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Which city is the hometown of the Danding Crane and the Elk, and what are the local specialties?

China's vast territory, the land is vast, different topography and climate, the formation of different landscapes. Today I will talk to you about China's only city without mountains, the area of the province's first, or the hometown of the Danding Crane and moose.

This city is Yancheng, which is located in the eastern coastal area of China, the east-central part of Jiangsu Province, and the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta. The city has a flat topography and a total land area of 17,000 square kilometers, making it the largest city in Jiangsu Province. But Yancheng city has a special terrain, the whole city is very flat, the highest elevation is only 7 meters above sea level, is the only city in the country does not have a mountain, so in Yancheng city, the local people want to climb the mountain can be said to have become a luxury.

But at the same time it is precisely because there are no mountains in Yancheng, the terrain is flat, so the local transportation is very convenient. Yancheng has convenient transportation, and now it has basically formed a three-dimensional transportation network of highways, railroads, aviation, shipping and inland waterway shipping. Nanyang International Airport and Yancheng Dafeng Port have both become the first class open ports of the country, so Yancheng City has become a prefecture-level city with two first class open ports of the air and sea ports at the same time, and it is also the first city on the Beijing-Shanghai East Route. Beijing-Shanghai Eastern Route s important node.

While there are no mountains in Yancheng, it has the longest coastline, the largest coastal mudflats, and the widest sea area in Jiangsu Province, and is also the home of the Danding Crane and the hometown of the Elk, with two national nature reserves for the Elk and the Danding Crane on the coastal mudflats, and is therefore known as the "Wetland Capital of the Orient" and the "Wetland of the Cranes". Capital of Oriental Wetland, World of Cranes and Deer?

In addition to this, Yancheng has a long history and exudes a rich culture of sea salt everywhere, which is rich in produce, picturesque scenery and simple folkways, and has always been a place of ? The township of fish and rice? Golden Beach and Silver Slope? The beauty of the name, there is a large vertical lake, Jiulongkou, Majiadang and other lagoon-type lakes, nature is very scenic, like the Chinese Elk Park, Yancheng New Fourth Army Memorial Museum, China Haiyan Museum and Yancheng Nature Circle is also a must-visit place.