It is located in the southeast coastal zone of Guangdong Province.

Chaoshan is divided into a narrow sense and a broad sense. In the narrow sense, it refers to Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang. From ancient Jieyang County to Chaozhou Prefecture to Shantou City in 1991, it belongs to the same administrative region, and the ethnic group, geography, blood relationship and culture are the same, so it is collectively called Chaoshan three cities. In a broad sense, it includes Shanwei, which was once under the jurisdiction of Chaoshan in modern and contemporary times, and is similar to Chaoshan in terms of ethnicity, geography, blood relationship and culture, and is collectively called Chaoshan Four Cities. Extended information

Chaoshan enjoys the reputation of "hometown of delicacies". Chaoshan cuisine is one of the three major schools of Cantonese cuisine and the backbone of Cantonese cuisine. It has been officially designated as the sole representative of China cuisine culture for three consecutive times to participate in the World Expo. In 24, Chaozhou cuisine won the gold medal in the 5th National Cooking Technology Competition.

In p>29, Chaozhou cuisine was listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list. In 214, it was selected as the "214 China City List-the most China food city recommended by global netizens" by China Radio International. Chaoshan is the birthplace of the famous Chaozhou Kung Fu tea and Chaozhou cuisine.

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