历史上的潮州商帮,是现在潮州、汕头、揭阳三个地区商人的总称,这三个地区有着相同的民风民俗和语言环境,他们在近代中国历史上有着举足轻重的地位。潮州商帮以海洋为通道,不仅往来于中国沿海各省,更远航至东南亚诸国,以海上贩运的方式来获取利润,后来逐步拓展成为明清时期中国重要的商帮之一。 Historically, Chaozhou businessmen and gangsters are the general name of businessmen in the three regions of Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang nowadays. These three regions share the same customs, folk customs and linguistic environment. They occupy a pivotal position in the history of modern China. Chaozhou businessmen help the ocean as a channel, not only in the coastal provinces of China, more long-term travel to Southeast Asian countries, the way to obtain profits by maritime trafficking, and later gradually expand into one of China’s important business in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.