Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛

Tourist Attractions

Below is a list of tourist attractions in Qinhuangdao:

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(秦皇岛市山海关景区; Qínhuángdǎo shānhǎiguān lǚyóu jǐngqū): It can be accessed from Qinhuangdao City via bus No.25, 30 or 33. The pass is Located in Hebei Province about 300km east of Beijing. It is accessable via the Jingshen Expressway. Shanhaiguan along with Jiayuguan and Juyongguan, is one of the three major passes in the Great Wall. The wall here forms a box 4km wide with gates on each of the four sides. The walls are 14m tall and 7m wide. Most of the gates have fallen into disrepair but the Zhendong Gate (East) gate remains. Above the gate is the writing "First Pass Under the Heaven" (天下第一关). It is near here that the great wall first touches the sea and this is generally considered to be the eastern end of the Great Wall. Only recently was the wall found to extend north and east into Liaoning Province and even as far as the North Korean border. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAAA on China's national tourism scale. Open from 8am to 4pm dailly Entrance to Shanhaiguan costs 40 yuan. Other attactions nearby require additional fees from 30 to 50 yuan each.

(抚宁南戴河国际娱乐中心; Fǔníng nán Dài Hé guójì yúlèzhōngxīn): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(秦皇岛燕塞湖风景旅游区; Qínhuángdǎo Yàn Sàihú fēngjǐng lǚyóuqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(秦皇岛野生动物园; Qínhuángdǎo yěshēngdòngwùyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(秦皇岛集发农业观光园; Qínhuángdǎo jí 发nóngyè guānguāng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(秦皇岛新澳海底世界; Qínhuángdǎo xīn ào hǎidǐ shìjiè): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(山海关长寿山风景旅游区; Shānhǎiguān chángshòu shān fēngjǐng lǚyóuqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(秦皇岛北戴河鸽子窝公园; Qínhuángdǎo bĕi dài hé gē zĭ wō gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(秦皇岛山海关望峪山庄景区; Qínhuángdǎo shān hăi guān wàng yù shān zhuāng jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(秦皇岛北戴河怪楼奇园景区; Qínhuángdǎo bĕi dài hé guài lóu qí yuán jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(秦皇岛北戴河联峰山景区; Qínhuángdǎo bĕi dài hé lián fēng shān jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(秦皇岛北戴河老虎石海上公园; Qínhuángdǎo bĕi dài hé lăo hŭ shí hăi shàng gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

News About Qinhuangdao

Serena Williams withdraws with back injury
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Birthday gold for Marshall
Savannah Marshall celebrated her 21st birthday by being crowned Britain's first women's world boxing champion after a 17-15 victory over Azerbaijan's Elena Vystropova in Qinhuangdao. Marshall, who had already done enough to book her place at the London ... »Harlow Star

Savannah Marshall strikes gold in World Championship final
The Headland ABC middleweight produced another brilliant performance as she carried on the form she has shown all week in Qinhuangdao. Marshall maintained her record of not losing a single round at the tournament, but it was a close-run thing, ... »Hartlepool Today

Ireland boxer Taylor retains world title
QINHUANGDAO, China — Ireland's boxing queen Katie Taylor will battle for a historic Olympic gold as the world number one after she claimed her fourth consecutive lightweight title on Saturday. The 25-year-old star endured a tense 11-7 battle of nerves ... »AFP

7th AIBA Women's World Championships, Qinhuangdao - Semi-Finals Day Report
by Michael O'Neill (MAY 19) Friday was semi-finals day at the 7th Women's World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China , with the spotlight once again on those bouts in the 51kg, 60kg and 75kg divisions, the titles that will be at stake in the 2012 ... »WBAN

Marshall books Olympic place
Hartlepool middleweight Marshall kept her nerve to beat Russian world number two Nadezda Torlopova 18-10 in the World Championships in Qinhuangdao to book her place in Saturday's world final, and with it guarantee her place at the Games. »

Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics
Qinhuangdao: India's star boxer MC Mary Kom (51 kg) has qualified for the London Olympics after her conqueror in the World Championships, Nicola Adams, won her semi-final bout here Friday. Adams defeated Russia's Yelena Savelyeva to enter the final of ... »

Taylor expecting difficult decider
Taylor watched his daughter advance to within one win of claiming her fourth AIBA World title in a row with a 16-6 semi-final decision over Mavzuna Chorieva of Tajikistan in Qinhuangdao, China yesterday. Taylor (25), who was seven points up going into ... »

Photos of the Day: May 11
By WSJ Staff IN YOUR EYE: American Raquel Miller, in red, fought with New Zealand's Daena Stephenson in a preliminary match in the women's 57-kilogram category at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Friday in Qinhuangdao, China. »

Boxing notes: San Jose's new champ
MILLER IN GOLD MEDAL FINAL: San Francisco's Raquel Miller has advanced to Saturday afternoon's 152-pound gold medal bout at the AIBA Women's World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China, where she will meet Mariia Badulina of Ukraine. »

Flint boxer Claressa Shields takes next step toward Olympics on Friday
US Olympic trials middleweight champion Claressa Shields of Flint will learn her first opponent in Friday's official draw at the AIBA women's world boxing championships in Qinhuangdao, China. Shields, 17, must finish in the top eight in the competition ... »

Olympic History, before the Olympics: Marlen Esparza becomes first female ...
Esparza, a featherweight from Houston, Texas, secured her trip to London with a 28-13 victory over Vietnamese boxer Luu Thi Duyen in the second round of the Women's World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China. The tournament will also be the qualifier ... »

17-year-old girl claims Olympic boxing spot
Shields, the 17-year-old junior at Flint Northwestern High School, called her trainer Friday morning from the AIBA women's world championships in Qinhuangdao, China, to let him know that she had earned one of the continental Americas' berths to the ... »

London calling: Flint boxer Claressa Shields an Olympian - finally
(Elizabeth Conley / The Detroit News) Claressa Shields, the 17-year-old boxer from Flint, is headed to the London Olympics — finally — after an excruciating week in limbo at the AIBA women's world championships in Qinhuangdao, China. »

Shields punches ticket to London
Despite suffering the first loss of her amateur career at the Women's World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China, the 17-year-old from Flint, Mich., has earned a berth to the London Olympics. Women's boxing will be making its Olympic debut as a ... »ESPN (blog)

Shields earns spot in London
AP QINHUANGDAO, China -- Claressa Shields has earned a shot to box for gold at the London Games. USA Boxing spokeswoman Julie Goldsticker confirmed Friday that Shields qualified for the Olympics by being a top-two finisher from the Americas at the ... »

LA boxer Mikaela Mayer wins bronze in world championships
... Angeles boxer Mikaela Mayer, frustrated in her quest to make the US Olympic team in the lightweight division, stepped up a few pounds to 141 to win a bronze medal as a light welterweight during the AIBA world championships in Qinhuangdao, China. »

Taylor bids to rule the world again
By Brendan Mooney Just one boxer stands between Katie Taylor and a fourth successive world title after another thrilling day for the Irish at the women's world boxing championships in Qinhuangdao yesterday. She outclassed Mavzuna Chorieva (Tajikistan) ... »

Katie Taylor secures place in world boxing final in China
The Bray boxer beat Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva 16-6 in the semi-final in Qinhuangdao this morning. Taylor had already booked her place in this summer's Olympics in London by reaching the last four of this tournament. Speaking to RTÉ after her fight, ... »

Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia
Qinhuangdao, China — Sweden's Anna Laurell, left, and Azerbaijan's Elena Vystropova exchange punches during a middleweight 75 kg semi-final bout for the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. Baltimore — An exercise rider and horse are lead off the ... »Los Angeles Times

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