What is the general situation of Qinhuangdao?

Qinhuangdao has a history of more than 100 years since it was established as a commercial port in 1898. Qinhuangdao has jurisdiction over Haigang District, Shanhaiguan District, Beidaihe District, Changli County, Funing County, lulong county and Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County. The total area is 78 12.4 square kilometers and the total population is about 2.68 million. Haigang District is the seat of the municipal government. It's 280 kilometers west of Beijing. Qinhuangdao has developed transportation and is an important railway and highway hub connecting Northeast China and North China. Daqin railway connects Qinhuangdao city and Datong, the coal capital; Qinhuangdao port belongs to the national first-class port, which is the main port for transporting coal from north to south and exporting kerosene in China. Qinhuangdao Airport connects Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Harbin, Qingdao, Dalian, Shijiazhuang and other cities.

Qinhuangdao has a variety of landforms, including mountains, hills and plains, and the coastal zone is stepped from north to south. The mountainous area in the territory belongs to the eastern part of Yanshan Mountains, with an altitude of 200 ~ 1000m, which is distributed in Funing County, northern lulong county and Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County. Dushan Mountain is 1846 meters above sea level, which is the main peak in the east of Yanshan Mountain and the highest peak in Qinhuangdao City. There are many rivers in the hilly and mountainous areas in the north, with more than 300 reservoirs, of which Yanghe Reservoir and shihe reservoir are famous. Qinhuangdao, Funing and Changli counties are close to the Bohai Sea, and the coastline extends from northeast to southwest 126.4 km, of which 20.5 km is bedrock coast, and the marine erosion landform is widely developed. Such as cliffs, terraces, caves, grooves, columns and domes. Sandy coast accounts for 84% of the whole coastline, mainly including terraces, sand dunes, seawalls, lagoons, beaches and other landforms. Although there are many rivers, there are few rivers flowing into the sea, and the salinity of seawater is high, with an average salinity of 29.83%. The sea is deep, and the warm current of the Yellow Sea flows through this sea area, making Qinhuangdao Port a famous ice-free port in northern China.

Qinhuangdao is located in the mid-latitude, with a warm temperate and semi-humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. There is no cold in winter, no heat in summer, no typhoon and plum rain. The dominant wind direction is south wind or southwest wind in summer and northeast wind in winter. Spring is very short, with little precipitation, and summer is hot and rainy due to the influence of subtropical high, but there is no heat due to ocean regulation. The weather in autumn is sunny, with little precipitation and crisp autumn air. The annual precipitation in this area is 400 ~ 1000 mm, usually concentrated in July ~ August. Due to the influence of maritime climate, the annual temperature difference does not change much. The annual average temperature is 10.5℃, the highest temperature is 34.5℃, the lowest temperature is-17.4℃, and the average temperature from July to September is 23.8℃. Such geographical environment and climatic conditions provide unique natural conditions for seaside recuperation and tourism in Beidaihe, which has also become a famous summer resort in China.

Qinhuangdao is rich in natural resources. The coastline of 126 km provides Qinhuangdao with rich marine resources. Fishing is the main season in April-June, and shrimp and crab are the main season in August-65438+10. It is one of the important seafood bases in northern China. In terms of mineral resources, there are more than 40 kinds of proven minerals such as gold, lead, copper, iron, zinc, timely, refractory clay, graphite, coal and marble. This area has a history of more than 2,500 years of fruit cultivation, and is rich in forest fruit resources, mainly including apples, peaches, grapes and so on 190 kinds of fruits. At the same time, the processing industry of seafood cultured in shallow sea is gradually expanding.