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SEEN from a distance．the Great Wall looks like an enormousdragon，and the city or Qinhuangdao is where the dragonshead dips into the sea．Qinhuangdao is located in HebeiProvince，a city of strategic importance linking NOrtheastChina with North China．It is 280 kilometers east of Beijing and 370kilometers southwest of Shenyang．