The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Chaozhou
(chou´j´) (KEY) or Chaoan (chou´än´) (KEY) , 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 Chao-an.