Why visit Qinhuangdao
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 43 parks and trails, 61 places to eat, 43 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Shanhai Pass, Qinhuangdao City Museum, 港口博物馆 and Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
Weather in Qinhuangdao
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About Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao (; Chinese: 秦皇岛) is a port city on the coast of China in northern Hebei. It is administratively a prefecture-level city, about 300 km (190 mi) east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea. Its population during the 2020 national census was 3,136,879, with 1,881,047 people living in the built-up (or 'metro') area made up of four urban districts.At the end of 2024, the total resident population of the city was 3,111,400, an increase of 0.4 thousand over the end of the previous year. Among them, the resident population of urban areas is 2,078,120.
From the Wikipedia article Qinhuangdao (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Qinhuangdao on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do8
Shanhai Pass
Monument and historic site · 15.9 km
Pass in the Great Wall of China
Museums and landmarks11
Qinhuangdao City Museum
Museum · 9.3 km
521 河北大街西段
Tu-Su 09:00-17:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds43
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
Sports field and stadium · 5.2 km
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31 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes61
秦家味老菜馆
Restaurant · Chinese · 2.0 km
西港路
Mo-Su 11:00-13:30,17:00-21:00
Bingo
Restaurant · Italian Pizza, Mediterranean, Pizza, Steak House · 2.2 km
和平大街
Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Bingo
Restaurant · Italian, Italian Pizza, Steak House · 4.1 km
Mo-Su 10:00-21:00
Gao Burn Dave
Restaurant · Barbecue · 0.8 km
Mo-Su 11:00-14:00, 16:30-02:00
49 more on the map.
History
The city's name "Qinhuangdao" literally means "Qin Emperor island", and is allegedly originated from the legend that the Jieshishan Scenic Area in Changli County was the site of First Emperor of Qin's famous ritual during his fourth and final survey tour to the east (东巡) in 210 BC. The "island" refers to the Nanshan area of the Port of Qinhuangdao at the southern edge of the city's Haigang District, which used to be a small offshore island until the late Qing dynasty, when dumping of dredged silt joined it to the mainland after the Guangxu Emperor approved the port's construction in the late 19th century.
In the 19th century, Qinhuangdao included the separate towns of Qinhuangdao and Tanghe. Both were stations along the Peking–Mukden Railway. The design and construction of the new harbour and port of Ching Wang Tao in the Gulf of Pechili was undertaken by the partnership of Sir John Wolfe-Barry and Lt Col Arthur John Barry at the turn of the 20th century.
At the beginning of the Chinese Civil War, Du Yuming's National Revolutionary Army forces landed in the city at the beginning of the Nationalist government's offensive against the Chinese Communist Party in Soviet-occupied Manchuria. They were unable to land further north because other ports were either occupied by the Soviet Union or already garrisoned by the military forces which would become the People's Liberation Army.
From the History section of Qinhuangdao on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay43
Churches and places of worship7
Shopping35
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries105
Healthcare18
Map of Qinhuangdao
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Getting there and nearby towns
Qinhuangdao Beidaihe International Airport (BPE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 54 km away.
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- Shanhaiguan 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Changli 45 km southwest, about 45 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛, Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- People Plaza, Qinhuangdao, PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haigang, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China - panoramio, luyvchen1989123, CC BY 3.0
- Minzu Road, Qinhuangdao, PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haigang, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China - panoramio - Matthew Summerton (7), Matthew Summerton, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Women's and Children's Activities Center in Qinhuangdao, PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haiyang Road, Qinhuangdao, PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Qinhuangdao, Brian Dell, CC0
- Jianguo Lu, Qinhuangdao, PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haigang, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China - panoramio - Matthew Summerton (6), Matthew Summerton, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Qinhuangdao Railway Station (20240403115643), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waiting hall of Qinhuangdao Railway Station (20240403121146), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Interior of Qinhuangdao Railway Station (20140530070245), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waiting hall of Qinhuangdao Railway Station (20240403120931), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platform of Qinhuangdao Station (20140530080040), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 河北省 天下第一关 - panoramio, Nyx Ning, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 秦皇岛奥体中心（尼日利亚—科特迪瓦） - panoramio, 山海风, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Main gate of Beijing Institute of Technology main campus (20210523072112), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JIANSHE DAJIE, PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 人民广场 - panoramio (9), 山海风, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 人民广场 - panoramio (10), 山海风, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 人民广场 - panoramio (11), 山海风, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 装饰花篮 - panoramio, 山海风, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 人民广场 - panoramio (12), 山海风, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 人民广场 - panoramio (8), 山海风, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 秦皇岛站候车大厅, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 浓郁的紫藤色, Enyao Zhu, CC BY 3.0
- Xigang Lu, PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 秦皇岛站内津秦客专正线, Antigng, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Car 8 second class interior of CR400AF-2187 (20240403122158), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hebei St. W, PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Car 8 second class interior of CR400AF-2187 (20240403122238), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Car 8 second class interior of CR400AF-2187 (20240403122254), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Car 8 second class seat rows on CR400AF-2187 (20240403121933), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 秦皇岛站进站通道, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CR400AF-2187@QTP (20240403121616), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 原秦皇岛站站台 - panoramio, 时皓天, CC BY 3.0
- 一列货列通过秦皇岛站旁的大秦铁路, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CRH5A Second Class Seat, Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5
- HXD3D0207牵引K2550进入秦皇岛站, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beidaihe Yuan Yuan Apartment Olympic Park, PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0
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