range of destinations. For international ferry routes, there are a number of sailings across the Sea of Japan to choose from, whilst the domestic crossings go to the islands just off the south coast.