Located in the south of Chaoshan area, between Shanwei and Shantou, it is the hometown of China badminton champion and China chess master, and also the famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangdong Province, the old revolutionary base area of Hailufeng. With the construction of PetroChina's 20 million tons oil refining project, Huilai has become one of the four major energy industry bases in Guangdong Province. In the third year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1524), Chaoyang County and Haifeng County were split to form Huilai County, hence the name, which was under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou Prefecture. In the thirty-second year of Jiajing (1553), it was divided into thousands of households in Jinghai.
After liberation, Huilai County was abolished and merged with Puning. 196 1 Huilai County was restored, which was under the jurisdiction of Shantou. 199 1 year, Jieyang City and Huilai County were set aside from Shantou City and placed under the jurisdiction of Jieyang City.
Recommended scenic spots in Huilai County:
1, Golden Bay Botanical Garden
Located in Xian 'an Town, Huilai County, it is a bright pearl on the land of eastern Guangdong and the only golf course built on the beach in China. Blue sea water, golden beach, rushing white waves and green lawn, you can enjoy the sunshine and beach while waving golf clubs leisurely. That feeling is really wonderful. There is also a botanical garden on the beach with more than 4,000 kinds of plants, which is a paradise for exotic flowers and plants.
2. Shiliutan Reservoir
In the northwest of Huilai County 14.2km, upstream of Luoxi, a tributary of Longjiang River. Named after the dam site near Shiliutan Village. The catchment area is 122.5 km2, and the total storage capacity is1209,200 m3. The dam was originally a medium-sized reservoir with a height of 36 meters, a total storage capacity of 52.4 million cubic meters and a catchment area of 122.5 square kilometers. /kloc-0 was completed in September, 1958, and completed in September of the following year.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Huilai County
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Golden Bay Botanical Garden