10 Facts About Chenghai District

Chenghai District is an important transportation hub of the area around east Guangdong, the southeast part of Fujian and south Jiangxi Province, which is known as the "Gateway of East Guangdong".

Chenghai District was known as one of "Eight Counties of Chaozhou" in Qing Dynasty and Republic of China period.

The name Chenghai District, meaning "clear [the Wokou of] the sea", was used as the county name due to the Jiajing wokou raids, which indicated the reason of Chenghai District's establishment.

Chenghai District was dissolved in 1666 when Kangxi Emperor banned on foreign trade but re-founded seven years later.

In 1860, Shantou, which lay in the southwest of Chenghai District, was opened for foreigners and became a trading port according to Treaty of Tientsin.

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From 1994 onward, Chenghai District was upgraded to a county-level city and was administrated by the Provincial Government directly .

Chenghai District became a part of Shantou Special Economic Zone on 1 May 2011.

Chenghai District has a sunny climate, with plenty of rainfall, belonging to south subtropical monsoon climate.

Chenghai District is the only "China Toys and Gifts City" awarded by China Light Industry Union, and has won the title of "Chenghai Industrial Base of Creative Design and Manufacture of Intelligent Toys in the National Torch Program" awarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.

Chenghai District now has formed a complete toy industrial chain, which includes toy design and development, mould making, producing and processing, printing and packaging, exhibition and trade promotion, logistics distribution and so forth.