The names of Chaoshan three cities have different origins. The first name was not Chaozhou, but originated from the Qin Dynasty.

Chaoshan three cities have developed rapidly in recent years, and Shantou itself has developed better. In recent years, Chaozhou and Jieyang have vigorously developed tourism in addition to the original local characteristic industries, which can be described as thriving.

As the gathering place of Chaoshan culture, all three cities have their own local cultural characteristics and the same cultural connotation. The names of Chaoshan three cities have different origins. Among them, the first place is not Chaozhou, but originated from the Qin Dynasty thousands of years ago.

Chaozhou, also known as Fengcheng, is a famous cultural city with a long history. The old city, including Paifang Street, Xiangzi Bridge and many other cultural attractions, has attracted countless tourists in recent years.

From the Sui Dynasty, after the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty began to withdraw from the county to establish the country in 590 AD, and changed Yi 'an County to Chaozhou in the following year.

Why is this place called Chao? This has a lot to do with the fact that the south of Chaozhou was facing the sea at that time, and the seawater ebbed and flowed. First of all, we should know that the map of Chaozhou at that time was very different from now.

Shantou's economy is undoubtedly the best among the three cities, which includes many factors, one of which is Shantou's innate advantage of facing the sea, which is also closely related to the origin of Shantou's name.

Shantou's name comes from twists and turns. Shantou was called Shashan from the 9th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, that is, A.D. 1530, because Shantou is a sandy land formed by the alluvial deposits of the Han River. "Shantou" refers to a fishing tool, which means that Shantou was just a fishing village at first.

During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Shashan began to be renamed Shashantou. Later, the people simply called Shantou, which was simplified to Shantou. It was not until 1930 that the name of Shantou was officially named, and it has continued to this day.

Among the three cities in Chaoshan, Jieyang is actually a city that is easily overlooked by the outside world. People who don't know Chaoshan think that Chaoshan includes Chaozhou and Shantou, but they don't know that Jieyang is a city with a very long history.

The name "Jieyang" has a name since the Qin Dynasty. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he implemented the county system. In the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang, namely 2 14 AD, Jieyang County in Nanhai County was established, so Jieyang has a history of more than 2,200 years, which is a real historical and cultural city.

Many people do not know the origin of Jieyang's name. "It's cloudy in the north and sunny in Shan Zhinan." Jieyang means Jiebaling, that is, south of Quanfeiling today, so it is called "Jieyang".