The "Shantou" in Shantou means the ridge made of sand.
Shantou originated from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. The ridge made of sand extended to the sea, and people set up fences to catch fish. It was called Shashantou for short. Shantou happened to be at the head of the ridge, and Shantou was at the tail. the tail of the part.
Extended information:
When Chaozhou Prefecture established Chenghai County during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty: Beipian (today's Shantou City) was separated from Jieyang and belonged to Chenghai. Because the sand ridge extended to the sea, the people Setting up a fence for fishing was called Shashan; the southern part (today's Haojiang District) still belongs to Chaoyang County.
The Shashantou Fort was built in Chaozhou Prefecture during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. During the Yongzheng period, it was simply called Shantou. Shantou is known as the "Central Commercial Port". In April of the eighth year of Xianfeng's reign (1858), the British and French forces that had occupied Guangzhou were approaching Dagu. The American envoy to China, together with the envoys from Britain, France and Russia, arrived outside Dagu and notified the Qing government of their request for aggression.
On May 19, because the British and French coalition forces were about to launch an attack the next day, the United States suspended ongoing negotiations at the request of Britain. After the British and French forces captured Dagu, the Qing government sent Guiliang, Huashana and others to negotiate with the British and French.
On June 7, U.S. envoy William Levien resumed talks with Qing officials and agreed to negotiate again on the draft treaty proposed by the United States. On June 18, the United States signed the "Sino-U.S. Treaty of Tianjin" before Britain, France and the Qing government. Among them, Chaozhou (later changed to Shantou) and Tainan were opened as treaty ports.
In March 1921, the Shantou Municipal Bureau was established. In July 1921, the city hall was established and separated from Chenghai. In 1930, it was approved to be established as a city and affiliated to the Guangdong Provincial Government. On March 15, 1950, the Shantou Municipal People's Government was established. In 1956, Shantou District was established.
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