Chaoshan is located between 115' 6' and 117' 2' east longitude and 22' 53' and 24' 14' north latitude. It is located in the southeast corner of Chinese mainland, the easternmost tip of Guangdong Province and adjacent to Fujian Province.

Chaoshan area in Guangdong province, located in the eastern coast of Guangdong province, consists of Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang, all of which belong to Chaozhou House in the past dynasties. It was called Eight Towns in Chaozhou in history, and was originally called Shantou in ancient times. In 1991, the former Shantou City was divided into three Chaoshan cities, which is the birthplace of Chaoshan people and Chaoshan businessmen all over the world, with the same geography, ethnic groups, dialects and folk customs. Extended information

Chaoshan has been an important trade port between China and Southeast Asia since ancient times, and has always been the second growth pole of Guangdong's economy. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was one of the earliest trade ports opened to the outside world in China, and Shantou was one of the earliest special economic zones established in China. Until the reform and opening up, Shantou was the second largest city in Guangdong after Guangzhou. With a long and unique history and rich international business history, it is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, with 2 million overseas Chinese. Chaoshan people crossed the sea to other countries from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, covering more than 4 countries on five continents, enjoying the reputation of "a famous country in the sea, a county in the south, and a coastal Zou Lu".

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chaoshan area.