Chaoshan is located at the junction of Guangdong Province and Fujian Province. Today's Chaoshan area includes Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang.
Chaoshan area is located in Yinna Baxiang Mountain, the middle reaches of Hanjiang River and the southern foot of Fenghuang Mountain. It spans the eastern foot of Lianhua Mountain to the border of Guangdong and Fujian from east to west, with a long history and unique folk culture. Chaozhou cuisine is one of the top cuisines in China, and it is also the pillar of Cantonese cuisine.
Chaoshan people originated in Chaoshan area, Guangdong Province, China, and are famous for their diligence, pioneering, good management, honesty and trustworthiness. They are famous for their good business at home and abroad, and were called Oriental Jews by the King of Thailand at the beginning of last century.
Chaoshan is located in the southeast coastal area of Guangdong Province, where the Chinese mainland coastline meets the Tropic of Cancer. Chaoshan is bordered by Lianhua Mountain in the north, Nanhai in the south, Haifeng County in the west, Raoping County in the east and Taiwan Province Province in the opposite direction. Chaoshan includes Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei. Chaoshan dialect is popular in Chaoshan area, with geographical connection, blood connection, the same culture and historical inheritance. Have the same geography, folk customs and culture, and have the same cultural identity and national identity.
Chaozhou was awarded "China Excellent Tourist City" by National Tourism Administration, and it is a famous tourist attraction. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "going is a waste of time". 20 18 Chao' an district won the title of "Top Ten Famous Cultural Tourism Areas with Characteristics in China". Fenghuang town was named "Top Ten Charming Tea Towns in China" on 20 17, which is another national honor after fenghuang town was named "National Civilized Town, Hometown of Oolong Tea in China and Hometown of Famous Tea in China". Caitang Town was awarded "Hometown of Stainless Steel Products in China" by China Hardware Association.
Chaoshan area has been an important port for Chinese and foreign trade since ancient times, especially between China and Southeast Asian countries. Shantou, as the center of Guangdong, southwestern Fujian and southern Jiangxi, the main transportation hub and commodity distribution center, was once the second growth pole of Guangdong's economy, 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.
Chaoshan clan is one of the three Han clans in Guangdong. Han residents in Guangdong can be divided into three major ethnic groups: Guangfu, Hakka and Chaoshan. The formation of the three ethnic groups is the result of the long-term integration of the Han nationality in the Central Plains and the Lingnan aborigines. Chaoshan people belong to a branch of Heluo people, which originated in the ancient Central Plains and is famous at home and abroad.
Chaoshan people are concentrated in Chaoshan area of Guangdong, and their ancestral homes are mainly distributed in Guangdong, Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan Province Province, Hainan and other places along the southern coast of China. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, a large number of Chaoshan people have emigrated, covering Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, France, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Indonesia and other countries in the world and coastal areas.
Chaoshan area is located in the southeast coast of Guangdong Province, belonging to Chaoshan cultural area and Chaoshan dialect area. It is the ancestral home and concentrated place of Chaoshan people, the birthplace and prosperity of Chaoshan culture, and the popular and popular area of Chaoshan dialect, including Shantou (special economic zone), Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei.
Chaoshan is bordered by Lianhua Mountain in the north, Nanhai in the south, Haifeng County in the west, Raoping County in the east and Taiwan Province Province in the opposite direction. The four cities in Chaoshan are similar in geography, culture, folk customs and language. Four cities cover 1 1 districts, 6 counties and 2 county-level cities. The total resident population of Puning and Lufeng is1more than 8 million, with a total area of 16 189.5 square kilometers.
Introduction of Chaoshan culture
Chaoshan culture originated and prevailed in Chaoshan area of Guangdong (Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei), Tangnan and huangliu town in Fengshun County of Meizhou City, and parts of Huidong County of Huizhou City.
Chaoshan culture not only has distinct regional characteristics, but also has some characteristics of Central Plains culture, which runs through the whole social life of hipsters. Chaoshan song and dance, congou tea, Chaoshan cuisine, Chaoshan business gang culture, Chaoshan mountain pond, Chaoshan ancestral temple, Chaoshan dialect, Chaoshan embroidery and Chaoshan drama.
Chaoshan culture, represented by Chaoshan music, Chaoshan handicrafts, Chaoshan woodcarving, Chaoshan gongs and drums, Chaoshan folk houses and so on, has far-reaching influence and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. Hong Kong hipster Yulan Shenghui, Chaoshan Song and Dance and Chaoshan Overseas Chinese Culture are listed as national intangible cultural heritage.
The development of history
Chaoshan area in Guangdong has belonged to the same area since ancient times. Jieyang county in Qin and Han dynasties, Chaozhou prefecture in Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and early Republic of China. Shantou, formerly known as Shantou, is divided into Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei in 1983- 199 1.
Name source
Chaoshan was called Chaozhou in ancient times, Chaoshan after the founding of New China, and now Shantou.
The name "Chaozhou" is named after the ancient Chaozhou prefecture, which means "within the Chaozhou continent, the tides reciprocate". In the 11th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (59 1), the original Yi 'an County was renamed Chaozhou, and the names of the administrative districts used as Chaoshan were Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing. Up to now, China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots and overseas Chinese still call Chaoshan Chaozhou. Now it also refers to Chaozhou city.
The name "Chaoshan" originated in modern China. It appeared in the Chaoshan customs archives in the 9th year of Guangxu reign (1883), and was widely known for its political, diplomatic and trade activities at home and abroad. Since 1907, when Sun Yat-sen led the Huanggang Uprising in Chaoshan, 19 1 year after the founding of New China was widely used as the administrative name of Chaoshan.
The name of "Shantou" evolved from the abbreviation of "Shashantou", and the administrative names used in Chaoshan range from 1956 to 199 1 year to 65438+February. Now refers to Shantou city.