In the afternoon on November 16, over 800 outstanding Chaoshan merchants and guests at home and abroad gathered in Hangzhou to attend the celebration of Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce in Hangzhou.
It is reported that currently there are over 20,000 Chaoshan people and nearly 500 enterprises and entities from Chaoshan in Hangzhou, covering IT, medicine, construction, electromechanical, communications, building materials, food, culture and education, management consulting and other fields, which make active contribution to promote the local economic and social development and establish a good social image of Chaoshan merchants.
Source:Shantou Daily, Nov 17, 2010