Population: 2,490,000
Area: 3,081 square kilometers (1,190 square miles)
Nationalities: Han
Administrative Division: 1 district (Xiangqiao); 2 counties (Chao'an, Raoping)
Useful Telephone Numbers:
Tourist Complaints: 0768-2277123
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184
Bank of China: 0768-2260979
Location: Situated in the east part of Guangdong Province, Chaozhou is bounded on the east by Fujian Province, and it neighbors Shantou in the south, adjacent to the South China Sea. It has a coastline of 136 kilometers (85 miles) in total.
History: Over 1600 years ago, the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) established Haiyang County to administrate this area. The name of Chaozhou was first used in the Sui Dynasty (581-618). Before the establishment of the PRC, it had been the political, economical and cultural center of eastern Guangdong for quite a long time.
Physical Features: Among the main types of landform of Chaozhou, including mountainous region, hills, terraces and plains, mountainous and hilly areas constitute the major part of the city, which are mainly distributed in Raoping County and northern Chao'an County.
Climatic Features: Chaozhou belongs to a subtropical oceanic monsoon climate. Summer is longer, while winter is shorter. Its annual temperature of a year is about 21.4
C (71F). Generally speaking, the rainy season may come in April, and rainstorms appear frequently in June.
When to Go: Visitors can get there at any season, especially better in spring and autumn.
Special Local Products: tea, pickles, Chao embroidery
Scenic Spots:
Egrets' Paradise & Guangji Gate Tower
Located in Tuolin Town of Raoping County, the Xi'ao Island becomes increasingly noticeable for the grand spectacle of egrets back to their habitat before dusk. It is praised as the "Egrets' Paradise". Among the multitude of seven ancient city gates of Chaozhou, the Guangji Gate Wall is the most spectacular one. Constructed in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the gate tower is the main symbol of Chaozhou City.
Other Scenic Spots: Guangji Bridge, Kaiyuan Temple, Longqiu Pagoda, North Pavilions, Han Wengong Temple
Tourist Tips:
1. Chaozhou Cuisine, together with Guangzhou Cuisine and Dongjiang Cuisine, constitutes the three principal cuisine styles of Guangdong Cuisine. It is adept at cooking seafood and soup, pays attention to refine knife works and maintain original favor and fragrance of materials. Therefore, Visitors can list some featured Chaozhou dishes in their menus, such as Chaozhou big fish bolus, Chaozhou aspic, winter melon bowl with assorted meat soup and mushroom goose palm.
2. Chaozhou is only 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Shantou Waisha Airport. Visitors intending to travel by air can transfer to the airport getting in and out of Chaozhou. In addition, the Chaozhou bus terminal in Chaofeng Road provides buses to Guangzhou, Shantou and Shenzhen respectively costing about 6, 1 and 5 hours.
3. There are also some pedestrian malls recommended, such as the commerce pedestrian street in Xinqiao Road (East), Sanli Street (Sanli Jie) and Kaiyuan Road. They are perfect shopping destination. Notable is that bargaining is necessary in the Sanli Street.
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Travelers' Voices on Chaozhou City
1.
Oct. 30,2009 22:01 Reply
Mr.nlamin(mk) said:
can you pls tell is there any wholesale market in chaozhou where I can find evening dress in one place
Nov. 9,2009 06:29
Mr.winnie replied:
there are many evening dress companies in chaozhou ,but not sure that there have a wholesale market ot not.. everyone have their showroom ....
maybe you can use the yellow pages to find where are they or any useful information about them ...
cheers
2.
Oct. 23,2009 10:21 Reply
Mrs.boon(thailand) said:
my mother was borned in the village that we call in taechew " hai- men"(sea- gate) but I can't find it. I think the name was changed it 's the place where the history was similar to nankin and Han yu 's memmorial is over there. Please give me the name for searching some details. Thanks
Oct. 25,2009 22:04
Mr.Jerry replied:
There is a town called Haimen in Shantou City. Hoep it can help you some.
3.
Aug. 26,2009 09:21 Reply
Mr.Aharon(Israel) said:
I am going to visit Hong Kong next week and I would like to go from there to: FENGER INDUSTRY ZONE GUXIANG CHAOZHOU GUANGDONG ,can someone tell me how should I get there and how long it takes? UREGNT!
Aug. 28,2009 21:38
Mr.Shan replied:
For a budget route: please enter into Shenzhen from Hong Kong via Luohu Port. Exit from the port, you could catch a bus to arrive in Shantou City from the nearby Luohu Bus Station. The buses depart from 07:30 to 21:40 at an interval of 20 minutes. The journey is 4 hours and costs 170RMB.
After arriveing in Shantou, please transfer to the bus to Anbu Bus Station of Chaozhou. There are frequent buses for your choice from 07:00 to 18:00 and the journey is just one hour.
4.
Aug. 22,2009 18:33 Reply
Mrs.lim(austra) said:
please kindly let me know
in guangzhou where is mei xian, bin cun, zhe yang xiang, jin zhou bao, fu yang lang wei . i would like to visit there because i heard that the place is hakka origins.
Aug. 22,2009 21:39
Mr.Herry(cn) replied:
Hello, i just know that meixian is a county in meizhou city, which lies in the north of guangdong province
5.
Aug. 18,2009 02:36 Reply
Mrs.Nou(Vientiane) said:
Why no hot spring resorts can be found here? I would like to see and make decision of visit if there are hot springs
Aug. 20,2009 01:16
Mr.Jerry replied:
Dongshan Hu Hot Spring Resort: Shaxi Town, CHaoan County, Chaozhou City
6.
Aug. 19,2009 16:51 Reply
Mr.Hua(US) said:
Is there a way to go to Shantou by train from Hong Kong. my Ancestors are from there as well.
Aug. 19,2009 20:56
Mr.herry(cn) replied:
No train. But there are bus to shantou from Hong Kong, you can take the bus to shantou. The pick-up point is Metropark Hotel Mongkok.
7.
Aug. 9,2009 23:34 Reply
Ms.QIANQIANNG(Malaysia) said:
Hi,
My ancestors are from Chaozhou, a place call Hou Shan Chi (a village behind a hill or moutain). Is there such place in Chao Zhou? I can't find this place in ChaoZhou Map.
Aug. 12,2009 21:47
Mr.Jerry replied:
You Mean Houshan Village. There is one near Chaozhou, but it is in Jieyang City, still a bit distance from Chaozhou. It is soutwest to downtown Jieyang.
8.
Feb. 14,2009 02:13 Reply
Ms.Joan(Singapore) said:
Hi,
I couldn't locate this road called '水交路' in Chaozhou. Does it still exist?
Thank you.
Jul. 29,2009 11:41
Ms.lai(china) replied:
I live here, but i never hear of this road before. there is a road named: nan jiao. maybe is it.
9.
Jun. 24,2009 00:21 Reply
Ms.kindly(everson) said:
well my best advice for those who have questions the locals are very kind they will go out of there way to help you so dont be afarid to ask anyone around i have had exprice like this befor i just asked a random person and they went out of there way to help me so with that advie just ask if they dont know english most likley they get someone who know english.
10.
Mar. 31,2009 07:33 Reply
Mr.Adrian(China) said:
From Shenzhen,
what's the best way to get to Chaozhou, is there a high speed train that goes there and about how long would this take?