Sangpu Mountain () is named after the mulberry trees that were once abundant at the mountain area near the Rong River. It is located at the junction of the 3

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Shantou Shantou, Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 20 ...

Chaozhou Chaozhou ( zh, t=潮州), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, ...

and

Jieyang Jieyang ( zh, s=揭阳, p=Jiēyáng, t=揭陽; Chaozhou dialect: gig4 iên5; Jieyang dialect: gêg4 ion5) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong Province (Yuedong), People's Republic of China, part of the Chaoshan region whose peopl ...

in eastern

Guangdong Province ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

of China. With an altitude of 484 meters and a stretch of 27 kilometers, the mountain is a Guangdong provincial nature reserves area, and is known as "the First Mountain in

Chaoshan Chaoshan or Teoswa ( zh, s=潮汕, p=Cháoshàn, cy=Chìusaan; peng'im: ) is a cultural-linguistic region in the east of Guangdong, China. It is the origin of the Teochew Min language. The region, also known as Chiushan in Cantonese, consists of ...

". The Tropic of Cancer passes through here, and

Shantou University Shantou University (; abbreviated STU), is a university under the provincial Project 211 program in Shantou, Guangdong, was founded in 1981 with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council. It's the only ...

is located in it.

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport is an international airport serving the cities of Jieyang, Shantou and Chaozhou in South Central China‘s Guangdong province. It is located in the towns of Paotai and Denggang in Jiedong District, Jieya ...

and

Chaoshan railway station Chaoshan railway station () is a railway station located in Shaxi Town () in the Chao'an District of Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, China, on the Xiashen Railway operated by the Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corp., China Railway Corporation ...

, the largest airport and the largest high-speed rail station in eastern Guangdong, both lie nearby.

Shantou University

Shantou University, or STU, is located in the Sangpu Mountain area of Shantou City. It is jointly established by the Chinese Ministry of Education, the People's Government of Guangdong Province and the

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. The campus covers a total area of 1,889.28 ''mu'' and a total built area of 566,000 square meters. In September 2013, Shantou University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology signed the memorandum of understanding for the establishment of the Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT).

Tropic of Cancer Marker Tower

The Tropic of Cancer Marker Tower is located about 5 kilometers north of Shantou University and was completed and opened to the public in 1986. It is about 13.6 meters tall in the form of a 5-meter-diameter globe supported by a "北" (north) shaped rack. Every year at 12 noon on the summer solstice, when the sun shines directly on the globe, there will be an astronomical view of "Standing up a pole with no shadow to be seen" (立竿不见影).

Famous Tombs

The Tomb of Lin Daqin, located in Sangpu Mountain, Jinshi Town, Chaozhou City, was built in the Jiajing period of the

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

, and is the tomb of Lin Daqin, the only champion of liberal arts () in the history of the imperial examination of

Region. In 1987, Lin Daqin's tomb was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit in Chaozhou City, and on October 20, 2012, it was promoted to a cultural relics protection unit in Guangdong Province. The Tomb of Sun Mozhai, located in Sangpu Mountain, Shaxi Town, Chaozhou City, is a provincial cultural relics protection unit announced in October 2012. Sun Mozhai, a native of Shangxilin Village, Shaxi Town, is also called Weng Wanda, a secretary of military department () in the

of China. The Tomb of Weng Meizhai, which is the tomb of Weng Wanda's father Weng Yu, covers an area of about 20,000 square meters. It is the largest tomb in eastern Guangdong and the only ancient tomb for imperial burial in Chaoshan.

Dongshan Lake Hot Spring Resort

Dongshan Lake Hot Spring Resort, located in Sangpu Dongshan Lake District, is a national AAAA-level tourist resort covering an area of more than 1,000 acres. The resort has a five-story cave-like hot spring hill, with 99 hot spring pools of different temperatures and different forms.

Nanlong Reservoir

Nanlong Reservoir is a scenic reserve located in the Sangpu Mountain area of Didu Town, Jieyang City. It is the largest reservoir on Sangpu Mountain, and the reflection of the mountains on the waters is like a wonderful landscape painting.

Windgate Trail

Located 5 kilometers southeast of

Paotai Town Paotai ( zh, s=炮台镇, p=Pàotái Zhèn) is an ''unincorporated town'' () located in Shawan County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, it is known for the seat of 121st Regiment headquarters of the 8th Division, Xinjiang Production and ...

in Jieyang City, Windgate Trail is an ancient road between Peak 1, the highest peak of Sangpu Mountain, and the Peak 2. It was once the only way from the ancient Chaozhou Capital to Jieyang County.

Dragon Spring Rock

Dragon String Rock, or Longquan Rock, is located in Dragon Spring Mount in southeast Sangpu Mountain. It is divided into a covering upper rock and a lower rock. There is a hall in the cave with an area of 64.4 square meters and capable to accommodate dozens of people. Because there is a little spring behind the rock that does not dry up all year round, it is called "Dragon Spring Rock". There are strange rocks standing in front and back. There are 4 Buddhist temples and the Weng Gong Academy in commemoration of Weng Wanda, the Minister of Military of the Ming Dynasty. Dragon Spring Rock is a cultural relic protection unit at the Shantou Municipal level.

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* https://gdxk.southcn.com/ztp/content/post_649517.html 桑浦山胜迹 (Sangpu Mountain Scenic Spots) 2021-06-23 (广东广播电视台, Guangdong Radio and Television) {{coord, 23, 30, 13, N, 116, 32, 48, E, type:mountain_region:CN, display=title Mountains of China Guangdong Chaoshan