Chaozhou specialties include: Chaoshan olive vegetables, Raoping lion head goose, Chaozhou ceramics, Chaozhou embroidery, Dawu clay sculptures, Chaozhou tangerines, Chaozhou wood carvings, Fenghuang Dancong tea, Gaotang preserved vegetables, Lingtou Dancong tea, etc.
Chaozhou is an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 1,600 years. Chaoshan culture is an important part of Lingnan culture and an important branch of Chinese culture.
Chaoshan olives are a specialty of Chaoshan and one of Chaoshan people’s favorite miscellaneous salty dishes on the dining table. They have a unique Chaoshan flavor and are an important part of Chaoshan food culture. They are rich in nutritional value and have medicinal effects. Their fine and exquisite production
The technique has a history of thousands of years in Chaoshan area.
As the Chaoshan people traveled across the ocean, Chaoshan olive vegetables were sold overseas, playing a linking role in the cultural identity of the Chaozhou people at home and abroad.
Raoping Lion Head Goose is an agricultural product with geographical indications.
Lion-headed geese are the largest breed of goose bred in rural China and one of the largest geese in the world.
It originates from Fubin Town, Raoping County, Guangdong and has a history of more than 200 years.
Raoping lion-head geese reproduce quickly, are large in size, have beautiful meat quality, and have high economic value.
Mostly distributed in the suburbs of Chenghai, Chao'an and Shantou.
Chaozhou ceramics is one of the famous traditional porcelain making crafts in Guangdong Province. It has a long history. Chaozhou has been awarded the title of "China's Porcelain Capital".
From the shell mound site in Chenqiao Village within the territory, we can see that as early as 6,000 years ago, ancestors were living and making pottery here, and the Beiguan Ancient Kiln Site, Nanguan Ancient Kiln Site and Bijiashan Song Dynasty Kiln Site (same as
The excavations (see entry) also show that at least during the Yifeng period of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Chaozhou had large-scale ceramic production, and underglaze dot brown porcelain appeared.