Monday, April 28, 2008

Hometown

Shantou is a city of 3,971,Permanent inhabitants in coastal eastern Guangdong Province,km.China.occupying an araa of 2,o64sq .Shanton ,a city signifcant in 19 century chinese History as one of the treaty ports tstablished for westrn trade and contact,was one of the original special economic zones of the people's Repubic of china established in the 1980s,Hower it remains as east guangdong's economic centre,and is home to one of guangdong's top rate universities, and shanttou people ,like other Teochew,cannot live with out tea .the people drink more tea than anyone else in China.
Accross the Queshi Bridge is Queshi .which had been known by the local people through the 19th centouy as Kakchio. It was the main site for the American and British consulates. Today the area is a sceic park but some of the seructures are somewhat presered from its earlier history.
This makes shantou a popular tourist destinatiou for people who prefer a peacefut holiday.