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About Jieyang

Jieyang is one of the three cities of the Chaoshan region in eastern Guangdong, sharing its Teochew dialect, tea habits and food with Shantou and Chaozhou next door. The old core, Rongcheng, sits where the branches of the Rong River wind across a flat, green plain, and it still keeps a dense cluster of temples, ancestral halls and a grand Confucian academy between its modern avenues.

The city's character is practical and craft-driven. Chaoshan woodcarving and ceramic roof inlay decorate its shrines, the village of Yangmei has built a nationwide trade on cutting and polishing jade, and the wider Chaoshan region is known across China for its painted-face Yingge dancers. Mornings start with gongfu tea, and evenings with beef hotpot or rice noodle soup.

Give the old town a full day on foot, then head out to the hills: the forested waterfalls of Huangmanzhai in Jiexi County are the best nature trip, while Shantou and Chaozhou are both close enough for an easy day out.

Best seasonOctober to April, when the subtropical heat and summer typhoon rains ease

Ideal stay2 days: one for the Rongcheng old town, one for Huangmanzhai or Yangmei

ArrivingJieyang Chaoshan International Airport and Chaoshan high-speed railway station both lie in Jieyang's Jiedong District

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Landmarks 2

Jieyang Confucian Temple, Jieyang, Guangdong, China

Jieyang Confucian Temple

Known locally as the Xuegong, this walled complex of red halls and courtyards was the county's Confucian school and temple for cen...

Jinxian Gate, Jieyang, Guangdong, China

Jinxian Gate

A tall Ming-era gate tower from Rongcheng's old walled town, Jinxian Gate now rises over a busy street a short walk from the Confu...

Temples and Shrines 2

Jieyang City God Temple, Jieyang, Guangdong, China

Jieyang City God Temple

Every walled Chinese town had a guardian deity, and Rongcheng's City God Temple is still an active place of worship, thick with in...

Gurong Martial Temple, Jieyang, Guangdong, China

Gurong Martial Temple

This temple honours Guan Yu, the loyal general revered as a god of righteousness and commerce, and takes its name from the old ban...

History 1

Ding Clan Guanglu Ancestral Hall, Jieyang, Guangdong, China

Ding Clan Guanglu Ancestral Hall

Built for the Ding family in the late Qing dynasty, this ancestral hall is prized as a showcase of Chaoshan woodcarving. Beams, br...

Nature 1

Huangmanzhai Waterfalls, Jieyang, Guangdong, China

Huangmanzhai Waterfalls

In the forested hills of Jiexi County, Huangmanzhai is a scenic area built around a chain of waterfalls that drop through a green...

Parks 1

Huangqi Mountain Forest Park

Rising on the edge of the urban area, Huangqi Mountain is Jieyang's green lung, a forest park of wooded slopes, shaded trails and...

Shopping 1

Yangmei Jade Village

Yangmei grew from an ordinary village into one of China's busiest jade-working centres, with streets of small workshops and showro...

Neighborhoods 1

Rongcheng Old Town Lanes

The narrow streets around Jinxian Gate and the Confucian Temple are the most rewarding part of Jieyang to explore on foot. Small t...

Food and Drink 1

Jieyang Chaoshan Beef Hotpot

Chaoshan beef hotpot is the meal that defines an evening out in Jieyang. Butchers cut the beef fresh each day, and diners order by...

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