A port in the province of Guangdong in south-eastern China, situated on the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River; population 4,840,500 (est. 2006). It was designated a treaty port in 1869.
Former name Swatow
Definition of Shantou in US English:
Shantou
proper nounˈSHänˈtō
A port in the province of Guangdong in southeastern China, situated on the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River; population 4,840,500 (est. 2006). It was designated a treaty port in 1869.