Lianyungang——Head on the New Eurasia Continental Bridge

Since the new Eurasia ContinentalBridge was formally opened in 1992,the East Bridge Tower-- Lianyungang-- has been attracting more and more attentionin the circles of transport and trade worldwide.In 1995, Lianyungang successfully organizedwhole line transport by rail for internationaltransit containers, and freight volume on theContinental Bridge is growing at an acceleratedspeed. At present, Lianyungang hasundertaken the task of transport for the totaltransit containers along the new EurasiaContinental Bridge. The countries and regionsthat make use of the Continental Bridge toconduct transport include the USA, SouthKorea, Japan, Kazakhstan and Hongkong.Between 1992 and 1995, a total of 8。

Eurasia Continental Bridge——An Important Link of the Coordinated Development between China's Eastern,Central and Western Regions

The new Eurasia Continental Bridgeruns from East China to Central andWest China, crossing 11 provincesand regions, namely Jiangsu, Shandong,Hubei, Anhui, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi,Sichuan, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Ningxia.The total area is 3.6 million sq km and thepopulation is about 300 million, accountingfor a third and a quarter of the whole countryrespectively. The area is very rich in naturalresources, so it is called an "Economic goldbelt" and "Gold corridor". Aerial remote-control survey indicates that along thecontinental bridge from Lianyungang to theAla Mountains within China’s boundary,