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Chaozhou (Chinese: 潮州), alternatively Chiuchow, [3] Chaochow [4] or Teochew, [5] is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China.It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the South China Sea to the southeast.
The Teochew people or Chaoshanese, Teo-Swa people or Chaoshan people (rendered Têo-Swa in romanized Teoswa [clarification needed] and Cháoshàn in Modern Standard Mandarin also known as Teo-Swa in mainland China due to a change in place names [1]) is an ethnic group native to the historical Chaoshan region in south China [2] who speak the Teochew language.
Chaoshan cuisine, also known as Chiuchow cuisine, Chaozhou cuisine or Teochew cuisine, originated from the Chaoshan region in the eastern part of China's Guangdong Province, which includes the cities of Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang. Relative economic and linguistic isolation (most people also speak Mandarin) has helped maintain the Chaoshan ...
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The Teochew dialect is the most widely spoken among the Chinese community in Pontianak. [14] The Teochew population primarily resides in the urban areas of southern Pontianak, whereas those in northern Pontianak, as well as the suburbs and rural areas, predominantly speak Hakka.
Teochew [a] or Chiuchow [b] (潮州; peng'im: Dio 5 ziu 1 [ti̯o˥˥˩˩.tsi̯u˧˧]) is a historical area that is mostly within the modern Chaoshan region, eastern Guangdong, China. Teochew may also refer to:
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Map of Chenghai County in Ming dynasty. Chenghai was known as one of "Eight Counties of Chaozhou" (Chinese: 潮州八邑) in Qing Dynasty and Republic of China period. It was founded as a county in 1563 AD, combining by the coastal lands separated from Haiyang County, Jieyang County and Raoping County, and under Chao Prefecture (Teochew)'s jurisdiction.