Lianshui is a first-tier city

Lianshui is a fifth-tier medium-sized city.

Lianshui County is administratively affiliated with Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. It was called Andong and Huaipu in ancient times, or "Lian" for short. It was named Lianshui because of the Lian River in the county. Lianshui County is located in the northern part of Jiangsu Province, east of the Huanghuai Plain and in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River Basin; it borders Xiangshui, Binhai and Funing counties to the east, Huai'an District and Qingjiangpu District to the south, and Huaiyin District and Shuyang County to the west. , bordering Guannan County to the north.

The county covers an area of ??1,677.47 square kilometers and governs 4 streets, 12 towns, and 1 provincial economic development zone. According to data from the seventh national census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Lianshui County was 829,699, accounting for 18.21% of Huai'an City.

Lianshui has a long history and a rich collection of humanities. It has a history of 2,100 years since Huaipu County was established in 117 BC during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. Lianshui culture belongs to the Jianghuai culture, and Lianshui people belong to the Huaiyang ethnic group. Jianghuai Mandarin. In 2017, Lianshui County was awarded the title of "Hometown of Chinese Poetry" by the Chinese Poetry Society.

Lianshui has a profound heritage of advocating culture and education, and is a famous hometown of wisdom. Lianshui's culture of advocating calligraphy and learning has lasted through the ages. It is known as "the talented people from Andong". It has raised ancient cultural celebrities such as Bao Zhao, Chen Deng, Wang Yifang, etc. It is the ancestral home of Wu Cheng'en, the author of the classic literary masterpiece "Journey to the West" It is a famous city for education.