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China Chaozhou City:
Chaozhou

Resident People:
1,240,000

General Information:
Chaozhou is located in the north of the delta of the Hanjiang River, which flows through the city. It was originally named Chaozhou - literally "Tide Prefecture" - in the Sui Dynasty (591 AD).

Geography:
This city is surrounded by the Golden Mountain, the Silver Mountain and Hanshan Mountain. The Hanjiang River flows through the city and eight scenes distributed along its both banks.

Climate:
Crossed by the Tropic of Cancer in the central part of its continental portion, tropical and sub-tropical Guangdong has a climate marked by high temperature and plentiful rainfall. It has the highest mean temperature of 28¡ãC in July (the hottest month in a year) and 13oC in January (the coldest month in a year). The greater part of the province has a mean annual precipitation of about 1,500-2,000 mm. and 140-160 rainy days. The coastal regions are frequently visited by typhoons between July and August.

Chaozhou Economy:
In recent years a lot of new industries have emerged. Chaozhou is also one of well-known agricultural high production zones in China, with its fine tradition of intensive cultivation and attacking great importance to agricultural science and technology. Many of agricultural and sideline productions gain a great reputation in world markets.
The economic features are outstanding, with solid industrial foundation. Private economy is thriving, and the city is one of the fast developing areas in private economy. In the end of 2001, the value of the industrial output of non-public ownership was 31 billion yuan, making 90% of the total value of industrial output of the City. Development of new hi-tech, application of it to reforming the traditional industries has brought about an industrial system with ceramics, food, clothes, electronics, metal ware, printing and plastics as the leading industries. The porcelain resistance insulators of Three-Rings Group and wedding gowns and evening dress of Mingrui Group are at the top of the markets at home and abroad. Three Highs farming has developed rapidly. The main leading industries like grain, fruit, tea leaves, aquatic products, husbandry, and flowers have been developed with 11 ten thousand mu cultivation bases and demonstration bases, nurturing 11 agricultural leading enterprises at the municipal and provincial levels, and 5,000 cultivation households of farmers. Chaozhou City is well-known for high-yielding of grain, Fenghuang Dancong tea, Lingtou white leaf tea, pickles of Jindu, baked eels of Huahai and Chaozhou tangerines. There is a high degree of export-orientation. There are 168 enterprises that own the right of engaging in export and import business. In 2001, the total amount of export in foreign trade was US$508 million, an increase of 16. 3%. The City has established ties with 117 countries and areas. In the 10 years, the foreign fund in actual employ amounted to US$1.655 billion.

History:
In 214 BC, Chaozhou was an undeveloped and unnamed part of Nanhai Commandry of the Qin Empire. In 331 (during the Eastern Jin Dynasty), Haiyang District was established as a part of Dongguan Commandry .
Dongguan Commandry was renamed to Yi'an Commandry in 413. The commandry became a prefecture in 590; first as Xun Prefecture (??, Xunzhou), then as Chao Prefecture (??, Chaozhou) in the following year. In 1914, the Republic of China government combined Chao and Xun prefectures into Chaoxun Prefecture or Chaoxun Circuit .
For a short while in Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty, Haiyang District was Yian District . The district's name had been Haiyang until 1914, when it was renamed to Chao'an County to avoid ambiguity with the Haiyang County of Shandong Province.
The seat of the 1951 Guangdong People's government was at Chao'an County, a part of it was created as Chao'an City in 1953 and later that year renamed to Chaozhou City (county-level). In 1955, the provincial seat is moved to Shantou. Chaozhou City was abolished five years later, and remade again in 1979. In 1983, the situation was reversed, with Chao'an abolished and made a part of Chaozhou City. Chaozhou was made a provincially administered city in January 1989, and a vice-prefecture-level city in January 1990.
Together, Chaozhou and Shantou are called "Chao-Shan" , and Chaoshan has been the name of the joint political administrative area from 1958 until 1983. For the next five years, Shantou City was a higher-level city that contained Chaozhou. As of now, Chaozhou and Shantou are equal in status.

Arrive:
Chaozhou City is situated in the east of Guangdong and is a town that has advantage of the dual axis of the Grand Canal and the Shanghai-Nanjing rail line.

Chaozhou Tourism:
Chaozhou is a famous historical and cultural city in the country, with over 700 relic spots. Among which are Guangji Bridge, built in the South Song Dynasty (1171 A.D.) and Xu, Imperial Son-in-law, Mansion, which retains the basic pattern of the architecture of the Song Dynasty. Kaiyuan Temple, a Buddhist center in East Guangdong, embodied with the quintessence of the architectural art of various dynasties such as the Tang, the Song, the Yuan and the Qing, Huang Konglue Temple, displaying the carving art of Chaozhou in the Qing Dynasty, and the old site of Song Kiln, that shows the scale of production and the exquisite craftsmanship of ceramic in ancient Chaozhou. They are a key unit for cultural protection at the state level. The eight Chaozhou scenes that has taken on a new look after renovation, Jiadixiang, the ancient family houses, the Ming city wall, 2.6 kilometers long, and Chaozhou dialect, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou Kungfu tea, etc. have unique features of Chaozhou culture, attracting numerous tourists from home and abroad, and are the richly endowed tourist resources.

Shopping:
Chaozhou has a long history of handicrafts. It is famous in the world for its traditional drawnwork, Chaozhou embroidery, pottery, porcelain, and woodcut which sell well both on foreign and domestic markets.

Cuisine:
Naturally, as a fishing area, seafood features prominently in the hearty cuisine, which is often enhanced by piquant sauces, such as tangerine jam for steamed lobsters and broad-bean paste for fish. Duck and goose are other Chaozhou favourites; the region's famed spicy goose is served with garlic and vinegar sauce.
Such richly flavoured dishes reflect the culinary influence of the Chaozhou people's northeastern neighbours, the Fukienese. Yet Chaozhou cuisine has also been greatly influenced by its southwestern neighbours, the Cantonese.
Many Chaozhou classic dishes are light and tasty, with an abundant use of vegetables. The crisp delicacy of deep-fried leaf vegetables in Chuenjew dishes adds a gleaming green, very edible garnish to many dishes.
Chaozhou chefs pride themselves on their skill in vegetable carving. Magnificent designs - flowers, birds, dragons and phoenixes - made from carrots and ginger adorn the Chaozhou banquet table and cold dishes.
A very pungent regional speciality is the strong Tiet Kwun Yum oolong tea, served in tiny cups before and after a meal as a digestive aid. The Chaozhou people's penchant for it may explain why their restaurants usually stay open until dawn!
Chaozhou is renowned for its seafood cooking, which creates unforgettable fresh flavors. The prawns, Oysters, crabs and eels, combined with family-style pickles, play a symphony of traditional cuisine. The ingredients, such as shark's fin and edible bird's nest, are cooked in a unique way with special seasoning juice. The famous dishes include salt-baked goose with vinegar juice, steamed shrimp with orange juice, and fist rice with bean sauce. A tea ceremony is held during the serving of dishes.
The region's chefs are also acknowledged masters in the preparation and cooking of two de luxe delicacies, shark's fin and bird's nest. Chaozhou cuisine is famous, too, for its shellfish dishes and wide variety of sweet dishes (with pumpkin and taro).

Chaozhou Culture:
With unique styles, the Chaozhou Drama, Chaozhou Music and Chaozhou handicrafts are not only well received by local people, but also loved by overseas Chinese in South-east Asia.

Chaozhou Attractive points:
Kaiyuan Temple
Kaiyuan Temple is a Buddhist center embodied with the quintessence of the architectural art of various dynasties such as the Tang, the Song, the Yuan and the Qing. This temple is over 200 years old. The temple is also home to the most influential Buddhism Study Institute in Southeast China. Inside, handsome calligraphy and inscribed steles remind visitors that this temple once functioned as the record keeper of the city.
Bei Ge - The Lighthouse of Buddha
The lighthouse was used for boats in the Hanjiang river as this part of the river was dangerous. The lighthouse could remind people that they were in Chaozhou area and ought to be careful. It is said a former emperor once passed in his "dragon boat" while he was sleeping and was woken by the light from this Lighthouse. He thought it must have been some God sending him the light and therefore named it the "lighthouse of Buddha".
There are many valuable historic relics in Chaozhou city, totally about 600 units and among them 42 are classified as the state, provincial and city's key preservation units of cultural relics, The city's feature is known as "Classic Tourist City" which receives numerous tourists both from abroad and home. Jiadixiang, the ancient family houses; the Ming city wall,; Chaozhou dialect, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou Kungfu tea, and etc all have unique features of Chaozhou culture, attracting numerous tourists from home and abroad.
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