Chaozhou has a long history and is one of the famous national historical cultural city. Emperor Ch'in Pacify south Yuem in the year 214 B.C., set three county: Xiangjun, Guilin, Nanhai, terrain belongs to Nanhai County, begin record in territory. At 111 B.C., belongs to Yian, Jieyang, Nanhai County, set Dongguan county in Nanhai County in the year 331 A.D., in 413 A.D. Donggong place and Yian County. Yian is the former body of Chaozhou.
“Chaozhou” appear in early Sui Dynasty, year 590 A.D., whole country cancel county set state, Yian County belongs to Yian County, Xunzhou, the same year, rise as state, due to terra face South China sea take “Meaning that tidewater come and go”, first named “Chaozhou”, Yian as state govern. After the year 607 A.D. cancel state renew county, 621 A.D. called “Chaozhou” for the second time, renamed Chaoyang County, renew Chaozhou in 758. First set government office in 1369 A.D., called Chaozhou government office. Congzhen six year is the year that Chaozhou govern most areas, govern Haiyang, Chaoyang, Jieyang, Raoping, Huilai, Chenghai, Puning, Pingyuan, Chengxiang, Dapu, Zhenping total 11 counties.
Chaozhou is county, state, road and government office on history in successively, is the political, economy and culture center of east Yue, and also is commodity distributing center and oversea trade origin of Shu, Yue and Gan. Chaozhou has a long history, human quality at the height of power and splendor, on history famous for bright hill and beautiful water, wonderful river and high mountains and refine, elegant, simple and unsophisticated culture sight, praised as “Famous mountain state”, “Seashore city”，rank as famous nation grade hitorical and cultureal city in 1986.
Chaozhou ancient city area, Gold hill, Cucurbit Mountain and Penholder hill tripartite as screen, Han River consists of a splendid picture. Here is not only scenery bewitching, but also has lots of famous historical sites. Guangji Bridge, eponymous with Zhaozhou Bridge, Luoyang Bridge, Lugou Bridge called “China great four ancient bridges”; continuous for 4 kilometer, penholder hill Song kiln sites which known as “Hundred kiln village”, unusual Xu emperor's son-in-law of Song dynasty; Han wengong word which commemorate Tang Dynasty great eminent writer Han Yu; domestic first Thailand type Buddha temple, and phoenix hill heaven pool, till seaside “Egret heaven” west island nature protection zone etc. Totally have more than 720 cultural relics and historic sites, among them 5 important culture relics under state protection, more than 11 provincial grade culture relics protection, are assembling of east Yue cultural relics. Here also the “Ten prime minister in feudal China leave sound” place, Chang Gun, Yang Huanfu, Li Deyu, Li Zongmin of Tang Dynasty, Chen Raozuo, Zhao Ding, Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, Zhang Shijie of Song dynasty, these ten prime minister all come to Chaozhou, bring culture of center China into Chaozhou.
