Huludao City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province, located in the southwest of Liaoning Province, bordering Jinzhou in the east, Shanhaiguan District, Haigang District and Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County in Qinhuangdao City in the southwest, and Liaodong Bay in Bohai Sea in the south, with a temperate monsoon climate. The total area of the jurisdiction is 1.400 square kilometers, and it governs 3 municipal districts, 3 counties and cities, 1 national patent technology parks and 7 provincial development zones. The total population is 2.805 million.
Huludao, originally an island name, first appeared in all Liao chronicles. As early as the Neolithic Age, human beings began to thrive. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the territory was occupied by Wu Huan. 1954, belonging to Liaoning province. 1956, belonging to Jinzhou District, Liaoning Province. 1956, Jinxi city was established. 1989, upgraded to prefecture-level city. 1994, renamed Huludao city.
Huludao, Dalian and Yingkou in Liaoning Province, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan and Tianjin in Hebei Province, Yantai and Qingdao in Shandong Province constitute the Bohai Economic Circle, which is the west gate of Northeast China.
Won the honor of excellent tourist city, national forest city and national garden city in China. Famous scenic spots include Longwan Beach, Longhuitou Scenic Spot Scenic Area, Hulu Villa, Xingcheng Ancient City, Suizhong Jiumenkou Great Wall and so on.
Huludao Scenic Area, located in Liaodong Bay, Bohai Sea, southwest of Huludao, belongs to Longgang District and is named after a gourd.