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Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛Qínhuángdǎo
Where the Great Wall meets the sea, and a beach resort since 1898
About Qinhuangdao
The name means Qin Emperor Island, from the legend that the First Emperor of Qin came to this coast seeking immortality. At Shanhai Pass, known as the First Pass Under Heaven, the Ming Great Wall meets the Bohai Sea, and at Laolongtou it runs out into the water. Beidaihe has been a seaside resort since 1898, when the Qing government opened it to all nations; it has the Beidaihe Historic Villas, pine-covered Lianfeng Mountain Park and a name among birdwatchers.
What to eat in Qinhuangdao
- Oak-leaf cakes (桲椤叶饼)
- Shanhaiguan hot pot (山海关浑锅)
Featured places in Qinhuangdao
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Shanhai Pass 山海关
Where the Ming Great Wall ends at the sea, at the 'First Pass Under Heaven'
Listed sites in Qinhuangdao
26 sites in Qinhuangdao are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Biluota Sea Bar Park 碧螺塔海上酒吧公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A seafront leisure park on the easternmost stretch of Beidaihe's beach, opened in 2013 and laid out like a small peninsula between Jinshanzui and Pigeon Nest Park. - Bingtangyu Great Wall Canyon 冰塘峪长城风情大峡谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain canyon scenic area in the hills north-west of Qinhuangdao, named for the Great Wall remains on the ridges above the valley. - Changli Sand-Sliding Centre 昌黎县旅游滑沙活动中心 4A scenic area · on the map
A sand-sliding centre on the Changli Golden Coast, where visitors slide down sand dunes close to the beach. - Changshou Mountain 长寿山 4A scenic area · on the map
A small rocky hill north of Shanhaiguan, laid out as a scenic area with footpaths up its slopes. - Huaxia Manor Winery 华夏庄园 4A scenic area · on the map
A wine estate on the northern edge of Changli, one of China's wine-growing counties, with vineyards and a winery that visitors can see and where they can taste wine. - Jiaoshan Great Wall 角山长城 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A mountain section of the Ming Great Wall running up from Shanhaiguan to the flat summit of Jiaoshan, with the Hanmen Pass and Qixian Temple on the way. - Jifa Agricultural Dream Kingdom 集发农业梦想王国 4A scenic area · on the map
A family-oriented farm and leisure park in Beidaihe that mixes agricultural exhibits with play areas. - Ledao Ocean Kingdom 乐岛海洋王国 4A scenic area · on the map
An ocean-themed park on the coast south of Shanhaiguan, with staged shows by dolphins, sea lions and beluga whales, a large wave pool and water slides, and a beach for sand and water play. - Lianfeng Mountain Park 联峰山公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded hill park behind the western end of Beidaihe's seafront, with two low peaks covered in pines and cypresses, rock formations, caves, pavilions and winding paths. - Nandaihe International Entertainment Centre 南戴河国际娱乐中心 4A scenic area · on the map
A seaside leisure complex at Nandaihe, south-west of Beidaihe, with a funfair that includes a Ferris wheel and a dome-screen cinema. - Pigeon Nest Park 鸽子窝公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A small headland park at the north-eastern end of the Beidaihe seafront, known for watching the sunrise over the Bohai Sea from the rock at its tip. - Qin Emperor's Immortality Quest Park 秦皇求仙入海处 4A scenic area · on the map
A 19-hectare park on the Bohai shore at Nanshan, opened in 2002, built in ancient style around a Ming stele of 1477 said to mark where the First Qin Emperor sent men to sea in search of the elixir of life. - Qinhuangdao Port Historic Quarter 秦皇岛港口近代建筑群 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The old West Port of Qinhuangdao, where the harbour opened to trade in 1898 and the Kailuan mining company built its offices, power plant, staff housing, wharves and railway. - Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park 秦皇岛野生动物园 4A scenic area · on the map
A large safari-style wildlife park on the Beidaihe coast, opened in 1995, where animals including tigers, lions and bears are kept in zoned areas set in coastal woodland. - Xin'ao Underwater World 新澳海底世界 4A scenic area · on the map
An aquarium on Qinhuangdao's seafront, with marine animals to view and staged shows by dolphins and sea lions. - Yudao Ocean Resort 渔岛海洋度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
A large commercial seaside resort on the Golden Coast in the Beidaihe New Area, centred on a water park, a Ferris wheel and a myth-themed show quarter with mechanical-beast attractions. - Yutian Qilihai Resort 渔田七里海 4A scenic area · on the map
A family holiday resort beside the Qilihai lagoon on the Golden Coast, built around a themed resort town. - Zuoyou Valley 左右山谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural leisure and holiday park in the Yanshan foothills of Lulong County, laid out with orchards and farmland for countryside sightseeing and family holidays. - Zushan 祖山 4A scenic area · on the map
Zushan, called the 'ancestor of the Yanshan', is a large mountain scenic area in the Yanshan range north of Qinhuangdao; its highest peak, Tiannü Peak, rises to 1,428 m. - Banchangyu Brick Kiln Sites 板厂峪窑址群遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Remains of Ming kilns beside Banchangyu village, where bricks were fired for the Great Wall. - Beidaihe Historic Villas 北戴河近代建筑群 National heritage site
A seafront resort district of villas built from the 1890s for foreign residents and wealthy Chinese, after the Qing government named Beidaihe a summer resort for people of all nations in 1898. - Dharani Sutra Pillar, Lulong 大佛顶尊胜陀罗尼经幢 National heritage site · on the map
A Jin-dynasty stone sutra pillar in the old town of Lulong, about 10 metres tall and built in six tiers. - Former Yaohua Glass Factory 耀华玻璃厂旧址 National heritage site
The surviving core of the Yaohua glass factory, founded in 1922 and described as China's first large mechanised glassworks: a two-storey Gothic power house, a pump house and a water tower. - Qin Travelling Palace Site, Beidaihe 北戴河秦行宫遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Foundations of a Qin-dynasty palace at Jinshanzui on the Beidaihe shore, excavated from 1986 to 1991 over about 15,800 square metres and made up of four building groups and fourteen units. - Yongping Prefecture City Wall 永平府城墙 National heritage site · on the map
Surviving parts of the wall of Ming-dynasty Yongping Prefecture, first built in brick and stone in 1372, including the west gate (Wangjing Gate) with its barbican, the small west gate and the small south gate. - Yuanying Temple Pagoda 源影寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A 13-storey octagonal pagoda of brick and timber with closely spaced eaves, built in the Jin dynasty and rebuilt several times since, standing in the north-west of Changli town and about 36 metres high.
Getting to Qinhuangdao
Train, flight and driving times from the cities most visitors come from, with stations, fares and how many run a day; each opens the full comparison.
- Shenyang 沈阳 high-speed train 2 h 30 min, 67 a day, from ¥131
On the map
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