Chaoshan
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Cháoshàn (潮汕) refers to the linguistic and cultural region in the east of Guangdong, a southeastern province of China. This region is the origin of the Min Nan dialect Teochew. The area is known as Teochew (spelt Chiuchow in Hong Kong) for most[who?名胜古迹英文] people overas, although it also consists of the cities of Shantou (sometimes spelt 精粹Swatow) and Jieyang. It differs from the rest of Guangdong province which consists of Cantone and Hakka speakers.[1]
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[edit] Origin
The name "Chaoshan" (潮汕) is a contraction of the names of two of its administrative areas, the prefecture-level cities of 溜旱冰Chaozhou (潮州), and Shantou (汕头).
[edit] Geography
Encompassing the cities of Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang and Shanwei, the Chaoshan region, with a permanent population of 13,247,400 at the end of 2007, covers an area of 10,028 km² that stretches from Shanwei on the coast to the border of Fujian.
霞浦滩涂[edit] Culture and language
This is a unique area with its own culture that is quite different from its neighbours in Guangdong and the rest of China. It does, however, share similarities to the Minnan areas just north of Chaoshan in Fujian Province. One of the main reasons for its uniqueness is its language, called Chaozhou (also spelt Teochew). It is said that this dialect of Chine is one of the most difficult ones to master, as it has 8 tones compared t
o the 4 tones found in Mandarin. Music, opera, and food are further characteristics that distinguish Chaoshan people from the rest of Guangdong.
