Location: located between 38′54″ north latitude and 119′36″ east longitude on the northwestern coast of the Bohai Gulf and the northeast part of Hebei province
Neighboring Areas: Beijing and Tianjin Municipalities; Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Liaoning provinces; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Qinhuangdao, literally Qin Emperor’s Island, was named after an emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), who came to this area looking for pills of longevity. The city was opened as a seaport in 1898, and nowadays it has developed from a tiny fishing village into one of the biggest ports in northern China.

While Qinhuangdao at the end of the nineteenth century was a seed of the seaport that it was to become, Beidaihe was growing on a different path. Wealthy expatriates and rich Chinese chose the area as the ideal sea resort from the crowded and hot cities of Beijing. The beaches remain nice, if sometimes a little too overcrowded, with golden sands and fairly clean waters.
Physical Features: vast sea area and long coastline

Population: 2.61 million
Urban Population: 660,000
Area: 7,780 sq km

Nationalities: Manchu, Han

Climatic Features: in the warm temperate zone; damp monsoon climate; distinct four seasons

Average Temperature: 10.1C annually

Mountains: Mt.Yanshan