Chaozhou Shopping:
Chaozhou has a long history of handicrafts. It is famous in the world for its traditional drawnwork, Chaozhou embroidery, pottery, porcelain, and woodcut which sell well both on foreign and domestic markets.

Chaozhou Cuisine:
Naturally, as a fishing area, seafood features prominently in the hearty cuisine, which is often enhanced by piquant sauces, such as tangerine jam for steamed lobsters and broad-bean paste for fish. Duck and goose are other Chaozhou favourites; the region's famed spicy goose is served with garlic and vinegar sauce.
Such richly flavoured dishes reflect the culinary influence of the Chaozhou people's northeastern neighbours, the Fukienese. Yet Chaozhou cuisine has also been greatly influenced by its southwestern neighbours, the Cantonese.
Many Chaozhou classic dishes are light and tasty, with an abundant use of vegetables. The crisp delicacy of deep-fried leaf vegetables in Chuenjew dishes adds a gleaming green, very edible garnish to many dishes.
Chaozhou chefs pride themselves on their skill in vegetable carving. Magnificent designs - flowers, birds, dragons and phoenixes - made from carrots and ginger adorn the Chaozhou banquet table and cold dishes.
A very pungent regional speciality is the strong Tiet Kwun Yum oolong tea, served in tiny cups before and after a meal as a digestive aid. The Chaozhou people's penchant for it may explain why their restaurants usually stay open until dawn!
Chaozhou is renowned for its seafood cooking, which creates unforgettable fresh flavors. The prawns, Oysters, crabs and eels, combined with family-style pickles, play a symphony of traditional cuisine. The ingredients, such as shark's fin and edible bird's nest, are cooked in a unique way with special seasoning juice. The famous dishes include salt-baked goose with vinegar juice, steamed shrimp with orange juice, and fist rice with bean sauce. A tea ceremony is held during the serving of dishes.
The region's chefs are also acknowledged masters in the preparation and cooking of two de luxe delicacies, shark's fin and bird's nest. Chaozhou cuisine is famous, too, for its shellfish dishes and wide variety of sweet dishes (with pumpkin and taro).

Chaozhou Culture:
With unique styles, the Chaozhou Drama, Chaozhou Music and Chaozhou handicrafts are not only well received by local people, but also loved by overseas Chinese in South-east Asia.

Chaozhou Attractive points:

1. Kaiyuan Temple
   Kaiyuan Temple is a Buddhist center embodied with the quintessence of the architectural art of various dynasties such as the Tang, the Song, the Yuan and the Qing. This temple is over 200 years old. The temple is also home to the most influential Buddhism Study Institute in Southeast China. Inside, handsome calligraphy and inscribed steles remind visitors that this temple once functioned as the record keeper of the city.
2. Bei Ge - The Lighthouse of Buddha
   The lighthouse was used for boats in the Hanjiang river as this part of the river was dangerous. The lighthouse could remind people that they were in Chaozhou area and ought to be careful. It is said a former emperor once passed in his "dragon boat" while he was sleeping and was woken by the light from this Lighthouse. He thought it must have been some God sending him the light and therefore named it the "lighthouse of Buddha".
   There are many valuable historic relics in Chaozhou city, totally about 600 units and among them 42 are classified as the state, provincial and city's key preservation units of cultural relics, The city's feature is known as "Classic Tourist City" which receives numerous tourists both from abroad and home. Jiadixiang, the ancient family houses; the Ming city wall,; Chaozhou dialect, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou Kungfu tea, and etc all have unique features of Chaozhou culture, attracting numerous tourists from home and abroad.