Known as the "Back Garden of Beijing and Tianjin", Qinhuangdao is the only city in China named after the title of the emperor. Shanhaiguan, a famous national historical and cultural city, Beidaihe summer resort, Nandaihe tourist resort, Changli Gold Coast and dozens of tourist attractions make Qinhuangdao uniquely attractive, attracting thousands of tourists from home and abroad every year.
Recommended Route Qinhuangdao Ancient Rhyme 3-Day Tour
Day 1 Shanhaiguan➡Old Dragon Head
On the second day, the place where Emperor Qin asked for immortals to enter the sea➡Xin'ao Underwater World
Day 3 Pigeon Nest Park ➡ Strange Buildings and Garden ➡ Lianfeng Mountain
Shanhaiguan, a must-see attraction
Transportation: Take No. 33, No. 302, Tour No. 4, Tour No. 5, etc., and get off at Tianxia Yiguan Station.
Features: It was built in the Ming Dynasty as a city gate with a complete defense system, an important military fortress in ancient times, and has the reputation of "the first gate in the world". The scenic spot is full of places of interest, beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. It is a famous historical and cultural ancient city and a tourist summer resort.
Main attractions: Zhenyuan Building, Great Wall Museum, Ming Dynasty City Wall, Wang Family Courtyard, Jiaoshan Mountain, etc.
Travel Tips: The scenic spot is cool in summer and is an ideal summer resort; spring and autumn are the migratory seasons for migratory birds, which is the best time for bird watching special tours; in winter, you can enjoy the snow scenery of Shanhaiguan, which is a special experience.
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Transportation: Take No. 13, No. 21, or No. 25 and get off at Laolongtou Station.
Features: The only section of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall in the sea, is known as "the eternal wonder in human history". After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, with its magnificent scenery and unique historical status, it has attracted scholars, emperors and generals of all dynasties to come here to view the sea, and left many poems and stories.
Main points of interest: Entering the Sea Stone City, Chenghai Building, the vast sea view, Ninghai City, Nanhaikou, etc.
Activities: The old dragon head is majestic, the beach air is fresh, the sand is soft and the tide is flat, it is an excellent place to watch the sunrise at sea.
Travel tips: On the way to the scenic spot, there are many fake scenic spots and road signs of old leaders, so be more vigilant.
The place where Emperor Qin asked for immortals to enter the sea
Transportation: Take No. 7 and get off at Port Hospital Station.
Features: According to legend, it is the place where Qin Shihuang sent alchemist Xu Fu and others to go to sea in history. Now it is a cultural tourist area with the theme of Emperor Qin's seeking immortality into the sea and the culture of the Warring States Period. The ancient trees in the scenic area are towering, the scenery is Manchu, and it has profound cultural connotations, integrating ancient buildings, gardens, and sculpture art.
The main points of interest: the seal of the gate, the sculptures of the Qin Emperor's east tour, the customs of the Warring States Period, the Immortal Temple, the Hall of Seeking Immortals, etc.
Activities: Sea-Watching Conference and Seeking Immortals Festival is a traditional folk activity in the seaport area, commonly known as "wharf shopping". Every year, the Dragon Boat Festival will hold a large-scale dance Qin Shihuang's seeking immortality ceremony in the park.
Travel Tips: In the coastal area of the scenic spot, there are children's entertainment projects, 4D theaters, etc., and you can also go out to sea by boat.
Xin'ao Underwater World
Transportation: Take No. 2, get off at Qingang Education and Training Center Station, transfer to No. 19, and get off at Qinhuangdao International Hotel Station.
Features: The old marine aquarium in Qinhuangdao City is a modern large-scale exposition center focusing on displaying marine life, integrating popular science education, viewing and entertainment. It is the main hall of the underwater world and the dolphin performance hall.
Main highlights: a wide variety of marine life, marine animal performances, etc.
Activities: human-shark dance, dolphin and sea lion show, etc.
Pigeon Nest Park
Transportation: Take No. 37 Summer Holiday, Tour No. 1 and get off at Pigeon Nest Park Station.
Features: One of the most famous scenic spots in Beidaihe, Chairman Mao Zedong once overlooked the distance in the park and wrote the immortal poem "Wave Washing the Sand·Beidaihe". Facing the vast Bohai Sea, the park has a wide view and is mainly divided into three parts: a mountain, a lake and a beach.
Main highlights: Yingjiao Stone, Sea-Watching Corridor, Yuanyang Lake, Chairman Mao Statue, Pigeon Nest Dachao Flat, etc.
Activities: This is an excellent place to watch the sunrise in Beidaihe, where you can watch the spectacular sunrise on the sea. Every spring and autumn, a large number of migratory birds rest here, and it is also a scenic spot for bird watching and taking pictures.
Travel Tips: In September, there is a higher chance of seeing a beautiful sunrise, and the best place to watch the sunrise is on the Yingjiao Rock.
Strange House and Garden
Transportation: Take No. 37 Summer Vacation and get off at Weilou Station; or take No. 34 and get off at Liuzhuang Station.
Features: It is built according to the architectural style of the old strange building in the famous Beidaihe seaside Dongshan Garden Garden. It is mainly composed of two parts: the strange building and the strange garden. On the basis of modernization and scientization, the entire scenic spot combines knowledge in the fields of history, architecture, humanities, science and technology.
Main highlights: strange buildings, strange gardens, eight gates, Yangguan Sandie, Siming Lake, etc.
Activity items: In summer night, you can enjoy the wonders of fire trees and silver flowers, colorful fountains, luminous boulders and other wonders in the park.
Lianfeng Mountain
Transportation: Take No. 5 or No. 603 and get off at Lianfengshan Park Station.
Features: Also known as Lianpeng Mountain, there are beautiful hills in the scenic area. There are strange rocks, strange pines and dense trees in the mountains, and the environment is very beautiful. Many leaders lived here during their summer recuperation, and the small villas where the leaders lived can be seen in the mountains.
Main highlights: Wanghai Pavilion, Lotus Stone, Jiguan Mountain, Guanyin Temple, Fuyin Spring, etc.
Activities: mountaineering exercise, walking, watching the magnificent scenery of Bohai Bay, etc.
Recommended other attractions
Emerald Island, Gold Coast, Qinhuangdao Safari Park, Tiger Rock Park, Biluo Tower Bar Park, etc.
Practical information for travel Best season
Compared with other parts of the country, Qinhuangdao's summer climate is cool, dry and wet, and the best time to visit is from June to August. If you travel here in spring and autumn, you can see the spectacular scene of migratory birds flying south or returning north.
transportation
1. Aircraft: Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport is located between the Haigang District and Shanhaiguan District, 13 kilometers away from the urban area. The airport bus travels between the airport and the civil aviation building in the city center; the bus No. 24 also travels between the airport and the city.
2. Trains: There are four railway stations in Qinhuangdao City, Shanhaiguan (bound to Shenyang), Qinhuangdao (bound to Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei), Beidaihe (bound to North China and Northeast), and Changli Railway Station, lined up from east to west Open, covering almost all tourist attractions in Qinhuangdao.
3. Automobile: Qinhuangdao's main long-distance bus stations are Qinhuangdao Long-distance Bus Station and Shanhaiguan Long-distance Bus Station; besides the urban long-distance bus station, Beidaihe Scenic Area also has its own station.
4. Ship: There are flights between Qinhuangdao and Dalian every week. Usually, it departs from Qinhuangdao on a single day and returns the next day. Dongshan Tourist Wharf has large cruise ships going back and forth between Beidaihe and Qinhuangdao every day.
5. Internal transportation: More than 30 bus lines have been opened in Qinhuangdao City, many of which connect to scenic spots; the starting price of taxis during the day is 5 yuan/2 kilometers, 1.6 yuan per kilometer for 2-5 kilometers, and 1.6 yuan per kilometer for more than 5 kilometers. 2.4 yuan per kilometer, starting at 5.6 yuan per 2 kilometers after 10:00 p.m., plus 0.2 yuan night shift fee per kilometer.
of Qinhuangdao properties
The vast majority of tourists who come to Qinhuangdao will choose to live in Beidaihe, whether it is a sea view hotel or a small family hotel like Liuzhuang, there are many choices. In addition, it is also good to choose to live in the city, which is closer to the train station and more convenient to travel. If you go to Shanhaiguan to see the Great Wall, it is recommended to stay in the city because of its limited reception capacity. In Nandaihe, there are some resorts available for accommodation. To other scenic spots such as Emerald Island, there are no hotels in the scenic area, so you usually choose to camp in tents, or drive to Changli County for accommodation. The average price of accommodation is around 200-300, and the price of popular scenic spots or higher-end hotels will be higher.
Qinhuangdao food
Qinhuangdao food is mainly characterized by seafood. Signature seafood dishes include crab yellow fish and rice, steamed fish with three peppers, shredded shrimp with three peppers, fried conch in original juice, deep-fried crab, hydrangea sea shell, fried shrimp in sauce, and braised chestnut fish Wait. In addition to the seafood-based signature dishes, you can also eat some snacks with local flavors, such as Huiji Mung Bean Cake, Sitiao Steamed Buns, Laoerwei Steamed Dumplings, Changli Shredded Grapes, Beidaihe Huahua Steamed Buns, Qianzi Tofu, and Tianhua Radish Shreds Cake, Qinhuang chicken, Great Wall pastry cake, etc.
Qinhuangdao Shopping
Qinhuangdao is close to the Bohai Bay, and its specialties are mainly seafood, such as sizzling crabs, scallops, sea locusts, pike, cuttlefish, hairtail, squid, conch, cockles, etc. Handicrafts include various pearl ornaments, such as door curtains, necklaces, pearl pendants, shell piles, shell carvings, artificial amber, brick carvings, and other handicrafts. combination. In addition, there is a kind of local pear, small seedless, crispy, sweet but not greasy, which is a unique variety among local wild fruit trees.
Most of the large and medium-sized shops in Qinhuangdao are gathered in Qinhuangdao Mall, Jinyuan Shopping Mall, Liangma Shopping Plaza, Hualian Shopping Mall, Jindu Shopping Plaza, Sun City Pedestrian Street, Baolongcang Supermarket, etc. There are also many small shops operating those very Small commodities and handicrafts with local characteristics. There are relatively large-scale shopping places near Beidaihe Small Commodity Distribution Center and Nandaihe Amusement Center Sand Skiing Field, but you should pay attention to comparing prices when shopping.
