Qinhuangdao
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| Qinhuangdao | |
| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transliteration(s) | |
| - Chinese | 秦皇岛 |
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| - Pinyin | Qínhuángdǎo |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Zhu Haowen (朱浩文) |
| Area | |
| - Prefecture-level city | 7,812.4 km² (3,016.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Prefecture-level city | 2,805,400 |
| - Density | 359.1/km² (930.1/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 1,177,300 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 066000 |
| Area code(s) | 335 |
| License Plate Prefix | 冀C |
| Website: http://www.qhd.gov.cn/qhdenglish/default.asp | |
Qinhuangdao (simplified Chinese: 秦皇岛; traditional Chinese: 秦皇島; pinyin: Qínhuángdǎo; Wade-Giles: Ch'in Huang Tao; Postal map spelling: Chinwangtao) 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 seaside resort. Many political decisions affecting China are made here, making it the eqivalent 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.
Qinhuangdao's Olympic Sports Centre Stadium will be used as an Olympic Competition Venue (Football Preliminary) during the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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[edit] Administrative divisions
- Haigang District (海港区)
- Shanhaiguan District (山海关区)
- Beidaihe District (北戴河区)
- Changli County (昌黎县)
- Funing County (抚宁县)
- Lulong County (卢龙县)
- Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County (青龙满族自治县)
[edit] Twin cities
Qinhuangdao is twinned with:
Gangdong, South Korea
Miyazu, Japan
Pesaro, Italy- Seosan, South Korea
Toledo, United States- Toyama, Japan
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] External links
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