Qinhuangdao will hold the football matches for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad at the Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium. Located at the eastern part of Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao is only 280km and 220km away from Beijing and Tianjin respectively.
In other words, your travel between Qinhuangdao and these two cities will be very convenient. Lying within the temperate monsoon zone and adjacent to the Bohai Sea, Qinhuangdao enjoys the fresh and cool air and the agreeable temperature, and has always been considered as an ideal domestic summer resort. The well-known local sceneries mainly include the Great Wall and the seaside landscapes.
Shanhai Pass, dubbed as "the First Pass under Heaven", is the easternmost tip of the Great Wall. Beidaihe, Nandaihe, Gold Coast and the vast sea, the gold beach and the dense forest join hands to paint a beautiful picture. If you stay for several days longer, you'll have a chance to watch the birds in autumn. Beidaihe Nature Reserve of Birds with many kinds of rare birds attracts lots of bird lovers each year.
