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Qinhuangdao

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Qinhuangdao or Chinwangtao (both: chĭn`hwäng`dou`), city (1994 est. pop. 412,500), NE Hebei prov., China, on the Bohai, an arm of the Yellow Sea. It is an ice-free port that exports large quantities of coal, peanuts, and soybeans. A special economic development city, Qinhuangdao has a large glass industry, a growing fishing industry, and is a popular resort town. The name sometimes appears as Ch'in-huang-tao.


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Following a 1995 capital tie-up with an automotive glass firm in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province - present AGC Automotive (China) Co.
The Crowne Plaza Changshu, Crowne Plaza Fudan Shanghai, Holiday Inn Jasmine Suzhou and Holiday Inn Seaview Qinhuangdao takes the Group's portfolio of hotels in China to 57, the largest of any international hotel company.
In 1984, China opened 14 coastal cities--Dalian, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Yantai, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Nantong, Shanghai, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Zhanjiang and Beihai--to overseas investment.
 
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