The best economy is Chenghai. Since the reform and opening up, Chenghai’s industrial economy has developed rapidly. Especially in recent years, a series of preferential policies and measures have been adopted, such as reducing land prices, electricity prices, regulatory fees, etc., as well as optimizing services, to attract domestic and foreign customers to invest and set up industries in Chenghai. At the same time, various ownership types such as state-owned, collective, foreign-funded, joint-stock, and private individuals are encouraged to work together to promote the rapid development of the industrial economy. The region has initially formed a new industrial pattern with light processing industry as the main body and supporting industries such as plastic toys, textiles and clothing, food processing, arts and crafts, and building materials. There are more than 5,600 industrial enterprises in the district, including 13 enterprises with an output value of more than 100 million yuan, such as Yihua Group Company. 44 kinds of industrial products have filled domestic gaps, and 55 products have won the titles of ministerial and provincial excellence. Plastics, crafts, toys, Nanjin and other products are sold well in Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions. Especially in the plastics industry, Japan has nearly a thousand (registered) plastic production companies with nearly 100,000 employees. There are only 10,000 automatic and semi-automatic injection molding machines (sets), producing plastic toys, plastic crafts, plastic daily necessities, plastic The five major categories of products, accessories and plastic building materials, have an annual value of more than 2 billion yuan, and it is known as the Plastic City at home and abroad. Professional Town - Dongli Town (Professional Town for Hardware Tools in Guangdong Province) Dongli Town, Chenghai District, Shantou City is located at the junction of Chao, Cheng and Rao cities, with very convenient water, land and air transportation and outstanding location advantages. Dongli Town is the political, economic and cultural center in the northern part of Chenghai District, Shantou City. It is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in the Chaoshan area. The town has complete supporting infrastructure such as roads, water, electricity, communications, and environmental protection, and the investment environment is very good. It is one of the 500 urban demonstration sites in the country. Dongli Town currently has nearly 1,000 large and small industrial enterprises, and has gradually formed five key industries, including hardware products operations, knitted clothing bleaching and dyeing industry, craft toy industry, rubber and plastic industry, and printing and packaging industry. Among them, the more distinctive ones are Hardware products industry. In 2005, it was identified as a provincial hardware products professional town by the Provincial Department of Science and Technology. Lianxia Town (a professional town for daily chemicals in Guangdong Province) Lianxia Town is located on the north side of the central urban area of ??Chenghai, Shantou City. It is adjacent to the Lianyang River, a tributary of the Han River, to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and Fengming Mountain to the west. It is an important industrial town in Chenghai. Known as the "Hometown of Overseas Chinese", it has outstanding people, prosperous humanities and numerous businessmen. National and provincial highways run across both wings, and it takes less than half an hour to reach Shantou International Airport, Shantou Port, Chenghai Laiwu Wharf, and Shantou Railway Station. The location advantage is particularly prominent. It currently governs 30 administrative villages with a population of 106,100. The area covers an area of ??56.09 square kilometers, of which the built-up area is 9.31 square kilometers. It is listed as the central town of Guangdong Province. In 2006, it was designated as a provincial specialized town for daily chemical industry by the Provincial Department of Science and Technology. In recent years, it has been awarded by the national and provincial ministries and commissions as "National Advanced Grassroots Party Organization", "Advanced Unit in Creating National Civilized Villages and Towns", "National Advanced Unit in Mass Sports" and Guangdong Province's "Advanced Township Party Committee", "Civilized Villages and Towns", and "Civilized Demonstration" "Town", "Top 100 Towns with Township Enterprises" and other honorary titles. In order to implement the scientific concept of development and build a harmonious society, the Lianxia Town Committee and Town Government are committed to implementing the sustainable development strategy based on the development idea of ??"promoting the town through science and technology and strengthening the town through industry". In recent years, a number of infrastructure facilities have been built and put into use, the investment environment has been improving day by day, and the planning and construction of the park and the cultivation and development of special industries have demonstrated its position as an important industrial town. In 2006, the industrial output value was 6.56 billion yuan; the tax revenue was 142 million yuan. An industrial pattern has emerged in which the export-oriented economy is the mainstay and several pillar industries such as daily chemicals, wood products, craft toys, papermaking, printing and packaging, woolen clothing, and food processing develop simultaneously. Daily chemical industry is an industry that has emerged and developed rapidly in recent years. There are now more than 80 large and small companies. Guangdong Mingchen Cosmetics Co., Ltd. is one of the best. Its "Dihuazhixiu" cosmetics and daily detergent series have been recognized as "China's Famous" trademarks and "National Inspection-Exempt Products." Enterprises are exerting a leading social effect. The developing Linxia daily chemical industry shows the following distinctive features: a wide range of products, high technological content and high added value, high-grade hardware facilities, and a socialized production industry chain: the entire industry has entered a healthy development track.

While Lianxia is now building a characteristic professional town, it is also delineating a three-year development plan for technological innovation and striving to achieve leap-forward development. Fengxiang Street (Specialized Town for Toys in Guangdong Province) Chenghua Street (Specialized Town for Sweaters in Guangdong Province) Yanhong Town (Specialized Town for Packaging Materials in Shantou City) Agriculture Chenghai Agriculture is famous for its intensive farming and has the reputation of “farming is like embroidery”. It is a famous Agriculturally productive areas. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the parties and governments at all levels in Chenghai attached great importance to increasing investment in agriculture, carrying out land reclamation and water conservancy projects. Five major joint flood and tide control embankments and irrigation and drainage systems in six irrigation areas have been built. Four bridge gates have been built to retain water and regulate water levels, achieving self-flowing drainage and irrigation. The Hanjiang embankment fully meets the fortification standard that occurs once in twenty years, and part of it meets the fortification standard that occurs once in fifty years; the seawall has the ability to withstand Category 11 typhoons and storm surges. As early as 1957, Chenghai became the first county in the country with a double-cropping rice yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu, and won the title of "the best grain yield per mu in the country". Since the reform and opening up, while continuing to improve agricultural production conditions, we have fully implemented the household contract responsibility system, gradually improved the two-tier management system that combines centralization and decentralization, and broken through the single model with grain as the key link, developed diversified operations, and comprehensively Invigorated the rural economy. Grain yields were once again high. In 1989, the average annual rice yield per mu was 1,075 kilograms. It became the first county in the country to have double-cropping rice with a high yield of over 1 ton of grain. In 1991, it was awarded the title of Advanced Grain Production Unit by the State Council. Since then, through hard work, it has maintained the honor of being the "Tongu City (County)" in terms of yield per mu for twelve consecutive years. The annual vegetable planting area is 247,300 acres, with a total output of 723,500 tons; the fruit planting area is more than 40,000 acres, with a total output of 49,800 tons; the "Three Birds" breeding volume is 22.9518 million, and the pig breeding volume is 238,800; the aquaculture area is 46,400 mu, with a total output of aquatic products of 60,900 tons. The region's "four major bases" of aquatic products, fruits, livestock and vegetables have a total revenue of 2.64 billion yuan. Chenghai's agricultural specialties such as Zhanglin Ringo, Xincheng Watermelon, Laiwu Seaweed, and Baisha Lion Head Goose are well-known at home and abroad. Since the reform and opening up, Chenghai District has made full use of the advantages of overseas Chinese hometowns to carry out external introduction and internal communication through multiple channels and forms, and has achieved remarkable results. The region has introduced customers from nearly 20 countries and regions including Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, and the United States to settle in Chenghai. 475 foreign-funded enterprises and 312 processing enterprises with supplied materials were established, with a cumulative actual utilization of US$602 million in foreign capital. Investment projects involve more than 20 industries such as clothing, crafts, woolen fabrics, chemicals, plastics, food and hospitality, and real estate development. Among the introduced projects, industrial projects account for more than 80%. A number of key leading enterprises of large scale and high quality have been established, including Fanhai Wood Industry Co., Ltd. and Huaxiang Plastic Co., Ltd. While doing a good job in attracting foreign investment, we will also actively strengthen technological exchanges and economic cooperation with large and medium-sized cities, universities and scientific research units in the mainland. Currently, Chenghai has established trade relations with 126 countries and regions. Business and Tourism Chenghai District follows the idea of ??"big market, big commodities, big circulation" and focuses on building professional markets and multifunctional comprehensive markets, and has successively built and expanded a number of large-scale professional comprehensive trade markets. The district has 50 professional comprehensive markets for aquatic products, plastics, clothing, vegetables, fruits, grains, etc., with a total operating area of ??477,500 square meters. These markets connect villages and towns throughout the region and are open to the whole country. They not only better serve the lives of local people, but also enhance the radiation function of local industrial products and agricultural and sideline products. Chenghai Plastics Professional Market operates hundreds of series and nearly 10,000 varieties of plastic products, which are exported to many provinces and cities across the country. The turnover in 2000 was 1.725 billion yuan, an increase of 13.5 times compared with 1980; the market trade turnover reached 1.1 billion yuan. , an increase of 31 times compared with 1980. At the same time, Chenghai District takes advantage of the favorable conditions of being adjacent to the Special Economic Zone and close to Hong Kong and Macao to actively expand foreign trade channels and vigorously organize product exports. By 2004, the region's total foreign trade import and export value reached US$496 million, of which total export value was US$437 million, an increase of 873 times and 10.4 times respectively compared with 1980.

The tourism industry in Chenghai District is booming. There are 60 hotels, guest houses and hostels in the district, of which 2 have been rated two-stars, 4 are equivalent to two-stars, 1 is three-stars, and four-stars. It is a first-class hotel with approximately 1,712 guest rooms and 3,036 beds. In addition, there are 67 commercial dance halls. At present, Chenghai's tourism resources have been initially developed and utilized, and there are 5 large-scale scenic spots. Namely: Laiwu Tourist Area, Chen Cihong’s Former Residence, King Zheng’s Tomb, Tashan Scenic Area and Guanshan Scenic Area. In 2004, Chenghai District *** received 988,000 tourists to Chenghai, and various travel agencies organized 43,000 group trips, with total tourism revenue of 460 million yuan. At present, there are 8 tourism companies in the country, and various travel agencies have opened 68 domestic tourism routes.