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Situated
at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, facing the Bohai Sea,
Qinhuangdao is famous for its ice-free harbour, the
summer resort
Beidaihe and the First Pass Under Heaven.Qinhuangdao was approved by
the State Council in April 1984 as one of the 14 coastal cities that
were opened furth to the outside world. The spring wind of reform and
opening changes Qinhuangdao day after day, attracting attention from
the people of the world.
Qinhuangdao
has a long history. The first emperor of Qin Dynasty once
stationed here on his eastern inspection tour in 215 B.C, and sent Lu
Sheng of Yan State to seek importals off the sea, hence the place was
named after him as Qinhuangdao (island of Emperor Qin). In 1898, the
Qing government made Qinhuangdao a commercial port and began to build
an ocean shipp ing wharf.
Since then
the population had been increasing considerably. Qinyu city
was established in Dec. 1948, and then the named changed to Qinhuangdao
city in the Marth 1949. In May, 1983, Qinhuangdao became a city under
the direct jurisdiction of Hebei Province. Three districts, Haigang,
Beidaihe, and Shanhaiguan and four counties, Funing,Changli, Lulong and
Qinlong Manchurian Autonomous County are under the jurisdiction of
Qinhuangdao. Its total area is 7,523 square kilometers with a
population of 2.5996 million.
Qinhuangdao,
located at the conjunction area between North China
Economic Zone and Northeast China Economic Zone, and at the central
part of economic zones around Bohai, is the important seaport for
northern,northeastern and northwestern China. The world famous Port of
Qinhuangdao is wide in harbour space and deep in water, neither frozen
nor silted. The port mainly for energy,sundry goods and containers, is
the second largest port in China and the largest port for energy export
in the world. The berth, each with a capacity of 5,000 tons in Xinkaihe
Port have been put into operation.
The Port of Shanhaiguan is now under
construction.Qinhuangdao is a tourist city known both at home and
abroad. With the beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, there are
dozens of tourist areas with more than 300 scenic spots. The beach in
Beidaihe with clear water, gentle wave and fine sand is the best sea
bathing place in northern China.
source www.shanghai.ws
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