The difference between Chaozhou and Chaoshan The main difference between Chaozhou and Chaoshan is that Chaozhou is a prefecture-level city, Chaoshan is the collective name of a region, and Chaozhou City belongs to the Chaoshan area. Chaozhou, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, is located at the easternmost end of Guangdong Province, in the middle and lower reaches of the Han River. It borders Zhao'an County and Pinghe County of Fujian Province to the east, Jiedong District of Jieyang City to the west, Fengshun County and Dabu County of Meizhou City to the north, Shantou City and Chenghai District to the south, and is on the verge of the South China Sea; it is a subtropical ocean. Monsoon climate. The total area under its jurisdiction is 3,679 square kilometers, of which 3,146 square kilometers are land area. It governs 2 municipal districts, 1 county and 1 county-level management area; the permanent population is 2.6508 million (at the end of 2017). Chaozhou is one of the member cities of the West Coast Economic Zone. The cultural center of eastern Guangdong and a tourist city open to the outside world. There are about 2.3 million Chaozhou overseas Chinese, Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan living overseas, making it a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. Chaoshan generally refers to the "Chaoshan area". Chaoshan area is the collective name for the four cities of Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei. It is located on the eastern coast of Guangdong and is the political, economic, cultural and military center of eastern Guangdong. It enjoys the title of "Linghai Famous Country" It is known as "Bangjun in Nanguo" and "Hometown of Food". The famous contemporary writer Lao She wrote a poem that "I long for Chaoshan Autumn for decades". The area once had the Chaozhou Merchant Gang, the most influential and famous business gang in modern Chinese history. It has a significant maritime culture and mercantile culture. It is a national historical and cultural city. In addition, it is also a famous hometown of overseas Chinese and one of the ancestral homes of compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. one.