1. Differences between Chaozhou and Shantou:

1. Different geographical locations

Chaozhou and Shantou are two different cities.

Chaozhou, located in the middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang River, is a port city on the eastern coast of Guangdong Province. It borders Zhao 'an County and Pinghe County in Fujian Province in the east, Jiedong District in Jieyang City in Guangdong Province in the west, Fengshun County and dapu county in Meizhou City in the north, and the South China Sea in the south and Shantou City in the south.

Shantou city is located in the east of Guangdong province, at the southern end of Hanjiang River Delta, with Chaozhou city in the north, Jieyang city in the west and the South China Sea in the southeast.

2. Different dialects

Chaozhou dialect is Chaozhou dialect and Hakka dialect. Part of Raoping County in Chaozhou is Hakka, which does not belong to the local dialect of Chaozhou (this name is more common in Taiwan Province area, also called Raoping dialect). Chaozhou dialect, also known as Chaoshan dialect, belongs to Fujian language family, one of the eight major language families of Chinese dialects.

Shantou dialect is a small piece of Shantou dialect in Hanjiang. Chaozhou dialect can be divided into two accents: Hanjiang Shantou dialect and Lianjiang Chaoyang dialect. Shantou dialect, a small piece of Hanjiang River, is the representative pronunciation of Shantou dialect.

Second, the connection between Chaozhou and Shantou:

1. Chaozhou and Shantou are both prefecture-level cities in Guangdong Province.

2. Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang, namely Chaoshan, are collectively called Chaoshan area.

3. In 1991, Shantou was divided into three cities: Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang.

4. The three cities of Chaoshan belong to the same city administrative region since ancient times, and have been the political, economic, cultural and military centers of eastern Guangdong in past dynasties.

Extended information:

Food culture in Chaoshan area:

Chaoshan enjoys the reputation of "hometown of delicious food" and is the birthplace of well-known Chaozhou cuisine, kung fu tea and chaoshan beef meatball hotpot.

1. kung fu tea

Chaozhou Gongfu tea art is a unique traditional tea drinking custom in Chaoshan, and Chaoshan tea ceremony is a symbol of "Chaozhou people are elegant and have superb actions". Kung fu tea is listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list. The elegant and practical Chaozhou Kung Fu tea ceremony was unveiled at the 215 Milan World Expo, attracting the surprised eyes of tourists from all over the world.

2. Chaozhou cuisine

Chaozhou cuisine, one of the three major cuisines of Guangdong cuisine, has a history of thousands of years. Chaoshan cuisine enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad, and it is one of the famous dishes in China. Although it is a world-famous and expensive dish, it is actually a dish of ordinary people, and it belongs to coarse dishes. Chaozhou dishes are fat but not greasy, light and tasteful, and they are not fat. They pay attention to lightness, health care and authenticity.

Common Chaozhou dishes are: stewed shark's fin, raw lobster, baked abalone in soup, red sea cucumber, vegetable for protecting the country, baked chicken with bean sauce, dry-fried pulp, baked crab with bean sauce, melon and taro paste, thick oyster sauce, beef balls, glutinous rice with pork intestines, and braised lion head goose.

References: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shantou

Baidu Encyclopedia-Chaozhou

Baidu Encyclopedia-Chaoshan area.