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List of Best Things to do in Shantou , China
Nan'ao
Zhongshan Park
Queshi Scenic Resort
Chen Cihong Former residence
Stone Fort Park
Tian Tan Garden
Jufeng Temple
Chen Ci Hong Mansion
Queshi Bridge
Mazu Palace
Shantou in China , business, trade , hotels, canning, garments, lithography, 汕头在中国，商贸，酒店，罐头，服装，平版印刷
汕头市
Shantou in China , business, trade , hotels, canning, garments, lithography, 汕头在中国，商贸，酒店，罐头，服装，平版印刷
Shantou business,
Shantou travel,
Shantou hotels,
Shantou trade,
Shantou industry,
Shantou toursim,
Shantou storm,
Shantou floods,
Shantou floodings,
Tropical Storm MAWAR
Shantou, Mawar,
Shantou cyclone,
汕头企业，
汕头旅游，
汕头酒店，
汕头贸易，
汕头工业，
汕头旅游，
汕头风暴，
汕头洪水，
汕头洪水，
热带风暴MAWAR
汕头，马娃，
汕头旋风，
Shantou's economy is medium by Guangdong standards. Manufacturing accounts for a large and increasing share of employment. Canning, garments, lithography, plastic, and toys are some of the principal products. Toy manufacturing is the city's leading export industry, with 400 million U.S. dollars worth of exports each year.
Guiyu, a populous town in Chaoyang District, is the biggest electronic waste site on earth.[20] Health-environmental issues incurred have concerned international organisations such as Greenpeace.
In 2000, the biggest tax fraud in the history of the People's Republic of China was uncovered, estimated worthy of 32.3 billion yuan.
Shantou, formerly romanized as Swatow[1] and sometimes known as Santow,[2] is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of 2,064 square kilometres (797 sq mi). Shantou has direct jurisdiction over six districts and one county, and the six urban districts of Shantou have a population of 5,330,764. With it and the surrounding cities of Jieyang and Chaozhou, the metropolitan region known as Chaoshan covers an area of 10,404 km2 (4,017 sq mi), and had a permanent population of 13,937,897 at the end of 2010. It's built up area spread of 11 districts was home to 11,635,577 inhabitants at the 2010 census.[3]
Shantou, a city significant in 19th-century Chinese history as one of the treaty ports established for Western trade and contact, was one of the original Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China established in the 1980s, but did not blossom in the manner that cities such as Shenzhen, Xiamen and Zhuhai did. However, it remains eastern Guangdong's economic centre, and is home to Shantou University, a member of the Project 211 group.
Tourism attractions[edit]
Chen Cihong's Former Residence
Shipaotai Park (Chinese: 石炮台公园; pinyin: Shí pàotái gōngyuán)
Chen Cihong's Former Residence (Chinese: 陈慈黉故居; pinyin: Chén Cíhóng gùjū)
Nan'ao Island (南澳島 Nanao Dao): rated as Guangdong's most beautiful island by China's National Geographic magazine
Palace-Temple of Old Mother (老媽宮 Laoma Gong): dedicated to the goddess Matsu
Temple of Emperor Guan (關帝廟 Guandi Miao): dedicated to Guan Yu
Tropic of Cancer Symbol Tower (北回归线标志塔 Beihuiguixian Biaozhita): The Tropic of Cancer slips through Centipede Mountain, which is 20 kilometers away from the city proper.
Cultural Revolution Museum (文革博物馆 Wenge Bowuguan): The country's only museum dedicated to the Cultural Revolution.
Shantou Museum (汕头博物馆 Shantou Bowuguan): An art museum.
Shantou Founding Museum (汕头开埠博物馆 Shantou Kai Bubowuguan): This history museum is devoted to the establishment of Swatow (Shantou) as a treaty port in the 19th century, not to be confused with Shantou Museum.
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廣濟橋，俗稱湘子橋，位於廣東省潮州市東門外，為古代閩粵交通要道。與趙縣趙州橋、惠安縣洛陽橋及北京蘆溝橋並稱「中國四大古橋」，集拱橋、樑橋及浮橋於一體，為中國第一座啟閉式浮橋。廣濟橋始建於南宋乾道七年（公元1171年），初為浮橋，由浮船連結而成，初名康濟橋。後自兩岸向江心逐墩修築，至紹定元年（公元1228年），建成23墩。明宣德十年（公元1435年），潮州知府王源主持大橋重修，於橋上修築樓閣12座，橋屋126間，並統一名稱為廣濟橋。後形成目前十八梭船廿四洲風格。清雍正二年（公元1724年），時任知府張自謙再修，並鑄鉎牛二隻，分置西橋第八墩和東橋第十二墩，意在「鎮橋御水」。道光二十二年（公元1842年）洪水，東墩鉎牛墜入江中。有此民謠道：「潮州湘橋好風流，十八梭船廿四洲，廿四樓台廿四樣，二隻鉎牛一隻溜」。橋全長約520米，現存古橋墩21座，為全國重點文物保護單位。1958年，當地政府對大橋做了全面的修理與加固。2003年至2007年，對廣濟橋按照最輝煌時期的明代進行了修復，恢復了「十八梭船」的啟閉式浮橋，修復了橋上的12座樓閣和18座亭屋，並加上匾額與對聯，定位為旅遊觀光步行橋。橋全長約520米，現存古橋墩21座，為全國重點文物保護單位。廣濟橋草創階段，便有築亭、“覆華屋”於橋墩上的舉措，並冠以“冰壺”、“玉鑒”等美稱。明宣德年間，知府王源除了在500多米長的橋上建造百二十六間亭屋之外，還在各個橋墩上修築樓台，並分別以奇觀、廣濟、淩霄、登瀛、得月、朝仙、乘駟、飛躍、涉川、右通、左達、濟川、雲衢、冰壺、小蓬萊、鳳麟洲、摘星、淩波、飛虹、觀灩、浥翠、澄鑒、升仙、仰韓為名。至此，橋樓之設，乃造其極。誠如明代李齡在《廣濟賦》中所雲：“方文一樓、十丈一閣，華稅彤撩，雕榜金桷，曲欄橫檻，丹漆黝堊，鱗瓦參差，檐牙高啄……”古代嶺南風雨橋是常見的，但規模如此之大，形式如此之多，裝飾如此之美，確實是世罕其匹。
韓愈紀念館即韓文公祠，位於潮州城東筆架山麓，唐代元和十四年（西元819年），著名政治家、思想家、文學家韓愈，由於向皇帝提出停止迎接法門寺佛骨到長安供奉的建議，觸怒了皇帝，被令處死，幸得宰相裴度等講情，改貶為潮州刺史。韓愈以戴罪之身，在潮七個多月，把中原先進文化帶到嶺南，辦教育，驅鱷魚，為民眾做了許多好事，被潮人奉為神，潮人並將筆架山改稱韓山，山下的鱷溪改稱韓江。
饒宗頤學術館，始建於1993年11月，是第一個潮籍名人學術館。該館占地面積450多平方米，建築面積700平方米。學術館坐北朝南，大門上有啟功題字的「饒宗頤學術館」橫匾，文氣斐然。樓內第一層展廳以「譽傳寰宇耀名邦」為題，介紹饒先生歷年行跡及主要學術貢獻；第二層題為「墨瀋丹青動藝林」，陳列了饒先生的書畫作品；第三層展廳則以「曠世奇才饒宗頤」為題，從「博大精深」、「預流導路」、「勤奮自勵」三個方面，對饒先生的學術成就及治學精神，予以述評、介紹；第四層則為小型會議廳。此外，尚有收藏圖籍的「書巢」及再現歷史環境的「選堂讀書處」等設置。 2006年重建了饒宗頤學術館，年底剪綵落成。學術館經過擴大，裝修，成為一座古色古香的「頤園」。
廣東高鐵往汕頭崎碌石炮臺及龍湖千年古寨保家園-粵語解述2017 Shipaotai Park
2017石炮臺公園是以崎碌炮臺為主景點建築而成的紀念性公園，是清代粵東地區的主要海防建築。崎碌炮臺始建於清代同治十三年，光緒五年竣工（即1874－1879年），歷時五年，耗資八萬銀元，至今已有一百多年的歷史。它位於舊汕頭的東南角，為環圓形城堡建築，與隔岸蘇安山上的炮臺現呼應，扼住汕頭海灣出入口，地理位置十分險要，是清代粵東地區的主要海防建築。十九世紀中期，第一、二次鴉片戰爭先後爆發，腐敗無能的清朝政府與美、英、法等列強簽訂了喪權辱國的《南京條約》和《天津條約》實行門戶開放，汕頭就是當時十個通商口岸之一。由於外國商船紛至遝來，加上海防鬆散，當時駐潮州總兵方耀順應民意，以“鄰分不淨，潮海嚴防”為由，奏請清廷建築崎碌炮臺。崎碌炮臺主要以貝灰砂、煮爛糯米飯及紅糖漿調合夯築而成。大門、炮巷均採用規格花崗石塊砌築，因而俗稱“石炮臺”。1983年，列入汕頭市建設總體規劃，決定在石炮臺周圍再擴地58畝，建設成汕頭市石炮臺公園。1989年，被廣東省人民政府定為省級重點文物保護單位。炮臺總面積19607平方米，其中城堡面積10568平方米，有一條寬23米、水深3米的護台河環繞炮臺一周。炮臺內廣場直徑85米，全台直徑116米，外牆高6米，內牆高5.15米。炮臺分上下兩層， 各設18個炮位和若干槍眼，底層的炮巷4.1米，長約300米深邃迂回。炮臺內有一道27極波紋型石階，設計巧妙實用，便於炮械循級推上檯面。檯面上有72個通風報話塔，每三個為一組，呈品字型鼎立。它是炮塔上下傳達資訊及供底層的通風採光之用。炮臺東北面有一月牙型點將台，用於指揮及觀看兵丁操練，在點將台的西北角有一條螺旋石臺階通往炮巷。臺階較隱蔽，便於作戰時疏散及向檯面運送彈藥。石炮臺堅固嚴密，炮臺裡的火炮最大的一座為五千斛前膛洋炮，射程可達十五、六華里，對入侵者有一定威懾作用。炮臺廣場東北角有一口淡水井，是當時清兵生活飲用水。雖然水井離海邊只有數十米，但水質卻很甘甜清純。
龍湖古寨地處潮汕平原，韓江中下游之濱，古寨呈帶狀，南北走向，面積約1.5平方公里，寨內辟三街六巷，從門到街巷顯得設計有致，佈置明朗，儼然一座小城，其地形及建築風格與古時潮州府很相似，故有龍湖是潮州小城之稱。走進龍湖寨門，街巷井然有序，祠第無數，庭院深深，而千年老榕樹盤龍錯節隨處可見。古寨內巷陌縱橫名宅巨祠無數。有關專家介紹說，目前龍湖寨的古建築仍保存著少量線條洗練的宋代建築構件，大量是風格簡約的明式建築和華貴尚美、精雕細刻的清式建築，其中僅保存基本完好和重修的祠堂約8座，三進以上的民居約40座。專家認為，這些建築既體現了宋、元、明、清各歷史時期的不同建築風格，又薈萃了木雕、石雕、嵌瓷、彩繪、貝灰塑等典型的潮汕民間工藝精華。阿婆祠是當時龍湖寨的富商黃作雨為其生母周氏所建的祠堂。該祠始建於清康熙年間，佔地面積大，用料講究，祠堂的格局為門前廣場的二進，四廳相向，四面八屐，大廳內以四柱通抵，筒鬥，大退扇的宮殿形式，大門樓屐下還以倒掛蓮花為裝飾，過去稱這種形式為皇宮建，祠的門樓，門壁的石雕也十分精美。畫面有山有水，有人有物，皆栩栩如生，特別是兩邊牆壁上的松鶴、松鹿，都出自名工巧匠之手，可惜在文革時，遭到很大的破壞。
Shantou
Shantou, also known as Swatow or Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of 2,064 square kilometres. Shantou has direct jurisdiction over six districts and one county, and the six urban districts of Shantou have a population of 5,330,764. With it and the surrounding cities of Jieyang and Chaozhou, the metropolitan region known as Chaoshan covers an area of 10,404 km2, and had a permanent population of 13,937,897 at the end of 2010. It's built up area spread of 11 districts was home to 11,635,577 inhabitants at the 2010 census.
Shantou, a city significant in 19th-century Chinese history as one of the treaty ports established for Western trade and contact, was one of the original Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China established in the 1980s, but did not blossom in the manner that cities such as Shenzhen, Xiamen and Zhuhai did. However, it remains eastern Guangdong's economic centre, and is home to Shantou University, a member of the Project 211 group.
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This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:33 1 Etymology
00:03:35 2 History
00:04:22 2.1 Nantou
00:06:59 2.2 Market town
00:07:44 2.3 Special Economic Zone
00:10:33 3 Geography
00:12:45 3.1 Climate
00:14:55 4 Cityscape
00:15:04 5 Politics
00:15:43 6 Administrative divisions
00:18:58 7 Economy
00:24:00 7.1 Technology industry
00:25:26 7.1.1 Industrial zones
00:26:47 7.2 Economic cooperation with Hong Kong
00:31:21 7.2.1 Qianhai
00:33:05 8 Demographics
00:36:04 8.1 Historic
00:36:47 8.2 Other Statistics
00:39:14 8.3 Metropolitan area
00:39:40 8.4 Ethnic groups
00:39:49 8.4.1 Koreans
00:42:38 8.5 Languages
00:45:09 8.6 Religion
00:46:17 8.7 Crime
00:48:08 9 Education
00:49:21 9.1 Colleges and universities
00:51:01 10 Transport
00:51:10 10.1 Public transport
00:55:36 10.2 Roads
00:57:55 10.3 Railway
01:00:48 10.4 Air
01:02:00 10.5 Ferries
01:03:36 10.6 Connection with Hong Kong
01:05:27 11 Architecture
01:10:59 12 Parks and recreation
01:11:09 12.1 Parks and gardens
01:14:54 12.2 Theme parks
01:18:23 12.3 Beaches
01:18:59 13 Culture
01:20:51 13.1 Cuisine
01:21:55 13.2 Museums and exhibition centers
01:22:56 13.3 Theaters and concert halls
01:23:21 14 Media
01:24:54 15 Sports
01:27:14 16 Sister cities
01:27:57 17 See also
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Shenzhen (, Mandarin: [ʂə́n.ʈʂə̂n] (listen)) is a major city in Guangdong Province, China; it forms part of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Huizhou to the northeast, and Dongguan to the northwest. It holds sub-provincial administrative status, with powers slightly less than those of a province.
Shenzhen, which roughly follows the administrative boundaries of Bao'an County, officially became a city in 1979, taking its name from the former county town, whose train station was the last stop on the Mainland Chinese section of the railway between Canton and Kowloon. In 1980, Shenzhen was established as China's first special economic zone. Shenzhen's registered population as of 2017 was estimated at 12,905,000. However, local police and authorities estimate the actual population to be about 20 million, due to large populations of short-term residents, unregistered floating migrants, part-time residents, commuters, visitors, as well as other temporary residents. Shenzhen was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world in the 1990s and the 2000s and has been ranked second on the list of ‘top 10 cities to visit in 2019 by Lonely Planet.Shenzhen's cityscape results from its vibrant economy - made possible by rapid foreign investment following the institution of the policy of reform and opening-up in 1979. The city is a leading global technology hub, dubbed by media as the next Silicon Valley.Shenzhen hosts the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous multinational companies such as JXD, Vanke, Hytera, CIMC, SF Express, Shenzhen Airlines, Nepstar, Hasee, Ping An Bank, Ping An Insurance, China Merchants Bank, Tencent, ZTE, Huawei, DJI and BYD. Shenzhen ranks 14th in the 2019 Global Financial Centres Index. It has one of the busiest container ports in the world.
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Shenzhen
00:01:48 1 Etymology
00:02:38 2 History
00:03:16 2.1 Nantou
00:05:19 2.2 Market town
00:05:56 2.3 Special Economic Zone
00:08:00 3 Geography
00:09:44 3.1 Climate
00:11:27 4 Cityscape
00:11:36 5 Politics
00:12:13 6 Administrative divisions
00:14:46 7 Economy
00:18:44 7.1 High-Tech Industry
00:19:54 7.1.1 Industrial zones
00:20:59 7.2 Economic cooperation with Hong Kong
00:24:33 7.2.1 Qianhai
00:25:56 8 Demographics
00:29:04 8.1 Metropolitan area
00:29:26 8.2 Languages
00:31:23 8.3 Religion
00:32:18 9 Education
00:32:27 9.1 Colleges and universities
00:33:30 9.2 International schools
00:34:01 10 Transport
00:34:10 10.1 Public transport
00:37:12 10.2 Roads
00:39:00 10.3 Railway
00:41:16 10.4 Air
00:42:14 10.5 Ferries
00:43:29 10.6 Connection with Hong Kong
00:45:04 11 Architecture
00:49:19 12 Parks and recreation
00:49:28 12.1 Parks and gardens
00:52:24 12.2 Theme parks
00:54:02 13 Culture
00:54:38 13.1 Overseas Chinese Town (OCT)
00:55:19 13.2 Beaches
00:55:35 13.3 Museums and exhibition centers
00:56:10 14 Media
00:56:42 15 Sports
00:58:35 16 Sister cities
01:00:43 17 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- improves your listening skills
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- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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Shenzhen ([ʂə́n.ʈʂə̂n] (listen)) is a major city in Guangdong Province, China; it forms part of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis north of Hong Kong. It holds sub-provincial administrative status, with powers slightly less than a province.
Shenzhen, which roughly follows the administrative boundaries of Bao'an County, officially became a city in 1979, taking its name from the former county town, whose train station was the last stop on the Mainland Chinese section of the railway between Canton and Kowloon. In 1980, Shenzhen was established as China's first special economic zone. Shenzhen's registered population as of 2017 was estimated at 12,905,000. However, the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee estimates that the population of Shenzhen is about 20 million, due to the large unregistered floating migrant population living in the city. Shenzhen was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world in the 1990s and the 2000s. And has been ranked second on the list of ‘top 10 cities to visit in 2019Shenzhen's cityscape results from its vibrant economy - made possible by rapid foreign investment following the institution of the policy of reform and opening-up in 1979. The city is a leading global technology hub, dubbed by media as the next Silicon Valley.Shenzhen hosts the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous multinational companies such as JXD, Vanke, Hytera, CIMC, Shenzhen Airlines, Nepstar, Hasee, Ping An Bank, Ping An Insurance, China Merchants Bank, Tencent, ZTE, Huawei and BYD. Shenzhen ranks 12th in the 2018 Global Financial Centres Index. It has one of the busiest container ports in the world.
Korean Buddhism | Wikipedia audio article
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Korean Buddhism
00:01:21 1 Historical overview of the development of Korean Buddhism
00:04:06 2 Buddhism in the Three Kingdoms
00:06:41 2.1 Goguryeo
00:07:51 2.2 Baekje
00:08:42 2.3 Silla
00:11:01 3 Buddhism in the North South States Period (668–935)
00:11:15 3.1 Unified Silla (668–935)
00:13:54 3.2 Balhae (698–926)
00:14:50 3.3 Seon
00:17:27 4 Buddhism as state religion in the Goryeo period (918–1392)
00:17:47 4.1 Rise of the Seon
00:19:02 4.2 Hwaeom (Huayan) and Seon
00:20:26 4.3 Jinul
00:22:26 4.4 Late Goryeo
00:24:40 5 Suppression under the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910)
00:30:44 6 Buddhism under Japanese colonial rule
00:32:22 7 Buddhism and Westernization (1945~present)
00:33:10 7.1 South Korea
00:40:17 7.2 North Korea
00:41:10 7.3 Current situation
00:43:24 7.3.1 Antagonism from Korean Protestantism
00:45:40 8 See also
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Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Mahayana Buddhism. Early Korean monks believed that the traditions they received from foreign countries were internally inconsistent. To address this, they developed a new holistic approach to Buddhism. This approach is characteristic of virtually all major Korean thinkers, and has resulted in a distinct variation of Buddhism, which is called Tongbulgyo (interpenetrated Buddhism), a form that sought to harmonize all disputes (a principle called hwajaeng 和諍) by Korean scholars. Korean Buddhist thinkers refined their predecessors' ideas into a distinct form.
As it now stands, Korean Buddhism consists mostly of the Seon lineage, primarily represented by the Jogye and Taego Orders. The Korean Seon has a strong relationship with other Mahayana traditions that bear the imprint of Chan teachings as well as the closely related Zen. Other sects, such as the modern revival of the Cheontae lineage, the Jingak Order (Korean: 大韓佛敎眞覺宗, 대한불교진각종, a modern esoteric sect), and the newly formed Won, have also attracted sizable followings.Korean Buddhism has also contributed much to East Asian Buddhism, especially to early Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan schools of Buddhist thought.