The origin of the city’s nickname

Yancheng is world-famous for its salt production. Yandu County was established here as early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It has a history of more than 2,100 years. Here, with its continuous tidal flats, water plants, and dancing deer and cranes, it is an ideal habitat for rare birds and animals. The lake here is connected to the sea, the water and sky are the same color, and the scenery is beautiful. It is an excellent place for eco-tourism. Traveling to Yancheng will give you the feeling of returning to nature!

Yancheng specialties such as lotus root starch dumplings, Dongtai hair embroidery, Binhai Liubian, Jianhu fireworks and other specialties are famous throughout the country. Theater Road is a food street, and Jianjun Middle Road and Huanghai East Road are the main commercial streets.