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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 founded since 1563 AD, under Teochew jurisdiction, controlled by Shantou City from 1983 to 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]}

Major industries: toys, handicrafts, clothing.

Famous people

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

Pridi Banomyong(Thai: ปรีดี พนมยงค์; Chinese: 陈嘉祥/陈璋茂):former Prime Minister and Senior Statesman of Thailand

the food in chenghai is very good, it is chaozhou style. people like to eat street food, especially at night.

External links

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

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 *[[Pridi Banomyong]]({{lang-th|ปรีดี พนมยงค์}}; {{zh|c=陈嘉祥/陈璋茂}}):former [[prime minister|Prime Minister]] and Senior [[Statesman]] of [[Thailand]]
+the food in chenghai is very good, it is chaozhou style. people like to eat street food, especially at night.
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