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Mountain Hexiang (河象山) situated in Chenghai District

Chenghai or Tenghai (澄海, Hanyu Pinyin: Chénghǎi, Teochew: Thěng Hài) is a district of the city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.

It is the birthplace of Qin Mu, and Hai-Hong, the father of Taksin who was a Thai king.

It is located in the southeast part of Guangdong Province. Chenghai was a town controlled by Shantou City till 1994. From 1994 onward, Chenghai was upgraded to a county-level city and was administrated by the Provincial Government directly. When in 2005, Chenghai was absorbed as a district by Shantou City, it had established its reputation as a world-class toy manufacturing hub.^{[citation needed]}

Famous People

Taksin(Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี; Chinese: 鄭昭; pinyin: Zhèng Zhāo; Teochew: Dênchao):the first and only monarch of Thonburi kingdom.

External links

Official site, in simplified Chinese

23°028′N 116°046′E / 23.467°N 116.767°E / 23.467; 116.767

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 It is the birthplace of [[Qin Mu]], and Hai-Hong, the father of [[Taksin]] who was a [[Thai people|Thai]] king.
-It is located in the southeast part of Guangdong Province. Chenghai was a town controlled by Shantou City till 1994. From 1994 onward, Chenghai was upgraded to a county-level city and was administrated by the Provincial Government directly. When in 2005, Chenghai was absorbed as a district by Shantou City, it had established its reputation as a world-class toy manufacturing hub.{{citation needed}}
+It is located in the southeast part of Guangdong Province. Chenghai was a town controlled by Shantou City till 1994. From 1994 onward, Chenghai was upgraded to a county-level city and was administrated by the Provincial Government directly. When in 2005, Chenghai was absorbed as a district by Shantou City, it had established its reputation as a world-class toy manufacturing hub.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
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 * [http://www.gdchenghai.gov.cn/ Official site, in simplified Chinese]
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