Beidaihe

Beidaihe () is a seaside resort in Qinhuangdao municipality, Hebei province, China. It is also known as a birding haven. The Beidaihe Beach Resort stretches 10km east to west from the Yinjiao Pavilion to the mouth of the Daihe river. The environment around Beidaihe is considered beautiful. Mt. Lianfeng near the beach has two peaks covered by abundant green pines and cypresses. Lush vegetation, caves, decorated pavilions, secluded paths and winding bridges cover the mountain have made it attractive to visitors from throughout China.

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English railway engineers were the first Europeans to discover the fishing village in the 1890s and it was not long before wealthy Chinese and foreign diplomats from Beijing and Tianjin made the village a popular destination.

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Qinhuangdao: Qinhuangdao (; postal pinyin: Chinwangtao) is a city in the Hebei province, in China. It is located approx. 300 km east of Beijing, on the Bo Hai (see Bohai Gulf), the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea....

Hebei: :Not to be confused with the unrelated province of Hubei...

China: :This article is about Chinese civilization. For the modern-day state commonly referred to as "China", see People's Republic of China. For other meanings, see China (disambiguation)....