Chaoshan is divided into narrow sense and broad sense. In a narrow sense, it refers to Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang. Shantou City, from ancient Jieyang County to Chaozhou Prefecture and then to 199 1 year, belongs to the same city administrative area, with the same nationality, geography, blood relationship and culture, so it is collectively called Chaoshan Three Cities. In a broad sense, it includes Shanwei, which once belonged to Chaoshan in modern times, and is similar to Chaoshan in terms of nationality, geography, blood relationship and culture, and is collectively referred to as Chaoshan four cities.
Extended information Chaoshan enjoys the reputation of "the hometown of food". Chaozhou-Shantou cuisine is one of the three major schools of Cantonese cuisine and the backbone of Cantonese cuisine. He has been officially designated as the sole representative of China's food culture to participate in the World Expo for three consecutive times. In 2004, Chaozhou cuisine won the gold medal in the 5th National Cooking Technology Competition.
In 2009, Chaozhou cuisine was listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list. 20 14 was selected as the "20 14 list of China cities-the most recommended food city in China by netizens all over the world" by China Radio International. Chaoshan is the birthplace of famous Chaozhou Kung Fu tea and Chaozhou cuisine.
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