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The Communist People's Liberation Army captured Chenghai on 24 October 1949, 23 days after the People's Republic of China was founded. From 1994 onward, Chenghai was upgraded to a county-level city and was administered by the Provincial Government directly (custody by Shantou). On 19 May 2003, Chenghai was absorbed as a district by Shantou. [6]
Shantou was a fishing village part of Tuojiang Du (鮀江都), Jieyang County during the Song dynasty. It came to be known as Xialing (廈嶺) during the Yuan dynasty. In 1563, Shantou became a part of Chenghai County in Chao Prefecture . As early as 1574, Shantou had been called Shashanping (沙汕坪).
The Tashan Scenic Area (simplified Chinese: 塔山风景区; traditional Chinese: 塔山風景區), literally translated to "Pagoda Mountain Scenic Spot", [3] or Tashan Scenic Zone, [4] is a scenic spot located in Tucheng Village, Lianshang Town, Chenghai District, Shantou City, [5] covering an area of 3,200 mus [6] (approx. 19.7 km²).
parts of Jiao District, Shantou: merged & established 1991-12-07: parts of Shantou (PL-City) Chaozhou (PL-City) established: State Council [1991]84 ↳ Chaozhou (CL-City) ↳ Xiangqiao District: transferred & reorganized ↳ Chao'an County: transferred & established ↳ Raoping County: ↳ Raoping County: transferred parts of Shantou (PL-City ...
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Longdu (Chinese: 隆都; pinyin: Lóngdū) is a town of Chenghai District, in the northern suburbs of Shantou, in eastern Guangdong province, China. [1] As of 2011, It has 1 residential community (社区) and 14 villages under its administration, [2] and a hukou population of 74,000 [when?] living in an area of 34 km 2 (13 sq mi).
Lim Nee Soon (林義順/林义顺; Lin Yishun) (1879–1936; Shantou, Guangdong), Chinese Peranakan banker and businessman, rubber magnate and was nicknamed the "Pineapple King", founding member of Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan and close friend of Dr Sun Yat Sen.
Han River flows south through the Han River Delta entering the South China Sea at Chenghai District and Longhu District of Shantou. [1] The Teochew people refer to the river as "the Mother River". [3] The river is named after Han Yu, a writer, poet and government official of the Tang dynasty, in honor of his contribution to Chaoshan. [4]