Chaozhou is a city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. Located in the east of Guangdong Province, in the middle and lower reaches of the Han River, 380 kilometers west of Guangzhou, the provincial capital. Between east longitude11622' ~111'and north latitude 23 26'~ 24 14'. It is adjacent to Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province in the east, Shantou City in the south, Jieyang City in the west and Meizhou City in the north. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 76.68 kilometers, and the maximum vertical distance from north to south is 79.92 kilometers, with a total area of 36 13.9 square kilometers, including urban built-up area 15 square kilometers. Now it has jurisdiction over Chaoan County, Raoping County, Xiangqiao District and Fengxi District. The total population is 2.36 million, including the urban population of 587,500. The vast majority of residents are Han nationality, and ethnic minorities mainly include She nationality. There are 9 peaks above 1000m above sea level. The bird base of the main peak of Phoenix Mountain in the north is the highest peak in eastern Guangdong, with an altitude of 1497.8 meters. The winding coastline in the eastern sea area is136km long, facing Taiwan Province Province, a treasure island. The Hanjiang River, thousands of miles away, flows obliquely from northwest to southeast, feeding the plains on both sides. Chaozhou is located at low latitude, close to the South China Sea, with a maritime monsoon climate, abundant sunshine, abundant rainfall, long summer and short winter, and mild climate. The annual average temperature is 265438 0.4℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 39.6℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is -0.5℃. The average annual rainfall is 1685.8 mm.

"German city characteristics"

Chaozhou has a long history, beautiful landscapes, numerous cultural relics and historic sites, rich cultural heritage and unique culture. It has close ties with Taiwan Province Province and Southeast Asia, and is also a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. 1986 was declared as a national historical and cultural city by the State Council. As early as the Neolithic Age, people lived in close communities. From the unearthed stone tools, pottery, bones and human bones, we can see the glory of its ancient civilization. Emperor Taizong took part in the imperial examination, and Chaozhou had a scholar. Han Yu's relegation, the relocation of rural schools, and the extension of teachers to promote learning made Chaozhou's style of writing rise. Chaozhou in the Song Dynasty was even more prosperous, with "one state, two hospitals and no other counties". In the Southern Song Dynasty, Chaozhou's host and guest population was 1.4 million, but after Duanping, the number of people who took part in the imperial examination was actually "more than 10,000". At the end of the Song Dynasty, there were as many as 1.72 scholars in Chaozhou, among whom 9 were Jian Yan for two years (1. 1.28), which caused a sensation. In the Ming Dynasty, there were 160 scholars, and there were stories about eight handsome men sharing the same list, brothers connecting families, and the glory of a three-talent. There were as many as 1088 people after having obtained the township examinations in Ming Dynasty. In the imperial examinations of past dynasties, talents such as Yao, Yao, etc. emerged. The cultural connotation of Chaozhou ancient city is more profound. The city built by the river is slightly long and narrow, high in the north and low in the south, and slightly inclined from east to west. Yamen District is in the north, residential area in the south, commercial area in the east, handicraft industry and civilian area in the west. The whole layout is based on Yi, highlighting the characteristics of "rich in the north and rich in the east and rich in the west". Taiping Road is a thoroughfare running through the north and south, with more than 40 stone archways of different shapes lined on both sides. These archways built in Ming and Qing Dynasties, like a history of Chaozhou civilization, have also become a unique cultural landscape of Chaozhou ancient city. Chaozhou folk houses with white walls, tiles and porcelain carvings are also quite distinctive. Whether it's a deep courtyard mansion like "Four Horses Trailer" or "Four Divided Gold", or a civilian residence like "Throwing Lions" or "Bamboo Cans", all of them show profound Chaozhou folk customs and reflect exquisite and elegant cultural connotations. Chaozhou also has its own dialect, drama, music, arts and crafts, famous Chaozhou cuisine at home and abroad, and world-famous congou tea. These Chaozhou cultures with strong local colors have a profound influence and connection with Taiwan Province Province and Southeast Asia.

[Chaozhou, a famous historical and cultural city]

Chaozhou has a long history and is one of the famous historical and cultural cities in China. Archaeological data confirm that Chaozhou was inhabited by humans at least 5000 years ago. In ancient times, the ancestors of the indigenous She nationality created oral literature-She nationality songs.

Chaozhou people's ancestors belonged to the ancient Min and Yue ethnic group. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, descendants of the Han nationality in the Central Plains moved south to Chaoshan. In the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang (2 14 BC), South Vietnam was pacified; Elephant county, Guilin county and Nanhai county were set up, which belonged to Nanhai county, and people began to manage the territory.

In the sixth year of Ding Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty (1 1 1), the tide belonged to Jieyang County, Nanhai County. The earliest organizational system of Chaozhou began in the sixth year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 33 1 year), and Dongguan County was located in the east of Nanhai County. In the 9th year of Yixi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 4 13), Dongguan County was located in Yi 'an.

This Ian is the predecessor of Chaozhou dialect. The name Yi 'an County has been used for 260 years.

In the tenth year of Emperor Wendi (AD 590), counties were removed and states were established. Yi 'an County belongs to Yi 'an County and follows the state. In 2003, Yi 'an County was upgraded to a state. Because it is close to the South China Sea, it was named "Chaoshan", and Yi 'an County is governed by the state. Later generations also have a poem: "Chaozhou, the sea is in the south."

The official appearance of the name "Chaozhou" began at this time. 1400 years later, this name has basically been used.

Although the name Chaozhou has been basically fixed, there have been some changes in the name of Chaozhou in history.

In the third year of Emperor Yangdi's great cause (AD 607), the prefectures and counties were restored, and Chaozhou was once changed to Chaoyang County. In the fourth year of Wude in Tang Dynasty (AD 62 1), it was called Chaozhou for the second time. In the Tang Dynasty, Chaozhou had a vast territory, including Quanzhou in the east, Jiangxi in the north, the sea in the south and Huizhou in the west.

In the second year of the Tang Dynasty (AD 686), from Chaozhou to Quanzhou, a part was cut out and Zhangzhou was established. Now, Chaozhou dialect can be used in Zhangzhou, and Xiao Yun, Zhao 'an, Dongshan, Zhangpu and Heping counties and cities under the jurisdiction of Zhangzhou all have Chaozhou opera troupes to perform Chaozhou opera. It can be seen that the historical origins of the two places are interlinked.

As a result, Chaozhou in the Tang Dynasty once bordered Fuzhou in Fujian and Qianzhou in Jiangxi. The first source of Hanjiang River is Changting, Tingzhou, and the other source is Heyuan Zijin. It is conceivable that Han Yu's Han River at that time was completely popular in Chaozhou's own area.

In the first year of Tang Tianbao (AD 742), it was renamed Chaoyang County, and in the first year of Gan Tang (AD 758), Chaozhou was restored.

In the Yuan Dynasty, Chaozhou was called Chaozhou Road. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1369), it changed its course and built a government system, which was called Chaozhou House. The six years of worshipping the frame is the widest year in the counties under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou, including Haiyang, Chaoyang, Jieyang, Raoping, Huilai, Chenghai, Puning, Pingyuan, Chengxiang, Tai Po and Zhenping * * *1.

After Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the war, frontier defense, exile and national migration, a large number of Han people from the Central Plains came to the south, bringing advanced Central Plains culture. After several generations of Song and Ming Dynasties, humanities gradually flourished and celebrities came forth in large numbers. The Korean army is called "Zou Lu by the Sea".

By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the concept of Chaozhou had been basically finalized, and chaozhou people's understanding of Chaozhou at home and abroad was basically finalized on this basis. At this time, Chaozhou has jurisdiction over nine counties: Chaoan (Haiyang) County, Chaoyang County, Jieyang County, Huilai County, Puning County, Chenghai County, Raoping County, Fengshun County, dapu county, Shantou Port and Nan 'ao Island.

These nine counties also have Shantou and Nan 'ao people, collectively known as chaozhou people in history. The definition of chaozhou people appellation is based on the above-mentioned nine counties, Shantou and South Australia. Later, Fengshun and Tai Po were also excluded, but some historical celebrities in modern history, such as Fengshun's Ding Richang, still used to treat him as a hipster.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Shantou Port gradually became a coastal town in Chaoshan area, with developed industry and commerce, and rose to become a new port connecting Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai and overseas.

1904, Zhang Yunan, a native of Songkou, Meixian County, saw that there was great development potential here, so he set up Chaoshan Railway Co., Ltd. to build a railway from the location of Chaozhou Prefecture to Shantou Port.

1906, the Chaoshan line railway was completed, and at the same time, it was equipped with the front of the "Chaoshan" locomotive to receive the car. So there is a new term "Chaoshan".

1907 On May 22nd, Ding Wei Huanggang Uprising took place, which was an armed uprising led by Sun Yat-sen personally to overthrow the feudal dynasty of Qing Dynasty. This armed uprising is of great significance, but Nanyang Daily accused Sun Yat-sen of colluding with Chaoshan society and instigating Huanggang Uprising.

The name "Chaoshan" is gradually widely known in newspapers. The land "Chaoshan" has gradually attracted the attention of the outside world.

192 1 year later, Shantou established a city hall under the leadership of the Guangdong provincial government, which became another regional highlight in eastern Guangdong after Chaozhou.

The saying that this area is called "Chaoshan" was officially announced in the official text. Later, Shantou gradually grew into a new political, economic, military and cultural center in eastern Guangdong; In this way, people are used to saying things like Chaoshan Plain and Chaoshan People.

By 1949, the territory of Chaozhou was still relatively large, including Shantou and Jieyang. From the jurisdiction, it also includes Meizhou and Shanwei.

The second large-scale territorial adjustment after the liberation of China produced two concepts, one in a broad sense and the other in a narrow sense.

Chaozhou in a broad sense means Chaozhou in history, including Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang now. * * * and living habits, * * and folk customs, * * and cultural background, * * and language environment, * * and value orientation, * * and chaozhou people.

In a narrow sense, Chaozhou is now Chaozhou, which was upgraded and expanded by 199 165438 in February. As a prefecture-level city, Chaozhou now governs Chaoan County, Raoping County, Xiangqiao District and Fengxi District. Xiangqiao District is also called Fucheng and Chaozhou.

However, at present, the concept of Chaozhou tends to be broad, even broad, whether at home or abroad. It can be seen that history is constantly blocked and irreplaceable.

As Chaozhou has become one of the three major prefecture-level cities in Chaoshan, local people pay more attention to distinguishing Chaoshan from Chaozhou, such as Chaoshan dialect and Chaoshan congou, rather than calling it Chaozhou. However, overseas hipsters still like to call themselves chaozhou people, and the overseas hipster club is also called "Chaozhou Club", which is probably a continuation of the customary address.

[Chaozhou folk culture is unique]

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 Guzheng is one of the six major schools in China, 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 a chime", so Chaozhou has become the main base of China's ceramics export.

[Chaozhou Scenic Area]

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-Ren Chao 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 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 there is also 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 the king of tea trees in the Song Dynasty on the mountain, which is 10 meters high and covers an area of more than one acre. There is an ancient crater Phoenix Tianchi on the top of the mountain, covering an area of more than 60 mu. Rare animal salamanders, commonly known as "four-legged fish", swim 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 nets, bowling, golf and other entertainment and fitness places are readily available to meet the leisure and entertainment needs of passengers.

"Chaozhou specialty"

Fenghuang Shan Cong is produced in Wutongshan, fenghuang town, Chaoan County. The finished product is compact and heavy, the tea soup is golden and Ming Che, with unique natural floral fragrance, mellow taste, sweet aftertaste at the bottom of throat, and quite resistant to brewing; After drinking and smelling the cup, the lingering fragrance stays at the bottom, which has the tendency of "three days around the nose", which can be called "heaven, earth and people".

◇ Lingtou single-storey is produced in the northern mountainous area of Raoping County, Chaozhou City, and is made of alpine dancong tea for more than 20 years. The shape is tight and straight, the aroma is unique, the taste is mellow, the "honey rhyme is heavy", the sweetness is strong, and the soup is golden and translucent.

◇ Shiguping Wulong Shiguping is a famous She nationality township in fenghuang town, Chaoan County, Chaozhou City, and its oolong tea is the most famous.

Penglai tea is produced in Chifeng Town, Chaoan County, Chaozhou City. A new variety, which is a mixture of green tea and oolong tea, has the characteristics of green soup and green leaves, mellow sweetness and natural floral characteristics of oolong tea.

Fengxi Ceramics Chaozhou began to produce ceramics in the Neolithic Age; In the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, it gradually became porcelain. In the Tang dynasty, there were porcelain kilns in the northern suburbs of the ancient city; During the Northern Song Dynasty, "Baiyao Village" appeared in Bijiashan, the eastern suburb of the ancient city. In the Ming Dynasty, Xia Feng in Haiyang County gradually became a new ceramic production base, and the ceramic production in Jiucun Village in Raoping County also had a certain scale. At present, the main producing areas of Chaozhou ceramics are Fengxi, Guxiang, Feng Tang, Fuyang porcelain area, Raoping Sanrao, Xinfeng and other places.

Porcelain products include household porcelain, sanitary porcelain, industrial porcelain and so on. Chaozhou ceramics are decorated with tide color, pastel color, underglaze color, decal, printing, decorative soil and so on.

Chaozhou ceramic products are exported to more than 80 countries and regions in Europe, America and Asia. Porcelain plastic flowers and porcelain flowers are the most distinctive traditional handicrafts and are very popular. 1978 10 When Deng Xiaoping, the leader of the Party and state, visited North Korea, he gave a 1.2-meter-high hollowed-out "friendship" vase to President Kim Il Sung as a precious gift.

The "South China Ceramic Capital Exhibition Hall" built in Fengxi District concentrates most of the fine products of Fengxi ceramics, which is the epitome of traditional art of Fengxi ceramics. Tourists from home and abroad came to visit in an endless stream and spoke highly of Fengxi ceramics.

Chaozhou Embroidery Chaozhou Embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China and a major school of Cantonese embroidery. It is famous for its balanced composition, strong colors and rich decorations. Chaozhou embroidery has a history of 1000 years. The main varieties are velvet embroidery, nail embroidery, golden velvet mixed embroidery, thread embroidery and so on. There are 1000 kinds of needle gauges, such as padding, embroidery, stitch, stitch, etc. The convex embroidery shown by Chaozhou embroidery makes the works have the artistic effect of relief and unique style. Chaozhou embroidery has a wide range of themes. The main patterns are figures, dragons and phoenixes, animals, flowers and utensils. The main products are hanging screens, banners, screens, bed curtains, colored eyebrows, costumes, banners and treasure covers.

Embroidery Chaozhou embroidery is the product of the combination of traditional Chaozhou embroidery and European embroidery. It has a history of 100 years and is known as "the famous flower in South China" because of its exquisite workmanship and lightness. Chaozhou drawnwork is characterized by drawing some latitude and longitude lines on the cloth according to a certain pattern, locking drawnwork with needle and thread, and pattern embroidery. Chaozhou drawnwork has changed various patterns through more than 400 ingenious stitches and complex and exquisite design layout. The main varieties of Chaozhou embroidery are towels, tablecloths, embroidery, bedspreads, pillowcases, cushions and tableware. Products are exported to the United States, Japan, Italy, Australia and other countries, and many products have been given to foreign guests as national gifts for many times.

Gold lacquer woodcarving Chaozhou woodcarving sprouted in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Chaozhou golden lacquer woodcarving is to gather lacquer and paste gold on woodcarving works, which makes it have brilliant artistic effect. Chaozhou woodcarving works have a variety of styles, including doors and windows, screens, cabinets, beds, banners, incense burners, shrines, candlesticks, boxes, figures, flowers and birds, etc. The woodcarving techniques include relief, sinking carving, sawing through carving, through carving and round carving. Exquisite wood carvings are more luxurious after being painted and gilded. Chaozhou gold lacquer wood carvings are exported to Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries and regions.

Jade Carving In the Ming Dynasty, Chaozhou had workshops to make jade articles. Chaozhou jade carving is mainly made of jasper from the south. In recent years, Xiuyu from Liaoning, Duyu from Henan and Jasper from Canada have also been used. The products are simple and elegant, and the main varieties are jewelry, figures, bonsai, furnace bottles, tea and wine vessels, bowls and so on. Chaozhou jade carving products are deeply loved by compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, and also sell well in the domestic tourism market.

Gold and silver jewelry Chaozhou gold and silver jewelry technology began in the late Qing Dynasty. There are many kinds of gold and silver jewelry in Chaozhou, including bracelets, bracelets, rings, brooches, necklaces, earrings, knots, hairpins, hair clips and pendants 1000 varieties. Except for some geometric figures, most of the shapes are based on the theme of symbolizing auspiciousness, peace and friendship, with unique ideas, novel shapes and rich colors. Chaozhou gold and silver jewelry sells well in more than ten countries and regions such as Europe, Southeast Asia, Middle East and Hong Kong, and some of them are sold in the domestic tourism market.

◇ sachet sachet is a unique traditional handicraft in Chaozhou. Its production method is to embroider various flowers, birds and animals on satin or cloth and wrap them with spices. This sachet is beautiful in appearance and fragrant in smell. Traditional sachets include sachets, jiaozi, needle bags, melon seeds, chicken, velvet and knots. , beautiful appearance, variety. The sachet is mainly used for wearing or as a pendant.

◇ Straw painting Chaozhou straw painting is a kind of folk art full of strong local flavor. Its production method is to slice the straw with a knife and paste it into various pictures. The creation of Chaozhou grass painting began in the 1940s, and its varieties include hanging screens, calendar boards, bookmarks, greeting pictures, antique drawings and imitation stamps, as well as three-dimensional jewelry boxes, tea boxes, picture frames, Four Treasures of the Study and shirts. Straw painting uses the reflective function of straw to produce a special artistic conception. Straw painting is rich in space, unique in composition and vivid.

◇ Bamboo products The mountainous area in the northeast of Chaozhou is rich in bamboo, including Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys pubescens, Prunus mume and Cinnamomum cassia, which provides rich raw materials for the production of bamboo products. Bamboo products produced in Chaozhou are not only furniture and furniture such as tables and chairs, rice bowls, dustpans, bamboo baskets, shoulder poles and baskets, but also daily necessities and handicrafts such as curtains, door curtains, lampshades, fans, hanging baskets, flower baskets and summer mats. Chaozhou bamboo products are exported to America, Canada, France, Norway, Italy, Germany, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Japan, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and other countries and regions.

Tea Chaozhou tea has a long history and a wide variety. At present, Chaozhou tea has many varieties 10, such as Phoenix Narcissus, Fujian Narcissus, Oolong, Shigu Oolong, Meizhan, Minghua, Lan Qi, Huang Dan, Tieguanyin, Benshan, Dahong, Jinxiang and Cinnamon. Phoenix narcissus is the most popular tea in Chaozhou. According to the statistics of forestry department, there are more than 85,000 mu of tea gardens in the city, and there are small and medium-sized primary and refined tea processing plants 120. Chaozhou tea enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad for its excellent quality and is exported to Europe, America and Southeast Asia. This is an important export commodity of this city.

Phoenix Dan Cong is a famous high-quality tea variety in Chaozhou, which is famous for its beautiful appearance, green color, rich aroma and sweet taste. Fenghuang Langcai, Shiguping Oolong Tea and Lingtou Bai Ye dancong tea have won many national and ministerial quality awards. Famous varieties include Pupu Bai Ye and Dashan Huang Dan.

◇ Fruits and Cool Fruits Chaozhou is the hometown of fruits in the south. There are many seasonal fruits, and Chaozhou oranges are even more famous. All kinds of fruits are listed one after another following the seasonal changes. In spring, there are loquat, bayberry, green plum, peach and plum; There are litchi, pineapple, mango and pear in summer; In autumn, there are longan, carambola, grapefruit, persimmon and guava; There are olives, oranges, oranges and bananas in winter. The fruits of the four seasons are mouth watering.

There are 22 families in the city planting fruit trees 128 varieties, among which the famous and rare fruits are Stork Nest Orange, Fuzhong Selected Banana Orange, Qiandong Xinpo Orange, Gulou Mountain Black Leaf Litchi, Xikou Banana, Caopu Longan, Fenglaiduo Longan, Red Persimmon, Red Sweet Carambola, Green Olive, Mononuclear Yellow Peel, Fishing Village Myrica rubra, White Rice Peach and Red Meat.

All kinds of preserved fruits made of Chaozhou fruits have distinctive contents and packaging. Peel olive and sugar kumquat won the excellent product award. In addition, there are more than 50 varieties of preserved fruits processed in this city, such as licorice, olive, plum, plum, spiced plum, sugar carambola, mango, honey mango, peach strips, orange cakes, oranges and dried tangerines.

Chaozhou Citrus Chaozhou Citrus is the most famous variety in the world, with white flowers in late spring and early summer, fruits in autumn and harvest in winter.

Chaozhou citrus has three varieties: tangerine, banana orange and snow orange. Oranges are huge, vermilion and yellow, with crisp and convex skins, which are the easiest to peel. The petal fat juice is rich in seeds, sweet as honey, and has the reputation of "mandarin orange". Banana orange is slightly smaller in shape, and its skin is thicker and harder, sticking to the petals. This kind of orange is less likely to touch the barrel orange, and the candied orange cake is made of it. Snow orange is a bit like Xinhui orange, juicy but slightly sour, suitable for cutting and sucking juice.

Chaozhou citrus cultivation has a long history. In the poems written by Ding Ru in Zhangzhou in the early Tang Dynasty, there is a saying that "honey takes the liquid from flowers and oranges are stored on trees", which is about Chaozhou oranges. Chaozhou orange has a history of more than 1300 years. In the Ming Dynasty, it was recorded that "Chaozhou orange is the first product, which tastes sweet and fragrant, but its meat is fat and small ...". Now, Chaozhou orange is not only famous in Southeast Asia, but also as far away as the United States and Europe, and its canned products are also sold all over the world.

[Chaozhou snacks]

Chaozhou snacks originated from the folk, and it is one of the eight schools of dim sum in China. Chaozhou snacks are mainly mixed with meat and vegetables, steamed, fried, roasted and fried completely, with rich varieties, delicious taste, exquisite materials, fine production and strong local flavor.

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 230 kinds of Chaozhou snacks, but I have sorted out only a dozen or twenty kinds. The main cooking methods are boiling, frying, roasting, baking, mixing, stewing and frying. As far as taste is concerned, sour, sweet, salty and spicy can be seen everywhere in the streets and lanes of urban areas and even rural areas, and the price is cheap, which meets the consumption level of the public, so it has a wide range of consumer groups.

"Chaozhou Today"

Chaozhou, a medium-sized city with historical and cultural characteristics and modern flavor, has been formed. It has been rated as a health city and a civilized city in Guangdong Province, and is building an excellent tourist city in China. The people of the city are working hard to build a civilized, prosperous and powerful new Chaozhou.

Chaozhou is a civilized city, a sanitary city and a "double support" model city in Guangdong Province. While speeding up economic development, Chaozhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government put spiritual civilization construction, especially ideological and moral culture construction in a prominent position, vigorously strengthened the education of ideals and beliefs, developed local characteristic culture, and extensively carried out various mass activities to create spiritual civilization. The construction of spiritual civilization in the city presents a good development trend of multi-level, wide-ranging and overall promotion, and the flowers of spiritual civilization are competing to open up and achieve fruitful results.

First of all, the city is changing with each passing day. The urban built-up area has developed from 8 square kilometers to 3 1.4 square kilometers, with reasonable planning, complete functions and perfect infrastructure. The urban environment is clean and beautiful, the urban greening coverage rate reaches 34. 1%, and the levels of beautification, greening, purification and lighting are constantly improving, basically forming a framework of medium-sized cities with both ancient city features and modern atmosphere.

Second, new progress has been made in science, education and health. High-tech industries have developed rapidly, and the contribution rate of scientific and technological progress to economic growth has reached 40.2%. The population growth has been effectively controlled, and the family planning control target issued by the province has been completed for four consecutive years. The cause of radio and television has developed rapidly, with radio and television coverage reaching over 98%, and various competitive sports activities have achieved good results.

The third is to improve the quality of citizens' civilization. The Chaozhou spirit of self-confidence, honesty and pragmatism, unity and hard work, and daring to be the first has become the spiritual driving force of chaozhou people, and citizens' urban consciousness, moral concept, overall situation concept and the concept of seizing opportunities have become a common practice. Fourth, the long-term mechanism of comprehensive management of social security has been improved day by day, the network construction of mass prevention and treatment has been continuously strengthened, the "strike hard" rectification struggle has achieved remarkable results, and the social security order is good. Fifth, new achievements have been made in economic development. During the Ninth Five-Year Plan period, the GDP grew at an average annual rate of 1 1.7%, the scale of industrial economy continued to expand, the private economy developed rapidly, and a number of large industrial enterprises and high-tech enterprises emerged. People's living standards have improved significantly.