Chenghai District

Mountain Hexiang (河象山) situated in Chenghai District

Chenghai or Tenghai (澄海, Hanyu Pinyin: Chénghǎi, Teochew: Thěng Hài) is a district of the city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.

It is the birthplace of Qin Mu, and Hai-Hong, the father of Taksin who was a Thai king.

It is located in the southeast part of Guangdong Province. Chenghai was a town founded since 1563 AD, under Teochew jurisdiction, controlled by Shantou City from 1983 to 1994. From 1994 onward, Chenghai was upgraded to a county-level city and was administrated by the Provincial Government directly. When in 2005, Chenghai was absorbed as a district by Shantou City, it had established its reputation as a world-class toy manufacturing hub.^{[citation needed]}

Major industries: toys, handicrafts, clothing.

Famous people

Entrance of King Taksin's tomb

• Taksin (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี; Chinese: 鄭昭; pinyin: Zhèng Zhāo; Teochew: Dênchao):the first and only monarch of Thonburi kingdom.

• Pridi Banomyong (Thai: ปรีดี พนมยงค์; Chinese: 陈嘉祥/陈璋茂):former Prime Minister and Senior Statesman of Thailand

External links

• Official site (Chinese)

Coordinates: 23°028′N 116°046′E / 23.467°N 116.767°E / 23.467; 116.767