Jieyang Travel Guide

Chinese Name: 揭阳 (jiē yáng)
Population: 7,050,000
Area: Land Area: 5,240 square kilometers (2,023 square miles), Sea Area: 9,300 square kilometers (3,591 square miles)
Location: in the southeast of Guangdong Province, southern China
Administrative Division: 2 districts (Rongcheng, Jiedong); 2 counties (Jiexi, Huilai); 1 county-level city (Puning)
Area Code: 0663
Zip Code: 522000
GDP (2018): CNY 215.25 billion (USD 32.53 billion)
 

Situated in the southeast of Guangdong, Jieyang is a prefecture level city with the largest area and the largest population in east Guangdong. It is close to Meizhou to the north, Shantou and Chaozhou to the east, Shanwei to the west and South China Sea to the south. Jieyang is famous as “Jade Capital of China” for having the largest and the most concentrated medium and high-end jadeite marketing, production and processing base in China and even in Asia. Jieyang is also the largest stainless steel production base in China. A large number of products are exported to many regions including Europe, America, Africa, Australia, Central Africa and Southeast Asia.

Jieyang is the transportation center of east Guangdong, southwest Fujian and south Jiangxi. It is only about 14 miles (22km) from city center to Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport, which is convenient for people to get in and out of the city by air. Chaoshan Railway Station, 18 miles (30 km) away, provide quite easy access to not only Guangdong provincial cities like Guangzhou and Shenzhen, but also others such as Shanghai, Xiamen, and Fuzhou. National and provincial highways link it with Shantou, Chaozhou, Shenzhen and other cities together.
 

 Major Rail Lines from Chaoshan to

Belonging to the subtropical monsoon climate zone, Jieyang is endowed with rich sunshine, rain but nearly no snow. The annual average temperature is about 21.4C (70.5F). 

 History: The city has over 2,200 years' history. The name of 'Jieyang' firstly appeared in the history in the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). In the Han Dynasty (206BC-220), it was an independent shire controlling several districts. In the following dynasties, it was separated and combined again and again and once belonged to Shantou. In 1991, it was turned into a prefecture-level city under the approval of the State Council.

 Physical Features: The city inclines from high west to low east. In its northwest and southwest lie hills and mountains while in the middle and southeast lie wide fertile plains.

 Local Highlights: Jieyang is where Hakka (a special northern Han community melted with the southern China cultures) inhabit. The profound and interesting local flavor attracts tourists mostly. It is also a famous hometown of many overseas Chinese.

 Special Local Products :
Food: preserved pear, taro, green tea, grapefruit, olive, sweet potato, bamboo shoot, abalone, lichee, longan, greengage, soybean sauce
Handicrafts: stone sculpture, jade sculpture, wood sculpture, yarn drawn, lacquerwork, bamboo knitting, iron productions, paper-cut