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Chaoshan area
Chaoshan area, that is, eight towns in Chaozhou, referred to as Chaoshan for short, is a general term for Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang.

It is a region with Chaoshan people as the main ethnic group and the birthplace of Chaoshan people and Chaoshan businessmen all over the world.

Chaoshan was called Chaozhou in previous dynasties, Chaozhou in Sui and Tang Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms in Five Dynasties, Chaozhou in Song Dynasty, Chaozhou Road in Yuan Dynasty and Chaozhou House in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Chaoshan three cities belong to the same administrative division from ancient Chaozhou to 199 1 Shantou.

199 1 year, Shantou is divided into Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shantou, collectively known as Chaoshan.

[3] With the same roots, it is an area with the same local accent, the same ethnic group and related interests.

The land area of Chaoshan three cities is 109 18 km2 [4], which is close to that of Wenzhou (1 16 12 km2) [5].

Chaoshan, located in the southeast coast of China, has always been a commodity distribution center in eastern Guangdong, southeastern Jiangxi and southwestern Fujian. It is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, the commercial port and gourmet capital of China, a national historical and cultural city, and the "seaside Zou Lu" praised by Chen Yaozuo, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty [1]. It has always been famous for its respect for literature and commerce.

Enjoy the reputation of "Linghai Famous State, Southland County [2] and a century-old commercial port".