Jieyang
Jieyang is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China, part of the Chaoshan region whose people speak Chaoshan Min distinct from neighbouring Yue speakers. It is historically important as the hometown of many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.
History
The name Jieyang can be traced back to the 33rd year of Qin Shi Huang when the emperor set up a garrison on the south side of Jieling. In Chinese fengshui, facing south means "yang", which is propitious. Jieling means Mount Jie, so is the name Jieyang.Administration
The prefecture-level city of Jieyang administers five county-level divisions, including two districts, one county-level city and two counties.These are further divided into 100 township-level divisions, including 69 towns, 10 townships and 21 subdistricts.
Economy
- Traditional manufacturing industry - hardware and stainless steel, textiles and clothing, and shoemaking.
- Medicine and Chinese herbal medicines - Puning is an important distribution center for Chinese herbal medicines in the country.
- Petrochemical energy - Huilai Da Nanhai Petrochemical Industrial Zone and offshore wind power.
- Commerce and e-commerce - Puning clothing and Chinese herbal medicine wholesale market, e-commerce drives clothing sales.
- Agriculture and food processing - specialty agricultural products such as lychees, tea, and preserved fruits.
Transport
Air
The new Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport is the third largest airport complex in Guangdong Province, after Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. It replaced the Shantou Waisha Airport on 15 November 2011.Rail
Jieyang is located on the Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway.Language and culture
The Chaoshan Min is predominantly spoken in this region. The Hakka dialect, however, has its limited presence among Hakka people in Jiexi County, Northwestern Jiedong District, Nanyang Mountain Area of Puning, and a small part of Huilai County.History
The 1930s saw numerous Jieyang inhabitants emigrating overseas. A large number of Chinese live in Southeast Asia and kept their customs. Pontianak and Ketapang in Indonesia, Johor Bahru in Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand have large Overseas Chinese communities of Jieyang origin; the Lintian Republic, one of many kongsis of West Borneo, were founded by Jieyang immigrants. In 1991, the Chinese central government approved Jieyang as a prefecture-level city.Places of interest
- Jieyang Confucius temple : built in 1140 ; one of the national priority protected sites
- Jieyang Guandi Temple: built in 1558 ; one of the national priority protected sites
- Jieyang Rongjiang West Lake
- Jieyang Tower
Notable people
- Ke Hua, former Chinese diplomat
- Rayson Huang, first Chinese Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong
- Kwok Ka-ki, former Legislative Councillor
- Daniel Lam See-hin, businessman, banker, Legislative Councillor
- David See-chai Lam, banker, businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician
- Dennis Lam Shun-chiu, ophthalmologist, businessman and politician
- Lam Chi-fung, banker, educator
- Vintoquián, 16th century pirate
- Li Zhenning, Chinese singer and actor
- Regina Hing Yue Tsang, actress, singer
- Ken Lo, actor, martial artist
- Zeng Yi, virologist