Population: about 746,000 Population density: 426 people/km2 Haifeng Jiming Temple Haifeng Red Palace Red Square Former Residence Pengpai Tongdingshan Tourist Area Haifeng Red Palace Red Square Former Site Haifeng County is located in the southeast of Guangdong Province, west to

It is 290km from Guangzhou, 197km from Shenzhen, 180km from Shantou to the east, and 81 nautical miles from Hong Kong by water. It has convenient water and land transportation and is an important land transportation hub in eastern Guangdong.

Haifeng takes its meaning from "the abundance of goods in the South China Sea".

The county was established in the sixth year of Yuanding in the Han Dynasty (111 BC).

In the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Yong of the Qing Dynasty (1731), the three capitals of Shifan, Fangkuo and Jikang were designated as Lufeng County.

Shanwei City was established in March 1988, and Haifeng designated 7 coastal towns as the urban area.

In 1988, the county governed 19 towns and 3 agricultural and forestry farms, with a total population of 692,300, including 363,100 men and 329,200 women.

The non-agricultural population is 172,500.

The Han nationality accounts for 99.82% of the total population.

Haifeng is also a famous hometown of overseas Chinese.

There are 470,000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

(Latest data: The county has a total area of ??1,750 square kilometers. It currently governs 16 towns and 3 agricultural and forestry farms, with a population of 746,000, more than 200,000 temporary residents, and more than 600,000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.)

The total area of ??the county is 1750km2.

The terrain slopes from northwest to southeast. The main peak of Lianhua Mountain is 1337.3m above sea level. The Lianhua Mountain range runs across the northern part of the county.

The northwest is covered with mountains, and the central part is a broad plain with fertile soil and intertwined rivers. There are four major rivers: Chishi, Daye, Lijiang, and Huangjiang. It borders Jieshi Bay in the east and faces - in the west.

There are three major bays in the territory: Cheung Sha Bay, Gao Luo Bay and Kowloon Bay, with a coastline of 116km.

It has a south subtropical oceanic climate, with an average annual temperature of 220C, a frost-free period of 360 days, and an average annual precipitation of 2389.5mm.

Mineral Resources Haifeng is rich in natural resources and is known as the "land of plenty".

The main agricultural products include high-quality rice, sweet potatoes, soybeans, peanuts, sugar cane, snow peas, lotus root, sand ginger, etc.; fruits include lychees, pineapples, longans, mangoes, plums, plums, oranges, sugar cane, etc.; main seafood products include mackerel and hairtail.

, lobsters, shells, etc.; there are 3,340 hectares of coastal tidal flats and 6,660 hectares of fishing ponds and reservoirs, which can be developed and cultivated to cultivate abalone, emerald mussels, clams, prawns, crabs, oysters, soft-shell turtles, grass carp, carps, pearls, etc.

There are many types of mineral deposits in Haifeng.

Mainly include tin concentrate, tungsten ore, crystal ore, beryl, etc.; there are rich reserves of building stones, sand, granite and ceramic clay.

Haifeng has simple folk customs and rich culture since ancient times. It is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong and one of the 13 red base areas in the country.

Celebrities in Haifeng Many famous people were born on the red land of Haifeng, including Peng Pai, a proletarian revolutionist, leader of the 1900s, and outstanding peasant leader; during the Republic of China, Guangdong military and political leaders, Cantonese warlords, and China’s great

Chen Jiongming, the founder of the Public Party; Chen Qiyou, the former chairman of the China Zhigong Party and a famous democrat, and his successor, the political activist Huang Dingchen; Ma Sicong, the first president of the Central Conservatory of Music, a world-renowned music master, a famous composer and violinist; China Battlefield

Qiu Dongping, the pioneer of literature and the famous revolutionary writer; Ke Lin, the famous medical sage and underground party member; Li Xiqian, the famous bacteriologist and professor; and the famous contemporary nuclear power expert, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the number one nuclear submariner in China

Peng Shilu, the chief designer; Zhong Jingwen, chairman of the Chinese Folk Literature and Artists Association, a famous folklorist and doctoral tutor at Beijing Normal University; Liu Yuanba, a famous Chinese Nanquan master; Zou Xiaoyang, a famous historian; Gu Xiyun, a thick black philosopher;

A generation of movie queens, Li Xiaqing, China's first female pilot; Tsui Hark, a famous Hong Kong director; Peng Shige, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Huang Xuhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, a famous shipbuilding expert, and an expert in nuclear submarine research and design; and Chen Kefu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, etc.

Industry and Current Situation Reform and opening up have brought unlimited vitality to Haifeng and brought about economic development.

For more than 20 years, SITC has made full use of its geographical and popular advantages of being adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao and having numerous overseas Chinese, and based on the principle of mutual benefit, it has cooperated with Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, South Korea, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and other regions and countries.

The state establishes economic and technological cooperation relations.

By the end of 1998, 14 industrial development zones had been built in the county, and an industrial system with mineral beverages, non-staple food, clothing, shoemaking, building materials, crafts, and jewelry and jade processing as pillar industries had initially been formed; in agriculture, high-quality rice, vegetables, and sugar cane had been built.

, high-quality fruit, aquaculture and livestock and poultry six commodity production bases, forming a new pattern of comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and sideline fishery.

Haifeng Dare to be the first to create glory again Haifeng, the birthplace of China’s first Soviet regime, one of the country’s thirteen revolutionary bases, and a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong.

Since the reform and opening up, especially in recent years, this revolutionary holy land, which once wrote magnificent revolutionary poems and left a glorious page in modern Chinese history, has witnessed rapid development of economic and social undertakings, rapid urban and rural construction, and improved infrastructure.

Perfect, market trade is prosperous, tourism development is in the ascendant, urban and rural areas are stable and harmonious, and new trends are emerging.

The current economic construction of Haifeng is maintaining a strong momentum of growth and development, and it also has the foundation and conditions to accelerate development. It is at a critical stage and golden period of development.