Chaozhou

Related Category: Chinese and Mongolian Political Geography

(chou´jō´) or Chao'an(chou´än´), city (1994 est. pop. 231,800), E Guangdong prov., China, on the Han River. It is a transportation and trade center in a fertile agricultural region, with textile and apparel, machinery, porcelain, and sugar-refining industries. Its names are also spelled Chaochow and Ch'ao-an.