PLACE GUIDE

Lian Island 连岛

Lian Dao

Lian Island lies in Haizhou Bay and connects to Lianyungang’s eastern waterfront by a sea dyke.

Bay and coastline of Lian Island at dusk, Lianyungang · 连云港连岛海湾暮景
Bay and coastline of Lian Island at dusk, Lianyungang · 连云港连岛海湾暮景 Photograph date recorded by the source: 4 October 2010. · NNU-10-24100117 · NNU-10-24100117 — The_beautiful_bay_in_Lian_Island_in_China.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jiangsu · 江苏省 →Lianyungang · 连云港市 →

About Lian Island

Its main visitor landscapes include Dashawan beach and the more enclosed Sumawan bay.

A coastal boardwalk links the two beach areas, with wooded slopes above the shore. Choose the public route according to weather and current access, and treat sea conditions separately from the availability of the boardwalk. More distant offshore islands require their own transport arrangements and are not part of this simple coastal sequence.

Lian Island is also known as Dongxi Liandao (东西连岛) and Yingyou Shan (鹰游山). It covers an area of 7.57 square kilometers, with forest covering about 80 percent of the island, and extends 9 kilometers from east to west. Its western end is linked to the mainland by the West Great Dyke (西大堤), which at 6.7 kilometers is described as the longest sea dyke in China. The island's economy is based mainly on fishing and tourism, and it is Jiangsu's only AAAA-class seashore tourist attraction; its coastal resort area forms part of the national-level Yuntaishan Coastal Scenic Area (云台山海滨景区).

Dashawan (大沙湾), the natural beach at the center of the island, is about 1800 meters long and averages 150 meters wide, making it the largest beach in Jiangsu province. The Seashore Boardwalk runs 2000 meters, connecting Dashawan in the west with Sumawan (苏马湾) in the east.

What to look for

  • Dashawan provides a broad sandy beach setting.
  • The seashore boardwalk connects toward the more enclosed Sumawan bay.

Location & getting there

Getting to Lian Island

Travel across the sea-dyke connection from eastern Lianyungang to Lian Island and approach the Dashawan visitor area.

General visit reminders

Allow room for the terrain and weather when choosing your route. Check the operator’s current trail, shuttle and cableway notices where applicable, and confirm the return connection before setting out. A broad landscape pin does not identify every trailhead or access point.

Combine your visit

A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.

  1. Dashawan beach

    Begin with the island’s broad principal beach.

  2. Seashore boardwalk

    Follow the permitted coastal route past wooded slopes.

  3. Sumawan bay

    Compare the open beach with the more enclosed bay setting.

This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.

AI illustration: Shallow waves and sand at a beach (general reference, not this place).
AI illustration · AI 示意图（景观类型参考，非实拍） · 海滩浅浪与沙纹 — A general visiting detail, not an exact view of this place.
Islands & coasts · 海岛／海岸 →

Find Lian Island

连岛 · 连云港市

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Sources & visit information

The linked encyclopedia sources support background and place descriptions. Current opening hours, ticket prices, booking rules and transport schedules have not been independently verified for this guide. Confirm them with the venue or operator before travelling.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “Lian Island” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1364044598.

Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "连岛", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 91267617.

Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Lian Island", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1364044598.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07