Chaozhou has a long history of organizational system. It has a history of 1600 years since the establishment of Haiyang County in the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 33 1 year). When the Sui Dynasty withdrew the county and established the state, it was called "Chaozhou". Before the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Chaozhou was ruled by counties, counties, prefectures, roads and governments, and was located in the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Guangdong. In the long history, the long-term foreign exchange and the blending of Chinese and Western cultures have enabled the local local culture to communicate and penetrate with the surrounding culture, the Central Plains culture and the marine culture, forming a unique regional culture-Chaozhou culture, and forming a cultural landscape with distinctive local characteristics, complete structure, complete categories and high grade. There are 728 cultural relics, Chaozhou cuisine, Kung Fu tea, Chaozhou gongs and drums, Chaozhou opera and many other "Chaozhou" brands, which constitute Chaozhou's rich and colorful tourism resources. There has been a saying since ancient times that "going to Chaozhou is a waste of time".
Chaozhou folk culture is unique. Chaozhou dialect, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou music, Chaozhou gongs and drums, Chaozhou cuisine, Kung Fu tea, Chaozhou folk customs, etc. They all have distinctive local colors and rich medieval connotations, so Chaozhou is praised by sinologists as "the cabinet of Central Plains culture". Chaozhou has excellent craftsmanship. Chaozhou embroidery is an important branch of Guangdong embroidery among the four famous embroideries in China, and Chaozhou woodcarving is one of the two major woodcarving systems in China. Chaozhou's craft ceramics are famous for being "white as jade, as thin as paper, as bright as a mirror, as thin as silk and as loud as sound", and Chaozhou has thus become the main base for China's ceramics export.
Chaozhou has many cultural relics and historic sites. There are 728 cultural relics in the city, including 5 national key cultural relics protection units, 5 provincial key cultural relics protection units 1 1, and 55 city and county key cultural relics protection units, which are the cultural relics gathering places in eastern Guangdong. Five national key cultural relics protection units include Guangji Bridge, one of the four ancient bridges built in the Southern Song Dynasty and China, which is known as the world's first retractable stone bridge; Xufuma House, a rare architectural mansion in Song Dynasty in China; Kaiyuan Temple, built in the Tang Dynasty, can be called the center of Buddhist activities in eastern Guangdong. Huanggong Temple, the representative work of Chaozhou woodcarving; And the ruins of the Song Kiln in Bijiashan reflect the prosperity of Chaozhou ceramics industry in the Song Dynasty. Provincial and municipal key cultural relics protection units include the Han Wengong Temple in the Song Dynasty, which has the longest existing history and the most complete preservation in China, the 2.6-kilometer-long ancient city wall built in the Ming Dynasty, and the buildings of Guangji Tower and Amin Dynasty, which are equally famous as Guang Zhouta, Yuexiu Mountain and Zhenhai Tower. In addition, there is the Thai Buddhist Temple with the largest building area in China, and the Floating Cultural Relics Research Institute, which treasures precious historical relics. "Eight Scenes of Chaozhou": Phoenix Rain, Xiangqiao Spring Festival, Crocodile Crossing Autumn Wind, Beige Buddha Lantern, Longqiao Pagoda and other scenic spots are scattered on both sides of the Hanjiang River like beads, which, together with the 2.6-kilometer ancient city wall, riverside promenade and well-preserved ancient residential groups in the ancient city, constitute the magnificent scene of Chaozhou ancient city cultural tourism area.
Chaozhou has beautiful natural scenery. Bijia Mountain, Jinshan Mountain and Hulu Mountain in the ancient city are protected by archways, and the Han River passes around the ancient city with beautiful scenery and bright water. The main peak of Fenghuang Mountain in the north is 1.497 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in eastern Guangdong. It is the hometown of oolong tea in China and the birthplace of She nationality, with rich ethnic customs. There is a 600-year-old Song Tea Tree King on the mountain, with an altitude of 10 meter, covering an area of more than one mu. After more than 600 years of wind and rain, this old-stem, curly-branch Song tea tree has three branches on its gorgeous trunk, with stem diameters of 0.72 m, 0.93 m and 0.8 m respectively. The tree is 5.8 meters high and has a crown (there is an ancient crater on the top of the mountain-Phoenix Tianchi, covering an area of more than 60 mu. Rare animal salamander, commonly known as "four-legged fish", swims in the pool. There are abundant hot springs and mineral springs at the foot of Pu Sang Mountain in the west, ancient marine erosion landforms in various forms in the rice fields near Meilin Lake, such as Shan Ying, fur seals, toads and birds seeking to burn, tens of thousands of egrets in Zhelin Bay, the largest offshore cage culture base in China, and Jinshiwan Beach with clear water and blue sky in the east, all of which are tourist attractions for sightseeing, leisure and holiday.
Chaozhou tourist facilities. There are 17 travel agencies in the city, including 4 international agencies (2 overseas tour groups) and 3 domestic agencies 13. There are nearly 200 full-time tour guides who have passed the national examination, more than 0,000 Chaozhou cuisine chefs, 8 foreign-related hotels, and more than 2,000 guest rooms. There are Shantou-Fen Expressway, National Highway 324 and Guangzhou-Meishan-Shantou Railway passing through the territory, and long-distance buses, taxis and tricycles in the city shuttle around the clock, providing all-weather service and convenient transportation. Tennis, bowling, golf and other entertainment and fitness places are readily available to meet the leisure and entertainment needs of passengers.
In recent years, Chaozhou has actively implemented the development strategy of "strengthening the city through tourism", launched the activity of creating an excellent tourist city in China, and successfully launched special tourist routes such as ancient city cultural tourism and popular science tourism, attracting a large number of tourists from home and abroad. With the development of economy and the deepening of reform and opening-up, Chaozhou, the cultural pearl on the south coast of China, will surely shine more brightly.