What line city is Shantou?

Shantou is a prefecture-level city and special economic zone in Guangdong Province, and it is also an important port city in the southeast coast, an important gateway to the Maritime Silk Road, a central city and a sub-central city in Guangdong Province.

Shantou is located at the important node of the economic circle of "Greater Pearl River Delta" and "Pan Pearl River Delta". It is an important connection point between Xiamen-Zhang Quan Delta (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou coastal economic open zones), Pearl River Delta and the economic belt on the west side of the Taiwan Strait, and has a unique geographical advantage as the gateway to the Asia-Pacific region.

Shantou is one of the cradles of Chaoshan culture. Shantou Chaoshan culture has a long history, originated from Chaoshan ancestors, formed in Qin and Han Dynasties, developed in Tang and Song Dynasties, flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and innovated in modern times. It is a branch of Chinese excellent traditional culture and has the characteristics of compatibility with Chinese and foreign cultures.

Climatic characteristics

Shantou is mild and humid, with plenty of sunshine and rain, a long frost-free period and wet and rainy spring. In early summer, the temperature rises and changes, and there are often heavy rains; Although it is hot in midsummer, it is often hit by typhoons. Autumn is cool and dry, the weather is sunny, and the temperature drops obviously; There is no severe cold in winter, but it is cold for a short time.

Shantou has 2000 ~ 2500 hours of sunshine all year round, with the shortest sunshine in March. The annual rainfall is 1300 ~ 1800 mm, mostly from April to September. The annual average temperature is 18℃ ~ 22℃, and the minimum temperature is above 0℃. The highest temperature is 35℃ ~ 38℃, which is controlled by the Pacific subtropical high, and mostly occurs from mid-July to early August. There are occasional short-term frosts in winter.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shantou City