Natural resources in Chaonan District

On January 29, 2003, with the approval of the State Council: the original Chaoyang City Xiashan, Jingdu, Shalong, Narita, Tianxin, Simapu, Chendian, Liangying, Xiancheng, Lugang, The administrative areas of 12 towns including Hongchang and Leiling are the administrative areas of Chaonan District, and the District People's Government is located in Xiashan Town. On March 31, 2003, the Chaonan District Committee and District People's Government of China officially opened for business.

On December 26, 2003, with the consent of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the approval of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, Chaonan District was allowed to adjust the administrative divisions of some towns. 1: Cancel the organizational structure of Tianxin Town and Shalong Town and merge them to establish Longtian Town. Longtian Town governs the administrative areas of the original Tianxin Town and the original Shalong Town. There are 8 communities and 23 village committees, with a total area of ??70.958 square kilometers. The Longtian Town Government is located in the former Shalong Town Government. 2. Cancel the organizational structure of Xiashan Town and establish a Xiashan Sub-district Office. The Xiashan Subdistrict Office has jurisdiction over the administrative area of ??the original Xiashan Town. There are 12 communities and 24 village committees, with a total area of ??46.403 square kilometers. The Xiashan Subdistrict Office is located in the former Xiashan Town Government Office. At the end of 2003, Chaonan District governed 1 street and 10 towns, with 65 neighborhood committees and 179 village committees.

In March 2004, Xiashan Town was changed to Xiashan Subdistrict Office, and Shalong and Tianxin towns were merged into Longtian Town. There are 11 towns (subdistricts) in Chaonan District, namely Xiashan Street, Chendian Town, Simapu Town, Lugang Town, Liangying Town, Xiancheng Town, Hongchang Town, Leiling Town, Longtian Town, Chengtian Town, There are 244 village (resident) associations in Jingdu Town. The District People's Government is located in Xiashan Street. The expressways in Chaonan District are "two horizontal and two vertical", among which the "two horizontal" are Shantou-Zhan Expressway and Shenhai Expressway, and the "two vertical" are Jiehui Expressway and Chaoshan Second Ring Expressway; the expressways in the district are "four horizontal and two vertical" "Four connections", the "four horizontals" are National Highway 324, Shannan Avenue, Chensha Highway, and Provincial Highway 337; the "two verticals" are Sishen Highway and Provincial Highway 237, and the "four connections" are the Fourth Ring Road, Xiashan to Gurao high-speed rail connection line, Chendian to Gurao high-speed rail connection line, Xiaxin Highway, Shugang Highway.

As of 2011, the total highway mileage in Chaonan District is 433.9 kilometers, including 16.7 kilometers of national highways, 43.5 kilometers of provincial highways, 15.7 kilometers of expressways, and 354.9 kilometers of local highways. As of 2013, Chaonan District has completed the renovation of asphalt pavements on Guangxiang Road, Jinguang South Road, and Xiaxi Road in the urban area. In 2012, there were nearly 140,000 motor vehicle drivers in Chaonan District, with more than 25,000 cars and 73,000 motorcycles. There are more than 100 freight companies (stations) in the area. Every town and every village in the area has access to automobiles. In terms of passenger transportation, most citizens in Chaonan District can only rely on taxis, dedicated passenger buses from Shantou to Liusha, Shantou to Tianxin, Shantou to Liangying, and bus No. 141 (Shantou to Jingdu) to communicate with the central city of Shantou. Travel costs are higher. The main transportation roads in Chaonan District are National Highway G324 ***16.7km, Provincial Highway S235 (Sishen Line) S237 (Haitian Line) S337 (Guangkui Line) ***43.5km, County Road X058 (Chenxian Line) X060 (two copper Line) Jiehui Expressway (S13) is under construction. Chaoshan Ring Expressway is under construction. As of 2012, the mileage is 15.7km. The shortest distance from Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway City to Chaoyang Station is 17km