2. Chaoshan area is located in the easternmost part of Guangdong Province, including Shantou City, Chaozhou City and Jieyang City. Chaoshan people live in 9 counties and cities such as Shantou, Chaoyang, Chenghai and Chaozhou.
3. Chaoshan Plain is composed of Hanjiang Delta, Rongjiang Delta, Lianjiang Delta and Huanggang River Delta, and is the second largest plain in Guangdong Province. Hanjiang River, which runs through Chaoshan Plain, is the second largest river in Guangdong.
4. Lianhuashan-Yinnashan mountain range is the longest mountain range in the parallel valley of eastern Guangdong, with a total length of 400 kilometers from Tai Po, which borders Fujian in the northeast, to Dapeng Bay in the southwest. It divides eastern Guangdong into two parts, the southeast river and the northwest river, which becomes the natural dividing line between Chaoshan people and Xingmei Hakka area, and also the watershed between Chaoshan area and Pearl River basin.
Chaoshan Plain is a semi-closed area facing the ocean, surrounded by mountains and the sea. The high temperature, abundant sunshine and rainfall in this area are beneficial to the growth of crops.
6. The Chaoshan terrain inclines from the northwest to the southeast, bordering the mountainous areas on the west, north and east, with overlapping peaks and green hills, with Chaoshan hills composed of mountains such as Pu Sang Mountain and Xiaobeishan Mountain in the middle, and several alluvial plains formed by Hanjiang River, Rongjiang River, Lianjiang River and Fengjiang River in the south coast;
7. Coastal alluvial plain, originally * * * 3,000 square kilometers, accounting for about 1/3 of the total area of this area. Mountains and hills in other areas account for 2/3 of the total area of this area;
8. Chaoshan area is not only beautiful in mountains and rivers, but also rich in resources, which provides a good material foundation for economic development. Such as climate resources, aquatic resources, soil vegetation, energy and minerals. , are considerable.