Qinhuangdao, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province, is a second-class big city [76], the first batch of coastal open cities in China, the earliest independent trading port in China, a national comprehensive transportation hub, an important port city around the Bohai Sea approved by the State Council, an important functional area of the capital economic circle and a famous coastal tourism and leisure resort. [1][54] By 2022, Qinhuangdao has four districts and three counties, with a land area of 7,802 square kilometers, a sea area of 1.805 square kilometers and a permanent population of 3,0981.000. [7 1][8 1]

Qinhuangdao is located in the north of China, the northeast of Hebei Province, bordering Bohai Sea in the south, Yanshan Mountains in the north, Liaoning in the east and Beijing and Tianjin in the west. Located at the junction of North China and Northeast China, in the center of Bohai Economic Circle, 280 kilometers away from Beijing and 220 kilometers away from Tianjin. 3-5 Qinhuangdao was named after Qin Shihuang's east tour and sent people to the sea to seek immortality. Five national railway trunk lines, namely Jingshan, Qin Jing, Daqin, Qinshen and Shenshan, meet here, and Tianjin-Qinhuangdao Passenger Dedicated Line, Shenjing Expressway, Coastal Expressway and Qin Cheng Expressway run through the whole territory. Shanhaiguan District is a national historical and cultural city. [6][83-84]

Qinhuangdao is an innovative pilot city in China, the most beautiful coastal city in China, the top ten ecological civilized cities in China, the most livable city in northern China, the best leisure city in China, the most caring city in China and the most happy city in China. In 20 17, it won the title of national civilized city, and in 20 18, it won the title of national forest city. [7-8]

In 2022, Qinhuangdao achieved a regional GDP of190.952 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year at constant prices. By industry, the added value of the primary industry was 25.210.7 billion yuan, an increase of 3.8%; The added value of the secondary industry was 6810.45 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%; The added value of tertiary industry was 97.59 billion yuan, up by 2.2%.