What cities are the Chaoshan people you are referring to?

The definition of Chaoshan people is not static, but should be a name that is constantly interpreted by a historical regional culture. In a narrow sense, the Chaoshan people refer to the three prefecture-level cities of Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang (including the management city of Puning) and the towns of Liuhuang Town, Tangkeng Town, Tangnan Town, and Dongliu Town (merged into Liuhuang in 04) in Fengshun County, Meizhou City. This also includes a large number of Hakka people in the territory, some of whom have been Heluohua due to various factors of intermarriage, such as Fengshun Liuhuang Town, Raoping Sanrao Town, Chaoyang Gurao Town, Liangying Town, Huilai County Qianzhan Town and other towns Some Hakka people have completely Heluohua.

This is some of the phenomena of the so-called "Chaozhou people, Hakka ancestors".

In a broad sense, the Chaoshan people include the Heluo people in the Hailufeng area of Shanwei, or it can be understood as the integration of the original Chaozhou capital and Shanwei City, with similar language and folk culture. Lufeng is close to Sanjia Jiazi Town, Jiadong Town, Jiaxi Town, as well as Jieshi Town, Bomei Town, Nantang Town, Neihu Town and other towns in the Huilai area, and there are also Shantang, Yingge and Kung Fu tea with distinctive characteristics of Chaoshan culture. As for the Xuanwu Mountain Buddha in Jieshi Town, it is a holy place for Chaoshan people to worship.

The contemporary Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce distributed all over the country can also witness the combination of Chaozhou merchants and Hailufeng merchants. In addition, abroad, especially in Hong Kong and Macao, many Hailufeng people will also identify as Teochew people.

Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang, Shanwei.

Jieyang, Shantou, Chaozhou, Shanwei.

Now in the three cities of Chaoshan.

Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang.

In a narrow sense, Chaoshan refers to the three cities of Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang, which were divided under the original Chaozhou government. At the beginning of the 20th century, Shantou Port gradually became an important coastal town under Chaoshan Prefecture, and its industrial and commercial prosperity has risen to become a new port connecting Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai and overseas. In 1904, Zhang Yunan, a native of Songkou, Meixian County, saw that there was a huge potential for development, so they made every effort to form the Chaoshan Railway and build a railway from the location of Chaozhou Mansion to Shantou Port.

In 1906, the Chaoshan Line Railway was built, and at the same time, the "Chaoshan" locomotive was equipped and opened to traffic. From this, there is a new term "Chaoshan".

In the past 30 years, the administrative division of the Chaoshan region has changed greatly, and the geographical concept of Chaoshan has become very vague, but according to the statement that Chaoshan people at home and abroad agree on, the general reference to 5 Chaoshan should be composed of one government, one city, nine yi and peripheral towns

One house: Chaozhou Mansion (that is, the current Xiangqiao District, with an area of 176 square kilometers. Population 340,000).

One city: Shantou City (now Jinping, Longhu and Haojiang districts, with an area of 443 square kilometers and a population of 1.37 million).

Jiuyi: Chaoyang (that is, the two parts of today's Chaoyang District and Chaonan District, with an area of 1,266 square kilometers and a population of more than 2.7 million).

Puning (today's Puning City, now the largest county and city in Chinese, with an area of 1,620 square kilometers and a population of nearly 2.3 million).

Jieyang (that is, today's Rongcheng District and Jiedong County, with an area of 1,032 square kilometers and a population of nearly 2 million).

Chao'an (formerly known as Haiyang County) covers an area of 1,232 square kilometers and has a population of 1.22 million

Chenghai (after three transformations of county, city and district, it is now Chenghai District, which is the county with the highest population density in the country, with an area of square kilometers and a population of 720,000 people, with an average of about 2,056 people per square kilometer).

Raoping (today's Raoping County, with an area of 1,670 square kilometers and a population of 1 million).

Huilai (today's Raoping County, with an area of 1,253 square kilometers and a population of 1.05 million).

Jiexi (today's Jiexi County, with an area of 1,353 square kilometers and a population of 950,000).

Nanao (the only island county in Guangdong, with an area of 108 square kilometers. total population of 10,000 people).

Chaoshan refers to Shantou City, Chaozhou City, Jieyang City, and Shanwei City.

Chaoshan is located in the southeast coastal area of Guangdong Province, at the intersection of the Kaiqiaomin Line and the Tropic of Cancer on the coast of Chinese mainland. Chaoshan is bordered by the Lotus Mountains in the north, the South China Sea in the south, Haifeng County in the west, and Raoping County in the east. Including Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang, Shanwei and other Chaoshan four cities.

Chaoshan area, located in the southeast coast of Guangdong Province, belongs to the Chaoshan cultural area and Chaoshan dialect area, is the ancestral hometown and concentration of Chaoshan people, the birthplace and prosperity of Chaoshan culture, is the area where Chaoshan language is common and Chaoshan culture is popular, Chaoshan area generally refers to the three cities of Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang. The Chaoshan region in a broad sense includes the four cities of Shantou (Special Economic Zone), Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei.

Food culture

1. Chaoshan gongfu tea.

Chaozhou Gongfu tea art is a unique traditional tea drinking custom in the Chaoshan region of Guangdong Province. Chaoshan tea ceremony is one of the most representative branches of Chinese tea art, and it is a complete form of tea ceremony integrating spirit, etiquette, brewing skills, tea inspection art and quality.

2. Chaoshan cuisine.

Chaoshan enjoys the reputation of "the hometown of food", Chaoshan cuisine has always been the representative and backbone of Cantonese cuisine, the ingredients are exquisite, the selection of materials is extensive, the workmanship is fine, the combination of Chinese and Western, the quality and taste are beautiful, "food in Guangzhou, taste in Chaozhou" is well-known at home and abroad.

3. Chaoshan gourmet snacks.

Chaoshan beef balls, the beef balls made in Chaoshan have a crisp taste and a strong beef flavor, which is particularly delicious. Chaoshan oyster branding, "oyster branding" is actually "oyster fried", this traditional snack has a very long history.

The above content refers to Encyclopedia - Chaoshan area.

Chaoshan refers to Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang, Shanwei and their subordinate cities, counties and districts.

Shantou is one of the four cities in Chaoshan, and is also a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, and is a special economic zone. Shantou is the only city in Chinese mainland with an inner bay, an important port city on the southeast coast of China, and an important gateway to the Maritime Silk Road. Shantou is one of the important ancestral hometowns and settlements of Chaoshan people, and one of the birthplaces of Chaoshan culture.

Chaozhou is also one of the four cities of Chaoshan, located in the east of Guangdong, is an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 600 years.

The Chaoshan culture of Chaozhou is an important part of Lingnan culture, and it has been an important gateway to the Maritime Silk Road and a passage to Taiwan since the Tang Dynasty. Jieyang City is one of the four cities of Chaoshan, located in the center of the geographical axis of the Greater Bay Area and the Haixi Economic Zone, and is also one of the important ancestral hometowns and settlements of Chaoshan people. Jieyang is the hometown of famous overseas Chinese in the country, its Chaoshan culture is profound, and Jieyang is named after Jieyang Ridge, one of the ancient five mountains.

Geographical advantages:

Chaoshan is located at the junction of Guangdong Province and Fujian Province, and the Chaoshan area today includes three prefectures: Chaozhou City, Shantou City, and Jieyang City. Chaoshan area is located in the south of Baxiang Mountain, Yinna Mountain, the middle valley of the Hanjiang River and the Phoenix Mountain, across the east and west of the Lotus Mountain Range to the border of Guangdong and Fujian, with a long history and unique folk culture, Chaozhou cuisine is one of the most high-end cuisines in China, as the backbone of Cantonese cuisine.

Chaoshan is a famous tourist resort, the hometown of famous tea, the hometown of food, the hometown of citrus queen, the hometown of banana oranges, the hometown of green plums, the hometown of green olives, the hometown of bamboo shoots, the hometown of lychees, the hometown of Chaozhou cuisine, Chaozhou cuisine is the backbone and representative of Cantonese cuisine, in 2004 Chaocai won the gold medal of the fifth national cooking technology competition, Chaozhou cuisine was officially designated as the only representative of Chinese food culture to participate in the World Expo three times.

The above content refers to Encyclopedia-Chaoshan.

The Chaoshan area includes Shantou (Special Economic Zone), Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei.

The Chaoshan area in a narrow sense refers to the three cities of Jieyang, Chaozhou and Shantou. The Chaoshan region in a broad sense includes a triangular area east of the Lotus Mountains (Jieyang Mountains), west of the Fujian watershed, and north of the sea. The name of Chaozhou began in the eleventh year of Emperor Kaihuang of Sui (591).

Its name is taken from the meaning of "in the island of tides, the tide goes back and forth".

Chaoshan was called Chaozhou in ancient times, and it was Guangdong since ancient times. It is the starting place of the Sui Dynasty through Taiwan, and the place where the Tang and Song dynasties left their voices. Since the Tang Dynasty, it is an important gateway of the Maritime Silk Road and the main channel to Taiwan, a large number of porcelain, tea, silk, brown sugar, handicrafts are shipped to all over the world, and it is an important base for Zheng Chenggong to recover Taiwan in the Ming Dynasty, and the excavation site of Nanao No. 1.

Chaoshan refers to the four cities of Chaozhou City, Shantou City, Jieyang City and Shanwei City in Fujian Province, that is, the Chaoshan area. Located in the southwest of Fujian Province, Chaozhou City is an ancient city with a long history, with many historic sites and ancient buildings, such as Chaozhou Ancient City, Chaozhou Ancient Street, Chaozhou Ancient Bridge, etc., is a simple and long-standing ancient city. Located in the central part of Fujian Province, Shantou City is an important economic and cultural center of Fujian Province, as well as the economic hub of Fujian Province.

Jieyang City, located in the southwest of Fujian Province, is a unique city with many unique scenery, such as Jieyang Bay, Jieyang Forest Park, etc., is a city with both historical and cultural atmosphere and modern urban characteristics. Located in the southwest of Fujian Province, Shanwei is a beautiful coastal city with many unique scenery, such as Shanwei Bridge, Shanwei Lake, etc., and is a city with marine characteristics. The four cities of Chakuchao and Shantou have been a prosperous area of Yishen Town since ancient times, with a long history and culture, a quaint ancient city, modern architecture, unique scenery, and marine characteristics, and is a multicultural area.