Shantou and Chaoshan are different in nature, scope and characteristics.

1. Different in nature: Shantou is a prefecture-level city, and Chaoshan is a general term for a region.

2. Different scopes: Shantou is located at the southern tip of Hanjiang Delta, bordering Chaozhou in the north, Jieyang in the west, and the South China Sea in the south, facing Taiwan Province across the sea. Hanjiang River, Rongjiang River and Lianjiang River are the only cities in Chinese mainland with an inner bay. Shantou City belongs to Chaoshan area, with Lianhua Mountain in the north, South China Sea in the south, Haifeng County in the west and Raoping County in the east, facing Taiwan Province, including

3. Different characteristics: Shantou is an important port city along the southeast coast of China, an important gateway to the Maritime Silk Road, a sub-central city in Guangdong Province and an open port city along the coast of China. Chaoshan is a famous tourist attraction, hometown of famous tea, hometown of delicious food, hometown of orange queen, hometown of banana orange, hometown of green plum, hometown of olive, hometown of bamboo shoots, hometown of litchi and hometown of Chaozhou cuisine. Chaozhou cuisine is the backbone and representative of Cantonese cuisine.