Which province is Shantou?

Shantou is a city in Guangdong Province.

Shantou, referred to as "Shantou" for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province and one of the four Chaoshan cities. Shantou is a metropolis and a special economic zone. It is located at the southern tip of Hanjiang Delta, bordering Chaozhou in the north, Jieyang in the west, South China Sea in the south and facing Taiwan Province Province across the sea. Hanjiang River, Rongjiang River and Lianjiang River enter the sea. It is the only city in Chinese mainland with an inner bay. The city has six districts 1 county, with a total area of 2 199 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0: 00 on June 65, 2020, the permanent population of Shantou was 5508438+00000.

Shantou is an important port city in the southeast coast of China, an important gateway to the Maritime Silk Road, a sub-central city of Guangdong Province, a port city open to the outside world in China, a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China, an excellent tourist city in China, a top 100 city with investment environment in China, a brand economy city in China, a national demonstration city for intellectual property work, a national demonstration city for e-commerce, a national pilot city for information consumption, a national double-support model city, a China stationery production base and a national transportation hub city. Known as "the hub of South China, the seaside Zou Lu, the hometown of delicious food".

Brief introduction of Shantou

Shantou is one of the important ancestral homes and settlements of Chaoshan people and one of the important birthplaces and prosperous places of Chaoshan culture. "Where there is sea water, there are hipsters", and there is no doubt that there is Chaoshan culture where there are hipsters.

Shantou Chaoshan culture is a branch of Chinese excellent traditional culture, which has the characteristics of compatibility between Chinese and foreign cultures. Represented by Chaoshan dialect, Chaoshan song and dance, Chaoshan drama, Chaoshan cuisine, Chaoshan embroidery, congou, Chaoshan craft, Chaoshan embroidery, Chaoshan folk houses, Chaoshan mountain ponds, Chaoshan merchants, Chaoshan woodcarving, welcoming the old, leaving the garden and Sanshanwang. Shantou has more than 5 million overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, all over the world 100 countries and regions.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shantou City