Qinhuangdao has a long history. The first emperor of Qin Dynasty once stationed here on his eastern inspection tour in 215 B.C, and sent Lu Sheng of Yan State to seek importals off the sea, hence the place was named after him as Qinhuangdao (island of Emperor Qin). In 1898, the Qing government made Qinhuangdao a commercial port and began to build an ocean shipping wharf.

Qinhuangdao’s climatic features: in the warm temperate zone; damp monsoon climate; distinct four seasons and average temperature: 10.1 C annually.

Qinhuangdao is a seaside holiday resort, 270 km to Beijing in the east and 210 km from Tianjin. Its main scenic spots include the Old Dragon's Head where the Great Wall empties into the sea. Shanhaiguan Pass-No.l pass in the east of the Great Wall, Meng Jiangnu Temple built up according to a folk tale, the cliff-side Great Wall at Jiaoshan, the Great Wall over a mountain stream at Jiumenkou, the Great Wall Museum, Beidaihe-the seaside summer resort, Nandaihe, the International Sand Surfing Ground by the Golden Coast in Changli, the Wild Animal Zoo, Marine World, Wanbo Cultural City, etc.