Hebei · China
Where to stay in Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao is a city in Hebei, China, home to about 3,107,000 people.
- Best months
- April to June, September and October
- Nearest airport
- BPE54 km · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
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.
Qinhuangdao, located in northeastern Hebei Province, is a coastal city on the Bohai Sea. It is known for its beaches, the eastern end of the Great Wall at Shanhaiguan, and nearby seaside resort areas such as Beidaihe and the southern coastal developments in Changli County.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Qinhuangdao
See
Many of Qinhuangdao's attractions have been extensively restored or rebuilt in the 1980s. This includes most of the city wall as well as the Great Wall going towards the sea. The other side of the wall, going up the mountains, has been partly restored but some parts remain in their original, crumbling state. Much of the "old" town, especially along the main north-south road, was completely reconstructed in 2008/09. Several city blocks were remade into a faux-old Chinese city that, despite the lack of history, is quite pleasant to walk through. Most of it, however, is still largely uninhabited and quite like a ghost town.
- Old Dragon Head
- Shanhaiguan Pass，First Pass under Heaven
- Shanhaiguan Fortifications
- Five Buddha Park, Jiao Shan
- Other Great Wall ruins
- Great Wall Museum
- Park of Shrine of Emperor's Quest
- Laodao Ocean Park
- Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park
- Nandaihe Coastal Area
- Emerald Isle
- UCCA Dune Art Museum
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Where to stay
Hotels in Qinhuangdao
3 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lavande Hotel (Beidaihe Tiger Stone) | 14.9 km | |
| Qinhuangdao Haishanghai International Hotel | 1.9 km | |
| Shangri-La Qinhuangdao | 4.0 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Qinhuangdao
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Qinhuangdao are April to June, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 166 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Qinhuangdao: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport (BPE), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting around
Qinhuangdao is a relatively small city by China standards. However, due to its location on the water, the city tends to sprawl in a linear fashion along the coast from Shanhaiguan to Beidaihe, thus making buses and taxis necessary means for getting around. Taxis are inexpensive and abundant, thus making them the preferred means of transport for travelers. Be sure you can confidently communicate where you want to go before you get into a cab as most of the drivers in Qinhuangdao can not speak English, but many of them can read Chinese.
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BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport
Questions
Qinhuangdao: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Qinhuangdao?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Qinhuangdao are April to June, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 166 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Qinhuangdao?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport (BPE), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Qinhuangdao?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Qinhuangdao
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.