Customs of Qinhuangdao Spring Festival

With a long history, it is the only city named after the emperor in China, one of the first batch 14 coastal open cities in China, an important foreign trade port in northern China, and a national first-class tourist city approved by the State Council. Geographical location Qinhuangdao City is located in the northeast of Hebei Province, east longitude118 33'-19 51',north latitude 39 24'-40 37'. Suizhong County of Liaoning Province is connected to the northeast, Chengde City of Hebei Province to the northwest, Luanxian County and Qian 'an of Tangshan City to the west, and Bohai Sea to the south. It is 483 kilometers southwest of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, 280 kilometers west of Beijing and 220 kilometers away from Tianjin. Geomorphological features Qinhuangdao City is located in the hilly area and piedmont plain in the east of Yanshan Mountains, with high terrain in the north and low terrain in the south, forming a northern mountainous area-low hilly area-intermountain basin area-alluvial plain area-coastal area. The northern mountainous area is located in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, Qinhuangdao City. There are four peaks above 1000m, such as Dushan and Zushan. The hilly area is mainly the northern mountainous area, with an altitude of 100-200m, mainly distributed in lulong county and Funing County. This area is the sweet potato, miscellaneous grains and industrial and mining areas in Qinhuangdao City. Mountain basin area is located in Funing, Yanheying and Liujiang areas in the northwest and north of Qinhuangdao City, and is the main producing area of food crops. Alluvial plains, mainly distributed in areas with an altitude of 0-20 meters, are distributed in Funing County and Changli County. This area is an important agricultural economic zone with comprehensive industries with development prospects such as mariculture, wine and tourism. Coastal areas, mainly distributed in the third district of the city and Funing and Changli counties, are important coastal tourism resources in Qinhuangdao, famous for Shanhaiguan, Beidaihe and Nandaihe. The blue sea, sands, the Great Wall, villas and forests here constitute a very unique natural and cultural landscape, which is a famous summer resort in China. Hydrological Climate The climate type of Qinhuangdao City belongs to warm temperate zone and semi-humid continental monsoon climate. Due to the great influence of the ocean, the climate is mild, with little rain and dryness in spring, warmth and no heat in summer, cool and sunny in autumn and long winter without severe cold. The terrain in this area is changeable, but the climate has little influence. In 2004, the annual average temperature in the urban area was 1 1.2℃, with an average maximum of 24.2℃ and a minimum of -4.6℃, and the annual rainfall was 6 17.5 mm. The administrative division of Qinhuangdao City covers three urban areas, namely Haigang, Beidaihe and Shanhaiguan, and four counties, namely Funing, Changli, Lulong and Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County. Historical Evolution Qinhuangdao is an ancient city with a long history. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, this was the central area of the solitary bamboo country. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin destroyed Fei, Fei Zi fled to Yan State, and Yan Fengfei Zi established Fei Zi State here. During the Warring States Period, this place belonged to Liaoxi County. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was the only place for pilgrimage and military strategists. Qin Shihuang visited Jieshi for the fourth time and carved Jieshi Gate. And derived, Han Zhong, harem, and other alchemists went to the sea to seek immortality and elixir. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty traveled eastward to Jieshi to build a Hanwutai, where he fought against the Le Wei Dynasty of Korea and made Jinshanzui in Beidaihe a grain-growing city. Cao Cao led his troops to the northern expedition to Wuhuan, took the coast of the Bohai Sea, looked at Jieshi in the distance, and wrote the poem "Watching the Sea". During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was a strategic place to resist the Turks and Qidan outside the customs. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty appointed Shi Siming as Pingzhou magistrate and commander-in-chief of Lulong army. Kublai Khan in the Yuan Dynasty set Pingluan Road in Zhongshu Province here, and later changed it to Yongping House. In the Ming Dynasty, the Salt Department was established here. After Li Zicheng overthrew the Ming Dynasty, he led more than 40,000 troops into Shanhaiguan to pacify Wu Sangui, and Wu Sangui led/kloc-0.5 million Qing troops to fight against Li Zicheng. This is the "Shihe War" that changed the historical destiny of China. After three days of hard struggle, the peasant army finally retreated to lulong county (Yongping House) because it was outnumbered, reorganized its troops and fought again, and Li Zicheng fled back to Beijing. During the reign of the Qing Dynasty, Qinyu County was established in Shanhaiguan. From 65438 to 0898, the Qing government officially opened Beidaihe as a "summer resort under heaven". In the early years of the Republic of China, Qinhuangdao belonged to the Bohai Road in Zhili, and foreign troops and priests began to enter Qinhuangdao. The democratic national salvation movement began to rise, and early revolutionaries of our party, such as Li Dazhao and Wang Jinmei, all carried out revolutionary activities here and led the national national national salvation movement. 19 12 After Sun Yat-sen became president, he visited Shanhaiguan Bridge Factory in Qinhuangdao as the governor of the national railway. The economy here has developed to a certain extent, railways and ports have been basically completed and put into operation, and Hua Yao Glass Factory was established in 1922. During the Zhifu War, Zhang Zuo Lin sent Zhang Xueliang to Qinhuangdao for peace talks, but the result was frustrated and he went to war at Shanhaiguan. 1932 beidaihe summer resort established coastal autonomous region. 1945, Linyi county Committee and county government were established. 1948 12 Qinhuangdao was liberated and Zhongmu Municipal Committee (located in Shanhaiguan) was formally established. 1949 was changed to Qinhuangdao City in March, and it is under the Tangshan District Administrative Office, with its organization located in Changli County. In May, 198 1, Qinhuangdao City, Funing County, Changli County and lulong county resumed their original organizational systems. Qinhuangdao City has jurisdiction over three districts: Haigang, Beidaihe and Shanhaiguan, and each city and county belongs to Tangshan area of Hebei Province. 1May, 983, Tangshan area was abolished and the system of city governing county was implemented. Lulong county, Changli, Funing and Qinglong counties are under the jurisdiction of Qinhuangdao City. 14 In April, 1984, Qinhuangdao was identified by the State Council as one of the national14 coastal cities. 1987 In May, with the approval of the State Council, Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County was formally established. By the end of 2004, the total population of the city was 2,758,200, an increase of 0.9% over the previous year, including non-agricultural population1150,300 and agricultural population 16.79. There are 40 ethnic groups in the city, including Han, Manchu, Hui, Korean, Mongolian and Zhuang, among which the Han nationality accounts for more than 85% of the city's total population. The minority population is mainly concentrated in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County. Xihe South Village in Funing County is the only Korean village in Hebei Province.