In the heart of round Bohai Sea area, Qinhuangdao has around it big cities like Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang and Dalian, and is endowed with abundant resources and strength in the field of educational research with the highest talent density in Hebei Province. Its 13 colleges and universities, 29 technical schools and skilled workers training schools have 150,000 students at school and 50,000 graduates every year. Qinhuangdao has over 100 national, provincial, municipal or non-publicly funded research institutions and technical staff of 190,000, which can provide sufficient human resources for the employer entities.