Qinhuangdao - Qinhuangdao

Japanese: 秦皇島 - しんこうとう
Qinhuangdao - Qinhuangdao

It is a prefecture-level city in the eastern end of Hebei Province, China. It borders Liaoning Province to the east. It has jurisdiction over four city districts, including Shanhaiguan District, two counties, and one autonomous county (as of 2016). It has a population of 2,951,000 (2014). The city's name comes from the legend that the First Emperor of Qin was stationed here. The Yanshan Mountains are close to the sea, forming the natural boundary between North China and Northeast China. In the Ming Dynasty, Shanhaiguan was established here, making it a key point for northern defense and the eastern starting point of the Great Wall. In addition, since the coast does not freeze in winter, a trading port was opened in the Qing Dynasty, and coal from the neighboring city of Tangshan was exported. Today, a pipeline has been laid from the Daqing oil field in the northeast, making it an oil shipping port, and the machinery and building material industries are well developed. In 1984, the State Council (the Japanese Cabinet) designated it as one of 14 coastal cities that have opened up to the outside world. Six railways run through the city, including the Jingha Line and the Tianjin-Qin High-Speed ​​Railway (Tianjin-Qinhuangdao). The Beidaihe coast in the southwest of the city was developed as a summer resort for foreigners even before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and is still famous as a resort destination today.

[Motohide Akiyama, Editorial Department, March 21, 2017]

[Reference items] | Hebei (province) | Jingha Line | Shanhaiguan | Beidaihe

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

中国、河北(かほく)省東端の地級市。東は遼寧(りょうねい)省に接する。山海関(さんかいかん)区など4市轄区、2県、1自治県を管轄する(2016年時点)。人口295万1000(2014)。市名の由来は、秦の始皇帝が駐屯したという伝説による。燕山(えんざん)山地が海に迫り、華北と東北の自然の境界をなし、明(みん)代に山海関が置かれ北方防衛の要衝とされ、万里の長城の東の起点となった。また海岸は冬季にも凍結しないため、清(しん)代に貿易港が開かれ、隣接する唐山(とうざん)市の石炭が輸出された。いまは東北の大慶(たいけい)油田からパイプラインが引かれ、石油の積出し港になるとともに、機械、建築材料工業が発達している。1984年には国務院(日本の内閣にあたる)により沿海対外開放14都市の一つに指定された。京哈(けいは)線、津秦高速鉄道(天津(てんしん)―秦皇島)など6本の鉄道が通る。市の南西の北戴河(ほくたいが)海岸は、中華人民共和国の成立前から外国人の避暑地として開発され、現在も保養観光地として有名。

[秋山元秀・編集部 2017年3月21日]

[参照項目] | 河北(省) | 京哈線 | 山海関 | 北戴河

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