1, different geographical locations

Chaozhou and Shantou are two different cities.

Chaozhou, located in the middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang River, is a port city on the eastern coast of Guangdong Province. It is adjacent to Zhaoan County and Pinghe County in Fujian Province in the east, Jiedong District in Jieyang City in Guangdong Province in the west, Fengshun County and dapu county in Meizhou City in the north, Nanhai City in the south and Shantou City in the south.

Shantou City is located in the east of Guangdong Province, at the southern end of Hanjiang Delta, with Chaozhou City in the north, Jieyang City in the west and the South China Sea in the southeast.

2. Different dialects

Chaozhou dialect is Chaozhou dialect and Hakka dialect. Part of Raoping County in Chaozhou is Hakka dialect, which does not belong to Chaozhou local dialect (this name is more common in Taiwan Province Province, also called Raoping dialect). Chaozhou dialect, also known as Chaoshan dialect, belongs to Fujian language family, one of the eight major language families of Chinese dialect.

Shantou dialect is a small piece of Shantou dialect in Hanjiang. Chaozhou dialect can be divided into two accents: Hanjiang Shantou dialect and Lianjiang Chaoyang dialect. Shantou dialect is a small piece of Hanjiang River, which is the representative pronunciation of Shantou dialect.

Second, the connection between Chaoshan:

1, Chaozhou and Shantou are both prefecture-level cities in Guangdong Province.

2. Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang are called Chaoshan areas.

3. 199 1 year, Shantou is divided into Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang.

4. The three cities of Chaoshan belong to the same administrative region since ancient times, and have been the political, economic, cultural and military centers of eastern Guangdong for generations.

Extended data:

Food culture in Chaoshan area;

Chaoshan enjoys the reputation of "hometown of delicious food" and is the birthplace of famous Chaozhou cuisine, Kung Fu tea and Chaoshan beef ball hot pot.

1, kungfu tea

Kung fu tea Road is a unique traditional tea drinking custom in Chaoshan, and Chaoshan Tea Ceremony is a symbol of "chaozhou people is elegant and refined, with superb actions". Kung fu tea is listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list. The elegant and practical Chaozhou Kung Fu Tea Road was unveiled at the Milan Expo 20 15, attracting the surprised eyes of tourists from all over the world.

2. Chaozhou cuisine

Chaozhou cuisine, one of the three major cuisines of Cantonese cuisine, has a history of thousands of years. Chaoshan cuisine is famous at home and abroad, and it is one of the famous dishes in China. Although it is a world-famous and expensive dish, it is actually a dish of ordinary people and belongs to coarse food. Chaozhou cuisine is fat but not greasy, light and tasty, and not greasy. They pay attention to portability, health care and authenticity.

Common Chaozhou dishes are: stewed shark's fin, raw lobster, braised abalone in soup, red sea cucumber, vegetarian dishes for protecting the country, fried chicken in soy sauce, dry fried meat, fried crab in soy sauce, mashed melon and taro, thick soup in oyster sauce, beef balls, glutinous rice with fat intestines, braised goose with lion's head and Sichuan style pork.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Shantou

Baidu encyclopedia-Chaozhou

Baidu encyclopedia-Chaoshan area