求粤东汕头市英文简介求英文版的 汕头市的地形.地势.位置.气候.人口面积.河流.山脉.生态环境.辖区.美称.自然灾害及其防护,

求粤东汕头市英文简介求英文版的 汕头市的地形.地势.位置.气候.人口面积.河流.山脉.生态环境.辖区.美称.自然灾害及其防护,
求粤东汕头市英文简介
求英文版的 汕头市的地形.地势.位置.气候.人口面积.河流.山脉.生态环境.辖区.美称.自然灾害及其防护,

求粤东汕头市英文简介求英文版的 汕头市的地形.地势.位置.气候.人口面积.河流.山脉.生态环境.辖区.美称.自然灾害及其防护,
[Shantou]
　　Geographic coordinates: 116º14' - 117º19' E, 23º02' - 23º38' N
　　Shantou (also known as Swatow or Suátao) is a city of 1.2 million in coastal eastern Guangdong Province, China, metropolitan area 4,721,117 (calculation 2006).
　　History ：
　　Shantou was a fishing village part of Tuojiang City (鮀江都), Jieyang District (揭阳县) during the Song Dynasty. It came to be Xialing (厦岭) during the Yuan Dynasty. In 1563, Shantou was a part of Chenghai District (澄海县) in Chao Prefecture (Chaozhou). As early as 1574, Shantou had been called Shashan Ping (沙汕坪). In the seventeenth century, a cannon platform called Shashan Toupaotai (沙汕头炮台 sha shan tou pao tai) was made here, and the placename later was shortened to "Shantou".
　　It became a city in 1919, and was separated from Chenghai in 1921. In the 1930s, Shantou Port was a transport hub and merchandise distribution centre for Southeast China; its cargo throughput ranked third in the nation.
　　As a high-level city, Shantou administered Chaozhou City and Jieyang City from 1983 to 1989.
　　Administration ：
　　Shantou is a prefecture-level city. It has direct jurisdiction over six districts and one county.
　　Districts
　　Chenghai District (澄海区)
　　Longhu District (龙湖区)
　　Jinping District (金平区)
　　Haojiang District (濠江区)
　　Chaoyang District (潮阳区)
　　Chaonan Distric (潮南区)
　　Nan'ao County (南澳县): island-county
　　As of 2003, the district of Haojiang was established out of Hepu and Dahao which had been merged together, and the district of Jinping Shengping and Jinyuan; Waisha and Xinxi Town, part of former Chenghai City, was merged into Longhu District; Chenghai City became Chenghai District; Chaoyang City was divided and became Chaoyao and Chaonan District respectively.
　　Demographics ：
　　Shantou is one of the most densely-populated regions in China. Former Chaoyang City was China's most populous county-level administrative region, with 2.4 million inhabitants.
　　Most residents are ethnically Teochew. There are also Hakka, specifically known as Half-Hakka-Hoklo (半山客), majorly living in Chaoyang District (潮阳区) and Chaonan District (潮南区). Though they actually speak and feel Teochew. Thanks to compulsory Mandarin study in school, most people, especially the younger generations, can fluently speak the national dialect.
　　Government statistics show that 2.16 million overseas Chinese have roots in Shantou, with significant populations of Teochew people residing in Southeast Asia. This is demonstrated by the unusually high number of international direct flights between Bangkok and Shantou.
　　Culture & Lifestyle ：
　　Shantou people, like other Teochew people, cannot live without tea. According to China Daily,[1] Shantou people "drink more tea than anyone else in China, in total 700 million yuan (US$87.5 million) each year".
　　Kung Fu Tea
　　Teochew cuisine
　　Teochew (linguistics)
　　Teochew opera
　　Infrastructure ：
　　Health
　　The public hospitals in the Shantou metropolitan area are operated by the Government of Shantou. Management of these hospitals and other specialist health facilities are coordinated by Shantou Board of Health.
　　Utilities
　　The dominate electricity to Shantou is China Southern Power Grid. The city's postal service is operated by China Post. The major telecommunications companies providing terrestrial and mobile telecommunications services to Shantou are: China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China TieTong.
　　Transport
　　Most Shantou residents travel by autobikes. However, car use has grown rapidly over the past couple of years. Public transportation is provided by bus, ferry and taxi.
　　The Shantou Waisha Airport (外砂机场) is 13 kilometres away from the city centre and was constructed in 1956. Nearly 2 million people utilise the airport each year. Taxi is the usual way to travel between the airport and the city centre. The taxi fare is around 20-30 RMB. The new Chaoshan International Airport, located in Jiedong Country (揭东县) which borders Shantou to the southeast, is currently under construction. It is expected to replace Waisha Airport in 2010 and to provide better services to Chaoshan residents.
　　Tourism ：
　　The Former Residence of Chen Ci Hong (陈慈黉故居 Chencihong Guju)
　　Nan'ao Island (南澳岛 Nanao Dao): rated as Guangdong's most beautiful island by China's National Geographic magazine
　　Palace-Temple of Old Mother (老妈宫 Laoma Gong): dedicated to the goddess Matsu
　　Temple of Emperor Guan (关帝庙 Guandi Miao): dedicated to Guan Yu
　　Tropic of Cancer Symbol Tower (北回归线标志塔 Beihuiguixian Biaozhita)
　　Colleges and universities ：
　　South China University of Technology Shantou College
　　Shantou Polytechnic
　　Shantou Radio and TV University
　　Shantou University
　　Relationships ：
　　Shantou has city partnerships with these cities around the world.
　　Sister cities (友好城市)
　　Since 1990: Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan
　　Since 1997: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
　　Since 2005: Can Tho, Vietnam
　　Cities of friendly exchanges (友好交流关系城市)
　　Since 2003: Pyongtaek, Gyeonggi, South Korea
　　Since 2005: Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia