Recently, the State Council announced the eighth batch of national major cultural relic protection sites as well as the projects incorporated into existing national major cultural relic protection sites. Among them, there are three selected sites in Shantou, namely, the Patriarch Dadian Pagoda in Chaoyang, the former sites of Chao Customs in Jinping and Haojiang, and the former site of Jinping Central Authorities' Red Traffic Line.
   
Built in 1898 to 1922, the former site of Chao Customs (located in Jinping district and Haojiang District, Shantou City) contains five immovable cultural relics, including the bell tower of the customs, the dormitory of senior assistants, the dormitory of junior Chinese assistants, the Waima Road deputy custom officer residence, and the Queshi deputy customs commissioner mansion. They are the few well preserved modern western buildings in the Chaoshan area, and are also the only representative buildings in the large-scale Chao Customs building complex in history. They are listed as the "important modern historical site and representative building" project in the eighth batch of national major cultural relics protection sites.
 
Built in the Tang Dynasty, the Patriarch Dadian Pagoda (located in Chaoyang District, Shantou City) is the oldest and most complete tomb pagoda preserved in the Chaoshan area, and is also the bell shaped pagoda of Tang Dynasty rarely seen in the country now. It is listed as the "historic building" project in the eighth batch of national major cultural relics protection sites.
 
Built from 1930 to 1934, the Central Authorities' Red Traffic Line (located in Jinping District, Shantou City, etc.) was one of the secret traffic lines opened by the Transportation Bureau of the CPC Central Committee during the period of "counter encirclement and suppression". Its former site is listed as the "important modern historical site and representative building" project in the eighth batch of national major cultural relics protection sites.

Source:Shantou Daily, Oct 17, 2019

汕头新增3处全国重点文保单位  

近日，国务院公布了第八批全国重点文物保护单位以及与现有全国重点文物保护单位合并的项目。其中汕头入选三处，分别为潮阳大颠祖师塔、金平与濠江潮海关旧址、金平中央红色交通线旧址。  

建于1898至1922年的潮海关旧址（位于汕头市金平区、濠江区）包含海关钟楼、高级帮办宿舍、华员低级帮办宿舍、外马路副税务公馆及礐石副税务司公馆等5处不可移动文物，是目前潮汕地区为数不多且保存较为完好的近代西洋建筑，也是历史上规模庞大的潮海关建筑群中仅存的代表性建筑，被列入第八批全国重点文物保护单位“近现代重要史迹及代表性建筑”项目。  

建于唐代的大颠祖师塔（位于汕头市潮阳区）系潮汕地区现保存最古老、最完整的墓塔，也是目前全国罕见的唐代钟型佛塔，被列入第八批全国重点文物保护单位“古建筑”项目。  

建于1930年至1934年的中央红色交通线旧址（位于汕头市金平区等处）是“反围剿”时期中共中央交通局开辟的秘密交通线之一，被列入第八批全国重点文物保护单位“近现代重要史迹及代表性建筑项目”。  

来源：汕头日报2019-10-17