Why Shanwei and Chaoshan belong to the same place?

Because Shanwei culture and geographical location are closely related to Chaoshan, it is listed as Chaoshan.

Some areas in Shanwei are similar to Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang in terms of human language and folk culture. The Chaoshan administrative area involves the Shanwei area in ancient Yi 'an County, the modern Chaoshan Road and the contemporary Shantou area. In addition, Shanwei connects the Pearl River Delta and Chaoshan area, and borders some Hakka places such as Heyuan, so it is classified as Chaoshan according to its special geographical location.

The origin of Chaoshan name

The administrative area of Chaoshan was named Chaozhou in Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Chaoshan was named after the founding of New China, which was originally Shantou in contemporary times.

"Chaozhou" is named after the establishment of Chaozhou House, which means "In Chaozhou, the tides rise and fall". In the 11th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (59 1), Yi 'an County was renamed Chaozhou, and Chaoshan was called Chaozhou in Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, so Chaozhou was called Chaoshan. Now it also refers to Chaozhou city. ?

The name "Chaoshan" originated in modern China, and it has been widely known since the Huanggang Uprising in Chaoshan led by Sun Yat-sen in 1907. After the founding of New China, it was used as the name of Chaoshan Administrative Region.19/kloc-0+02 Shantou was divided into Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang, and it was widely used.

The name of "Shantou" evolved from the abbreviation of "Shashantou", from 1956 to 199 1 year to 65438+February as the name of Chaoshan administrative region. Now refers to Shantou city.