Qinhuangdao, Hebei province

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Qinhuangdao

Tourists flock to Laolongtou (Old Dragon's Head) in Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei province

A couple takes pictures at Geziwo Park in Qinhuangdao city of North China's Hebei province

Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛 is a city in Hebei province, China. It is about 300 km east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea.

Since the elevation of Tianjin to a provincial-level municipality, Qinhuangdao is the chief port of Hebei province. The Qin emperor Qin Shi Huang is said to have sought immortality on an island in the Haigang district, but did not find it.

Qinhuangdao has three main developed areas:

    * Beidaihe: A summer seaside resort for senior government officials. Many political decisions affecting China are made here, making it the equivalent to resorts in Maine or Camp David in Maryland in the United States.
    * Haigang District: the harbor city. Qinhuangdao proper. Home of Yan Shan University, the leading university in NE Hebei province.
    * Shanhaiguan: a popular tourist destination, featuring the eastern end of the Great Wall.

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