Jieyang
Sign in to saveJieyang (; Chaozhou dialect: gig4 iên5; Jieyang dialect: gêg4 ion5) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong Province (Yuedong), 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.
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- Locality
- 榕城区
- Region
- 广东省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 1,899,394
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
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Key facts
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- Jieyang
- Settlement.native_name
- 揭阳市
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- zh-Hans
- Settlement.other_name
- Kityang
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
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- 榕江音乐喷泉.jpg
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- Jieyang music fountain
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- yes
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- 8
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- none
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- Guangdong subdivisions - Jieyang.svg
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- Location of Jieyang in Guangdong
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Jieyang (; Chaozhou dialect: gig4 iên5; Jieyang dialect: gêg4 ion5) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong Province (Yuedong), 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 (214 BC) when the emperor set up a garrison on the south side of Jieling (揭嶺之陽). In Chinese fengshui, facing south means "yang" (陽), which is propitious. Jieling means Mount Jie, so is the name Jieyang (揭陽).