Hai Feng County, Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, under the jurisdiction of the county, is located in the southeastern part of Guangdong Province, 290 kilometers from Guangzhou in the west, 197 kilometers from Shenzhen, 180 kilometers from Shantou in the east, 81 nautical miles from Hong Kong by water, water and land transportation is convenient, is the key to land transportation in the eastern region of Guangdong Province, with a total area of 1,312.09 square kilometers. As of 2022, there are 12 towns, 2 agricultural and forestry farms and 1 economic development zone under the jurisdiction of Hai Feng County, with a resident population of 741,800 in 2022.
The county was founded in the sixth year of Xianhe (331) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the ninth year of Yongzheng of Qing Dynasty (1731), Shifan, Fangkou and Jikang were set up as Lufeng County, and in March 1988, Shanwei City was established, and SITC set aside 7 towns along the coast as the urban area of the city. SITC is a famous overseas Chinese hometown with 470,000 overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots.
SITC is a famous overseas Chinese town, with 470,000 overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots. SITC is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong, a pilot of financial reform in Guangdong Province, one of the 13 red bases in China, and one of the old revolutionary areas of Hailufeng.
In 2022, SITC's gross domestic product (GDP) will be 42.68 billion yuan, an increase of 3.8% year-on-year.