Jieyang, alias "Rongcheng", is a city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, located in the east of Guangdong Province. Rongjiang runs through the urban area, bordering Shantou and Chaozhou in the east, Shanwei in the west, Nanhai in the south and Meizhou in the north. Enjoy local legislative power.

Jieyang is an important part of Haixi Economic Zone. In 20 14, the city's GDP reached178.5 billion yuan, ranking first among the five cities in eastern Guangdong.

Jieyang is known as "Zou Lu by the Sea", "Hometown of Chinese Painting", "Hometown of Small Drama", "Hometown of Dragon Boat" and "Hometown of Overseas Chinese". It is the birthplace of Chaoshan culture. Guyi, a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province, is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China. There are more than 3.2 million overseas Chinese living around the world, and there are 180 returned overseas Chinese.