The interesting places in Shantou are Shantou Small Park, Huanshi Scenic Area, Shengteng Sculpture, Customs Bell Tower, Shantou Fangte Happy World Blue Mercury Theme Park, and the must-see places are Huanshi Scenic Area and Shantou Fangte Happy World Blue Mercury Theme Park.

1. Shantou Small Park

Shantou Small Park, located in the commercial and cultural center of the old city of Shantou, is the core region and cultural symbol of the old city of Shantou. Small park in a narrow sense refers to the Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion located in the small park area as the core. In a broad sense, small parks cover the blocks around Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion, including Anping Road, Shengping Road, Guoping Road, etc., and are collectively referred to as small park historical and cultural areas.

2. Zhuishi Scenic Area

Zhuishi Scenic Area is located on the south bank of Zhushihai, Dahao District, Shantou City, facing the old urban area of Shantou across the sea, at the confluence of Hanjiang River, Rongjiang River and Lianjiang River. The south is connected with Dahao, which was originally the whole island, but later it became a peninsula because of the bridge connecting Guangdong Province Road in the southwest.

3. Ascending Sculpture

This building, also known as the "Ascending" sculpture, is located in the center of the government square in longhu district, the birthplace of Shantou Special Economic Zone. It is an iconic sculpture of Shantou Special Economic Zone. Covering an area of 352 square meters, the building faces north to south. The sculpture stands on the black granite platform with eight steps, and consists of three silver square columns with heights of 8 meters, 11 meters and 14 meters, connecting three stars.

4. Customs Bell Tower

The Customs Bell Tower is located at No.2 Waima Road, Shantou City. Construction started in 1919 and was completed in 1921. It was built by the British and is one of the earliest buildings since Shantou opened its port. Chao Customs, the predecessor of Shantou Customs, worked in this building before liberation. From liberation to 1988, the Customs Bell Tower was also the office of Shantou Customs Headquarters.

5. Shantou Fangte Happy World Blue Mercury Theme Park

Shantou Fangte Happy World Blue Mercury Theme Park is the first participatory high-tech theme park with science fiction as its theme and integrating entertainment, science, education and leisure. The whole park consists of theme areas such as Galaxy Square, Star Flight, Legend of the West, Dinosaur Crisis, Conch Bay, Dulu Dubi Farm and Children's Kingdom.

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