Chaozhou

Province

Chaozhou (Chinese潮州 市, Pinyin shì Chaozhou, tidal Prefecture '; regionally also: Tiuchiu, Teochiu ) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern part of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.

The city is located in a hilly landscape at the delta of the river Han Jiang, 40 km north of Shantou. Your administrative area has an area of ​​3078 km ² and about 2:48 million inhabitants ( end of 2003). The regional language is Min Nan. There are many monuments from the Song Dynasty and ruins of a church.

Nationally known are the local cuisine, namely the Chaozhou cuisine within the Cantonese Regional Cuisine, and tea culture ( gongfu tea).

Located in the urban area Guangji Bridge (广 济 桥/广 济 桥, Guangji qiao ), the stately home residence of the imperial son- Xu (许 驸马 府, Xu fuma fu), the Chaozhou kilns (潮州 窑, Chaozhou yao ), the Kaiyuan Temple (潮州 开元 寺, Chaozhou Kaiyuan si), the Yilüe Huang Gong ancestral Temple (己 略 黄公祠, Yilüe Huang gong ci ) and the Hanwengong - ancestral Temple (韩文公 祠, Han Wengong ci ) are on the list of monuments of the people's Republic of China.

Administrative Divisions

Chaozhou is made at the county level from a municipality and two circles. These are:

  • Municipality Xiangqiao (湘桥 区), 176 km ², 340,000 inhabitants;
  • Municipality Fengxi (枫溪 区);
  • Municipality Chao'an (潮安 区), 1232 km ², 1.18 million inhabitants, capital: large village Anbu (庵 埠镇);
  • Circle Raoping (饶平 县), 1670 km ², 960,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Huanggang (黄冈 镇).

History

The name comes from the Chaozhou Sui Dynasty ( 591 AD), at this time the place was Prefecture.

In the 19th century, the city was plagued by famine and the Opium Wars, many inhabitants migrated to South East Asia. One speaks of 2.3 million overseas Chinese who have their roots in Chaozhou.

In the twentieth century Chaozhou was temporarily attached to the neighboring Shantou, today both cities are independent and equal.

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