Which province does Jieyang belong to?

Jieyang City belongs to Guangdong Province.

Jieyang City, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, is located in Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong, and is named after Jieyang Mountain, one of the five mountains in Qin Dynasty. Jade Capital of Asia and Jade Capital of China, the production base of stainless steel products in China, a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province and one of the old revolutionary areas in Hailufeng, are known as "Zou Lu by the Sea", "Hometown of Chinese Painting", "Hometown of Little Drama" and "Hometown of Dragon Boat". It is an emerging city with a long history, the largest area and the largest population in Chaoshan area.

Jieyang has a long history of humanities. Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties belong to Baiyue, and Xia and Shang Dynasties belong to Haiyang (Nan 'ou). Since the Qin Dynasty, it has been the Chaoshan area in Guangdong. The earliest predecessor of Chaoshan was Jieyang County in Qin and Han Dynasties, belonging to Nanhai County. It is an important ancestral home and settlement of Chaoshan people and an important birthplace and prosperity of Chaoshan culture.

The History and Development of Jieyang

From the Qin Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, the area of Jieyang County in Nanhai County included Jieyang City in Guangdong, Chaozhou City, Shantou City, Shanwei City, most parts of Meizhou, and southern Zhangzhou in Fujian. From Jin Dynasty to Tang Dynasty, Jieyang belonged to Yi 'an County and Chaozhou in Guangzhou. During the Song Dynasty, Jieyang County in Chaozhou was relocated. From Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, Jieyang County in Chaozhou was the majority of Jiexi County, Rongcheng District, Jiedong County and Fengshun County in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province.

Jieyang is bordered by Xingmei in the north, Nanhai in the south, Shantou and Chaozhou in the east and Shanwei in the west. The land area is 5240.5 square kilometers. The inland rivers mainly include Rongjiang, Longjiang and Lianjiang. Known as "land of abundance", "floating water hyacinth" and "water lotus".

In 2005, Jieyang was awarded the title of "Jade Capital of Asia" by the Asian Jewelry Federation, and in 2006, the China National Light Industry Federation awarded Jieyang the title of "Jade Capital of China". Products are sold to mainland provinces, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Southeast Asia and even countries around the world. At the same time, Jieyang is one of the production bases of stainless steel products in China, and its hardware products are exported to Europe, America, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Jieyang City.