Shantou is a
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
of 4,971,000 permanent inhabitants (as at end 2006) in coastal Eastern
GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
,
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, occupying an area of 2,064 km
2. With it and the immediately surrounding cities of
JieyangJieyang is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.-Administration:...
and
ChaozhouChaozhou , also widely known by its Postal map spelling Teochew, is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, People's Republic 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 metropolitan region – known as
ChaoshanCháoshàn is a term used to describe the linguistic and cultural region in the north-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 for most people overseas, although it also consists of the cities of...
– covers an area of 10,404 km
2. and had a permanent population of 13,139,800 at the end of 2006.
Shantou, a city significant in 19th-century Chinese history as one of the
treaty portsTreaty ports were port cities in China, Japan and Korea opened to foreign trade by the Unequal Treaties.The first five treaty ports in China were established at the conclusion of the First Opium War by the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842...
established for Western trade and contact, was one of the original Special Economic Zones of the
People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately one-fifth of the world's population...
established in the 1980s, but failed to blossom like other cities such as
ShenzhenShenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China's Guangdong province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong...
,
XiamenXiamen , also known as Amoy , is a coastal sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It looks out to the Taiwan Strait and borders Quanzhou to the north and Zhangzhou to the south....
and
ZhuhaiZhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south...
.
Shantou is a
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
of 4,971,000 permanent inhabitants (as at end 2006) in coastal Eastern
GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
,
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, occupying an area of 2,064 km
2. With it and the immediately surrounding cities of
JieyangJieyang is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.-Administration:...
and
ChaozhouChaozhou , also widely known by its Postal map spelling Teochew, is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, People's Republic 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 metropolitan region – known as
ChaoshanCháoshàn is a term used to describe the linguistic and cultural region in the north-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 for most people overseas, although it also consists of the cities of...
– covers an area of 10,404 km
2. and had a permanent population of 13,139,800 at the end of 2006.
Shantou, a city significant in 19th-century Chinese history as one of the
treaty portsTreaty ports were port cities in China, Japan and Korea opened to foreign trade by the Unequal Treaties.The first five treaty ports in China were established at the conclusion of the First Opium War by the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842...
established for Western trade and contact, was one of the original Special Economic Zones of the
People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately one-fifth of the world's population...
established in the 1980s, but failed to blossom like other cities such as
ShenzhenShenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China's Guangdong province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong...
,
XiamenXiamen , also known as Amoy , is a coastal sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It looks out to the Taiwan Strait and borders Quanzhou to the north and Zhangzhou to the south....
and
ZhuhaiZhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south...
. However, it remains as Eastern Guangdong's economic centre, and is home to one of Guangdong's most prestigious universities,
Shantou UniversityShantou University is a provincial level University in the Guangdong city of Shantou. It was authorised and established in 1981 by the State Council and Guangdong Government under the “Project 211” program. Mr. Li Ka-Shing, a global businessman and philanthropist, contributed HK $3.1 billion to...
.
History
Shantou was a fishing village part of Tuojiang City (鮀江都), Jieyang District (揭陽縣) during the
Song DynastyThe Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...
. It came to be Xialing (廈嶺) during the
Yuan DynastyThe Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was both the continuation of the Mongol Empire and the Mongol founded historical state in Mongolia and China, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. Although the dynasty was established by Kublai Khan, he had his grandfather Genghis Khan placed on the...
. In 1563, Shantou was a part of Chenghai District (澄海縣) in Chao Prefecture (
ChaozhouChaozhou , also widely known by its Postal map spelling Teochew, is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, People's Republic 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...
). As early as 1574, Shantou had been called Shashan Ping (沙汕坪). In the seventeenth century, a cannon platform called Shashan Toupaotai (沙汕頭炮臺 sha shan tou pao tai) was made here, and the placename later was shortened to "Shantou". Locally it has been referred to as Kialat.
Connecting to Shantou across the
Queshi BridgeThe Queshi Bridge , in Swatow, China, is among the world's longest bridges. Its longest span of makes it the fourteenth largest cable-stayed bridge in the world....
is Queshi (礐石) which had been known by the local people through the 19th century as Kakchio. It was the main site for the American and British Consulates. Today the area is a scenic park but some of the structures are somewhat preserved from its earlier history.
It became a city in 1919, and was separated from Chenghai in 1921. 1922 saw the devastating
Swatow TyphoonThe 1922 Swatow Typhoon was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused thousands of deaths in the Chinese city of Swatow in August 1922. These totals make it one of the deadliest known typhoons in history.-Meteorological history:...
, which killed 50,000 out of the 65,000 people then inhabiting the city.
In the 1930s, as a transport hub and a merchandise distribution centre in Southeast China, Shantou Port's cargo throughput ranked third in the country.
With higher-level administrative authority, Shantou governed Chaozhou City and
Jieyang CityJieyang is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.-Administration:...
from 1983 to 1989.
Administration
Shantou is a
prefecture-level cityA prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefecture-level cities form the second level of the administrative structure...
. It has direct jurisdiction over six districts and one
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
.
Districts
- Chenghai District
Chenghai or Tenghai is a district of the city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.It is the birthplace of Qin Mu, and Hai-Hong, the father of Taksin who was a Thai king....
(Traditional: 澄海區 & Simplified: 澄海区)
- Longhu District
Longhu District is a district of Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Shantou city....
(Traditional: 龍湖區 & Simplified: 龙湖区)
- Jinping District
Jinping District is a district of Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Shantou city....
(Traditional: 金平區 & Simplified: 金平区)
- Haojiang District
Haojiang District is a district in Shantou, China. It was established in March 2003, consisting the former Dahao and Hepu districts. It covers 134.88 sq.km. Dahao Island, which covers about 80aq.km, is part of Shantou special economic zone. And it is to the west of Chaoyang District...
(Traditional: 濠江區 & Simplified: 濠江区)
- Chaoyang District
Chaoyang District is a district in the municipality of Shantou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.-Street Committee :* Wenguang 文光 - pop. 146649* Mianbei 棉北 - pop. 54942...
(Traditional: 潮陽區 & Simplified: 潮阳区)
- Chaonan District
Chaonan District is a district of Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Shantou city....
(Traditional: 潮南區 & Simplified: 潮南区)
- Nan'ao County
Nan'ao County is a county in Shantou, Guangdong, China, near the Tropic of Cancer.-External links:*...
(Traditional: 南澳縣 & Simplified: 南澳县): island-county
As of 2003, the district of Haojiang was established out of
HepuHepu may refer to:* Hepu County , a county in Beihai, Guangxi Province, China* Hepu District , former district of Shantou, Guangdong, China, merged to Haojiang District in 2003...
and Dahao which had been merged together, and the district of Jinping Shengping and Jinyuan; Waisha and Xinxi Town, part of former Chenghai City, was merged into Longhu District; Chenghai City became Chenghai District; Chaoyang City was divided and became Chaoyang and Chaonan District respectively.
Economy
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Shantou's economy is medium by the
GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
standard. Manufacturing accounts for a large and increasing share of employment. Canning, garments, lithography, plastic, and toys are some of the principal products. Toy manufacturing is the city's leading export industry, with 400 million U.S. dollars worth of exports each year.
GuiyuGuiyu is a town on the South China Sea coast, infamous in the global environmentalist community for its reception of E-waste.-Administration:...
, a populous town in
ChaoyangChaoyang is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.Within the prefecture there is a variety of mining. The Songling Mountains, where fossils have been found, are not far from here...
District (潮陽區), is the biggest
electronic wasteElectronic waste, e-waste, e-scrap, or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment describes loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, broken, electrical or electronic devices...
site on earth. Health-environmental issues incurred have concerned international organisations such as
GreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental organization for the protection and conservation of the environment. Greenpeace uses direct action, lobbying and research to achieve its goals. Greenpeace has a worldwide presence with national and regional offices in 46 countries, which are affiliated to the...
.
In 2000, the biggest tax fraud in
ChinaThe People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately one-fifth of the world's population...
's history was uncovered, estimated worthy of 32.3 billion yuan.
Demographics
Shantou is one of the most densely populated regions in China. Former Chaoyang City was China's most populous county-level administrative region, with 2.4 million inhabitants.
Most residents are ethnically
TeochewThe Chaozhou people are Han people who are native to the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong province of China and speaks Teochew dialect. The Teochew diaspora can be found almost anywhere in the world, especially Southeast Asia, North America, Australasia and France...
. There are also Hakka, popularly known as Half-Hakka (半山客), living mainly in Chaoyang District (潮陽區) and Chaonan District (潮南區), although they speak Teochew on a daily basis and practise Teochew culture. Thanks to the Mandarin-medium education system, most people, especially the younger generations, can speak the national dialect fluently.
Governmental statistics show that 2.16 million
overseas ChineseOverseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the territories administered by the rival governments of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...
have roots in Shantou, with significant populations of Teochew people residing in
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
and
CambodiaThe Kingdom of Cambodia , formerly known as Kampuchea , is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 14 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh...
. This is demonstrated by the unusually high number of international direct flights between
BangkokBangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung Thep Mahanakhon , or กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. It came to the forefront of Siam when it was given the...
and Shantou. In addition, there are at least two Teochew-speaking air hostesses on board each China Southern flight between Shantou and Bangkok. The Teochew presence, furthermore, is evident in
SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, lying north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. At , Singapore is a microstate and the smallest nation in Southeast...
and
MalaysiaMalaysia is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million inhabitants...
;
Johor BahruJohor Bahru, also spelled Johor Baharu, Johor Baru, or Johore Bahru and abbreviated as JB, is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia...
, a coastal city situated at the latter's southernmost tip, is known as 'Little Swatow'.
Culture and lifestyle
Shantou people share the same culture with other
TeochewThe Chaozhou people are Han people who are native to the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong province of China and speaks Teochew dialect. The Teochew diaspora can be found almost anywhere in the world, especially Southeast Asia, North America, Australasia and France...
. The tea-drinking tradition widely practised in town is a classic instance. According to China Daily, Shantou people "drink more tea than anyone else in China, in total 700 million yuan (US$87.5 million) each year".
Health
The public hospitals in the Shantou metropolitan area are operated by the Government of Shantou. Management of these hospitals and other specialist health facilities are coordinated by Shantou
Board of HealthHealth board might mean in the following countries a current or historical body concerned with health services and/or public health.*Australia*Canada*Denmark - a National Board of Health*England - a Board of Health...
.
Utilities
Shantou's electricity is provided entirely by
China Southern Power GridState Grid Corporation of China is the largest electric power transmission and distribution company in China and in the world...
,
postal serviceMail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects, wherein written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal...
operated by
China PostChina Post , which is the name used by the State Post Bureau of PRC in business, is the official postal service of the People's Republic of China. China Post is operated by the State Post Bureau of the People's Republic of China. The State Post Bureau, commonly referred to as China Post is both a...
, and terrestrial and mobile telecommunications services are controlled by
China TelecomChina Telecom Corp. Ltd. is the largest fixed line service and 3rd largest mobile telecommunication provider in the People's Republic of China.-Sectors:...
.
Shantou, is one of the two SMW3 beach-landing points in
ChinaThe People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately one-fifth of the world's population...
, the other being
ShanghaiShanghai is the largest city in China, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million people. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality of the People's Republic of China with province-level...
.
Transport
The private car has matured as a transport option for Shantou residents. However, more still travel by autobikes. Public transportation is provided by bus, ferry and taxi.
The
Shantou Waisha AirportShantou Waisha Airport , is an airport in Shantou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China . Shantou Waisha Airport will serve as an airport of People's Liberation Army Air Force after 2011 when Jieyang Chaoshan Airport will be established.-Airlines and destinations:*Air China *China Eastern...
(外砂机场) is 13 kilometres away from the city centre and was constructed in 1956. Nearly 2 million people utilise the airport each year. Taxi is the usual way to travel between the airport and the city proper. The taxi fare is around 20–30
RMBThe renminbi is the currency of the People's Republic of China , whose principal unit is the yuan , subdivided into 10 jiao , each of 10 fen . The renminbi is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of the PRC. The ISO 4217 abbreviation is CNY, although it is also commonly...
. The new Jieyang Chaoshan airport, located in
Jiedong CountyJiedong County is a county of Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Jieyang city....
(揭东县) which borders Shantou to the southeast, will be completed in 2011. It is to replace the former by then, providing better services to
ChaoshanCháoshàn is a term used to describe the linguistic and cultural region in the north-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 for most people overseas, although it also consists of the cities of...
residents.
Tourism
- The Former Residence of Chen Ci Hong (陈慈黉故居 Chencihong Guju)
- Nan'ao Island (南澳島 Nanao Dao): rated as Guangdong's most beautiful island by China's National Geographic magazine
- Palace-Temple of Old Mother (老媽宮 Laoma Gong): dedicated to the goddess Matsu
Mazu , also spelt Matsu, is the indigenous goddess of the sea who protects fishermen and sailors, and is invoked as the goddess who protects East Asians who are associated with the ocean...
- Temple of Emperor Guan (關帝廟 Guandi Miao): dedicated to Guan Yu
Guan Yu was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. He played a significant role in the civil war that led to the collapse of the Han Dynasty and the establishment of the Kingdom of Shu, of which Liu Bei was the first...
- Tropic of Cancer Symbol Tower (北回归线标志塔 Beihuiguixian Biaozhita): The Tropic of Cancer slips through Centipede Mountain, which is 20 kilometers away from the city proper.
Primary and secondary
Public primary and secondary schools provide education free.
- Shantou Number One Middle School
- Shantou Experimental School
Shantou Experimental School is a public school, located in Longhu District, within the city proper of Shantou, Guangdong, China.Established in 1999 and operated by the Education Bureau of Shantou City, the school currently caters for approximately 3000 students from Years 1 to 9.- External links :*...
- Shantou Number four Middle School
- Shantou Number ten Middle School
- Shantou Number two Middle School
- Shantou Number three Middle School
- Dahua number one primary school
Colleges and universities
Relationships
Shantou has city partnerships with these cities around the world.
Sister citiesSister cities, also known as town twinning, is an agreement between towns, cities and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties...
(友好城市) Since 1990: Kishiwada,
Osakais a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū.Osaka is a City in Japan and also is designated city under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture...
,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
Since 1997:
Saint JohnSt. John's is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. St...
,
Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada on the country's Atlantic coast in northeastern North America. This easternmost Canadian province comprises two main parts: the island of Newfoundland off the country's eastern coast, and Labrador on the mainland to the northwest of the island.A...
,
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Since 2005:
Can ThoCần Thơ , the name comes from "cầm thi giang" - river of poems, is a city in Vietnam. The city, regarded as "Western capital", with an estimated population of 1,121,000 as of 2004, is the biggest city in the Mekong Delta. The city is located on the south bank of the Hậu River, the bigger branch of...
,
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
Cities of friendly exchanges (友好交流关系城市) Since 2003: Pyongtaek, Gyeonggi,
South KoreaSouth Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...
Since 2005:
FairfieldFairfield is a western suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Fairfield is located 29 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is also partly in the local government...
,
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
Entertainers
- Hong Kong
Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
- Adam Cheng
Adam Cheng Siu-Chow is a popular TVB actor and singer in Hong Kong.-Career history:...
(1947-; ChaoyangChaoyang is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.Within the prefecture there is a variety of mining. The Songling Mountains, where fossils have been found, are not far from here...
, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
; born in Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
), actor and singer
- Canti Lau
Lau Sek Ming is a Chinese actor whose ancestral home is Chaoyang, Guangdong....
(1964-; ChaoyangChaoyang is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.Within the prefecture there is a variety of mining. The Songling Mountains, where fossils have been found, are not far from here...
, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
; born in Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
), actor and singer
- Emil Chau (1960-; Chaoyang
Chaoyang is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.Within the prefecture there is a variety of mining. The Songling Mountains, where fossils have been found, are not far from here...
, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
; born in Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
), actor and singer
- Rocky Cheng (1968-; Chaoyang
Chaoyang is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.Within the prefecture there is a variety of mining. The Songling Mountains, where fossils have been found, are not far from here...
, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
; born in Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
), fitness trainer
- Kwong Wah
Kwong Wah born 19 November 1962) is a Hong Kong television star currently working for TVB. He is widely known for his portrayals of Chinese historical characters such as Lao Ai , Xiang Yu , Tang Sanzang , Emperor Tang Xuanzong , Emperor Yongzheng Kwong Wah born 19 November 1962) is a Hong Kong...
(1962-; Shantou, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
; born in Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
), actor and singer
- Sammi Cheng
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. Having enjoyed much success in the Hong Kong music industry, Sammi has been known as a diva. Most notably in the 1990s, she was dubbed by the media as the "new cantopop queen". On top of her celebrity status, Sammi's fortune is often...
(1972-; Chenghai, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
; born in Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
), actress and singer
Entrepreneurs
- Mainland China
Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China , excluding Hong Kong and Macau, which are under the jurisdiction of the PRC but run on different economic and...
- Huang Guang Yu
Huang Guangyu, , alternatively called Wong Kwong Yu in Hong Kong, was the Chairman of GOME Group, which is the largest consumer electronics retailer in China. He had a net worth of US$1.7 billion as of 2005, according to Forbes Magazine's world's richest people ranking...
(1969-; ChaoyangChaoyang is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.Within the prefecture there is a variety of mining. The Songling Mountains, where fossils have been found, are not far from here...
, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
), chairman of Gome Group and the richest person in MainlandMainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China , excluding Hong Kong and Macau, which are under the jurisdiction of the PRC but run on different economic and...
- Ma Hua Teng
Ma Huateng is a Chinese entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd, establishing the QQ online community. He is a graduate of the Computer Science Department of Shenzhen University.Ma has spent his entire career in computing. He joined Runxun Communications Development Co....
(1971-; ChaoyangChaoyang is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.Within the prefecture there is a variety of mining. The Songling Mountains, where fossils have been found, are not far from here...
, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
), General ManagerGeneral manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
of Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd and creator of QQ
- Hong Kong
Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
- Lim Por Yen (1914–2005; Chaoyang
Chaoyang is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.Within the prefecture there is a variety of mining. The Songling Mountains, where fossils have been found, are not far from here...
, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
), media tycoon, banker and charitarian
- Thailand
The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
- Chia Ek Chor (1896—1983; Chenghai, Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
), founder of Charoen Pokphand GroupThe Charoen Pokphand Group is the largest business conglomerate in Thailand. Its largest subsidiary is Charoen Pokphand Foods, which achieved 116.5 billion baht in revenue in 2005, earning a profit of 6.747 billion baht...
and charitarian
- Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, lying north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. At , Singapore is a microstate and the smallest nation in Southeast...
- Tang Choon Keng
Tang Choon Keng was a Singaporean entrepreneur, who founded Tangs department store in Singapore. He was popularly known as CK Tang...
(1901–2000; Shantou, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
), founder of TangsTangs is a company that specialises in the retail market, selling goods to customers. It is based in Singapore, and owns Singapore's oldest store which has become an icon of the Singapore retail market...
Film director
- Mainland China
Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China , excluding Hong Kong and Macau, which are under the jurisdiction of the PRC but run on different economic and...
- Cai Chu Sheng (1906–1968; Chaoyang
Chaoyang is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.Within the prefecture there is a variety of mining. The Songling Mountains, where fossils have been found, are not far from here...
, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
), famous director, and the film "Yu Guang Qu" (渔光曲) directed by him received the first international film prize in China's history
Literary figure
- Mainland China
Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China , excluding Hong Kong and Macau, which are under the jurisdiction of the PRC but run on different economic and...
- Qin Mu (1919–1992; Chenghai, Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
; born in Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
), famous Chinese literary figure
Royal
- Thailand
The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
- Taksin
Taksin was King of Siam Empire. He was greatly revered for his leadership in liberation of Siam from the Burmese occupation after the Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 and unification of Siam under various warlords...
(1734–1782; Chenghai, GuangdongGuangdong is a province on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
; born in ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
), king of Siam from 1768 to 1782
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