Chaozhou

American

[chou-zhoh] / ˈtʃaʊˈʒoʊ /

(Older Spelling) Chaochow

noun

Pinyin.

a city in eastern Guangdong province, in southeast China.

Chaozhou British

/ ˈtʃaʊˈtʃəʊ /

noun

Also called: Chaochow. Former name: Chaoan. a city in SE China, in E Guangdong province, on the Han River: river port. Pop: 480 000 (2005 est)

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Li was born in the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou in 1928.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Premier Li Qiang in March declared China open for business again, and since then provinces and cities from Sichuan to Chaozhou have sent delegations across the globe to pitch and invited investors to rare symposiums.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023

The Dexu Institute of Paleontology in Chaozhou acquired the frog specimens as donations from private Chinese fossil collectors.

From National Geographic • Jun. 14, 2018

John and Patty Oliver, an American couple in charge of a pottery factory in Chaozhou, China, invited their workers round for Thanksgiving a few years ago but could not get hold of a turkey.

From Economist • Nov. 21, 2013

On Nov. 27, yet another Chinese city was hit by a work stoppage by its taxi drivers, this time in Chaozhou, a city of some 2.5 million residents in the southern province of Guangdong.

From Time Magazine Archive

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