Shantou
Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census and an administrative area of 2,248.39 square kilometres (868.11 sq mi).
Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census and an administrative area of 2,248.39 square kilometres (868.11 sq mi). However, its built-up area is much bigger with 12,543,024 inhabitants including Rongcheng and Jiedong districts, Jiexi county and Puning city in Jieyang plus all of Chaozhou city largely conurbated. This is de facto the 5th built-up area in mainland China between Hangzhou-Shaoxing, Xi'an-Xianyang and Tianjin.
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Worth seeing in and around Shantou
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou/Swatow, Chinese: 汕頭) is a diocese located in the city of Shantou in the ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.
2.3 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in China · Wikipedia - 02Shantou University
Shantou University is a university under the provincial Project 211 program in Shantou, Guangdong. It was founded in 1981 with the approval of the State Council.
8.7 km · university in Shantou, China · Wikipedia - 03Saint Joseph's Cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou, located at 133 Waima Road, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
900 m · building in China · Wikipedia - 04Queshi Bridge
The Queshi Bridge, in Shantou, China, is among the world's longest bridges. Its long span of 518 metres ranks it among the largest cable-stayed bridges in the world.
2.5 km · bridge in People's Republic of China · Wikipedia - 05Shantou Bay Bridge
The Shantou Bay Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Shantou, Guangdong Province, China. Built in 1995, it has a main span of 452 metres.
6.9 km · bridge in Guangdong, China · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Shantou Museum
- 02Shantou Founding Museum
- 03Longyan South Road
- 04Pagoda Mountain
- 05Stone Fort Park
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Things to do
Taste seafood. Shantou is famous for its fresh and delicious seafood. Don't miss the opportunity to taste local seafood dishes at seafood markets or restaurants, such as Chaoshan-style beef hotpot (潮汕牛肉火锅) and Chaoshan-style claypot congee (潮汕式粘土锅粥). Visit seaside attractions. Shantou offers beautiful seaside scenery, including Seaside Park, Nan'ao Island (南澳岛), and Chenghai Jinshan (澄海金山).
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Where to eat
There is lots of local food available which is also famous in China, including beef balls (牛肉丸), oyster omelette (蚝烙, Oh Lua in Teochew), seafood, etc. Lianhua Vegetarian Restaurant (莲花素食府 Lianhua Sushi Fu), Haibin Road, Dayang Group Building, west wing, +86 754 8520098. Vegetarian chain restaurant also found in Chaozhou and Jieyang.
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Getting to Shantou
- Airports
- Jieyang Chaoshan (SWA), 29 km · Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN), 198 km · Quanzhou Jinjiang (JJN), 251 km
- Stations
- Shantou Railway Station, 7.4 km · Port of Shantou, 7.1 km
- Xiamen → Shantou190 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · ¥95–125
- Quanzhou → Shantou260 km · quickest by road, 4h 38m · ¥120–165
- Shenzhen → Shantou282 km · quickest by road, 4h 43m · ¥130–170
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Shantou
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Shantou. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Shantou
Shantou is 34 km from Chaozhou, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Longhu Districtdistrict of China3.8 km
- Jinping Districtdistrict of China2.4 km
- Haojiang Districtdistrict of China8.7 km