Location: Qinhuangdao
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What to do and see in Qinhuangdao, Hebei: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Qinhuangdao (/ˈtʃɪnˈhwɑːŋˈdaʊ/; 秦皇岛) is a port city on the coast of China in northeastern Hebei province. 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. Its population during the 2010 national census was 2,987,605, with approximately one million people living in the built-up (or 'metro') area made up of three urban districts.
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1. Great Wall at Shanhaiguan Pass (Zhendong Gate)
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4.5 based on 223 reviews
This is an important and famous section of The Great Wall originally built in 583 AM that played a significant role in the military defense of the Ming Dynasty. Shanhaiguan Pass is located in the small harbor town of Qinhuangdao by the Sea.
Reviewed By Jaxomsyd79
Having been to the Great Wall in the Beijing area on a previous trip, we went for an alternative experience at Shanhaiguan to see the Wall from the sea and into the mountains. We visited with a private day tour with a long train trip from and back to Beijing. The tour was quite helpful for us as tourists only speaking English as getting around from the train station in other areas in Shanhaiguan, while not impossible for tourists, would be challenging. In the off season there were no crowds which was nice. The museum is worthwhile and informative. It has English translation for English-speaking visitors. The wall and gate at the Pass is great. Quite expansive in its' rebuilt/maintained form and worth a good amount of time walking about and on top of. The town surrounding the wall is also quite interesting. Just nearby we did a tour of a large family house/compound once owned by a local wealthy family. Our guide in his childhood had lived there after it was converted to communal housing by the local Party redistribution of land in the area in the 50s and gave us some interesting insight. For photo taking purposes, just be mindful that if you visit during a bad pollution period for Beijing, the area between Shanghaiguan and Beijing is where a lot of steel production and other industry happens and so don't expect the pollution to dissipate at all. We earlier climbed the wall in the mountains nearby and visited the Dragon's Head as the Wall starts at/reaches the sea. Both great for visits and recommended.
2. Great Wall at Jiaoshan
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By stoyanov2013 - Seattle, United States
Farely steep section of the Great Wall. Also has a cable car which was not working during the time of our visit. Definitely one of the best sections of the Great Wall
3. Laolongtou (Old Dragon's Head)
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4.0 based on 262 reviews
Reviewed By alej0cr - Beijing, China
Great place you have to visit，see the Great Wall ends at the sea，nice beach，amazing view，cheap ticket $6 in summer, inside you will find many option to eat some local dishes. If you have kids this is a great place for them，for couples have a nice walk and enjoy the view
4. Beidaihe Summer Resort
5. Shanhaiguan Gate Tower
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4.0 based on 106 reviews
Reviewed By JPCH - Singapore, Singapore
The history of the First Pass must be understood with a good guide. The building structure, the landscape & even the name board has good history and how was the doing began. The ancient Chinese was just fascinating.
