1, Shantou: In the ninth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1530), a sand ridge was formed here, which was called "sand mountain". In the fifty-sixth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (17 17), forts and smoke mounds were built in this area, which was called "Shashantou", and the Qing government set up a station here to collect salt tax, which was referred to as "Shantou" for short.

2. Shanwei: Shanwei, formerly known as "Shan Mei", is famous for its beautiful coastal scenery, hence the name "Shan Mei". As it is located at the southern tip of Guangdong Province, it used to be commonly known as "Tail Province", and "Tail" was homophonic with "Beauty", so people gradually called "Shan Mei" Shanwei.

Geographical location of Shantou Shanwei:

1, Shantou is located between east longitude114' and north latitude 17 19', 23 02' to 23 38' north latitude, at the southern end of Hanjiang River Delta, and in the northeast with Chaozhou Rao. Shantou is an important node of the "Greater Pearl River Delta" and "Pan-Pearl River Delta" economic circles.

2. Shanwei City is located in the southeast coast of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Delta, between Shenzhen and Shantou Special Economic Zones, with a total area of 4,865.05 square kilometers (including the area of Shenzhen-Shantou Special Cooperation Zone of 468.84 square kilometers).

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shantou

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