Jieyang

Jieyang is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong , People's Republic of China. 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.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Jieyang administers 5 , including 1 , 1 county-level city and 3 .

*Rongcheng District
*Puning City
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*Jiedong County
*Jiexi County

These are further divided into 100 , including 69 , 10 and 21 subdistricts.

Economy

Rice cultivation and the textile industry are important to its economy.

Language and culture

The is predominantly spoken in this region. The Hakka dialect is also spoken in Jiexi County.

History

During 1930s many Jieyang people emigrated to Pontianak, Indonesia and Thailand to seek better fortune.