Jieyang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, also known as "Lingnan Water City", is located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province, straddling longitude 115°36ˊ to 116°37ˊ39ˊE, and latitude 22°53ˊ to 23°46ˊ27ˊN; its terrain slopes from west to east, and it has a subtropical monsoon climate; as of the end of 2021, Jieyang was under the jurisdiction of two city districts, 2 counties, and 1 county-level city under its jurisdiction. The city has a total land area of 5,240 square kilometers and a sea area of 9,300 square kilometers; its resident population at the end of the year was 5,616,800. Jieyang City is one of the cities in Shantou-Chao-Jie Metropolitan Area, located in the center of the geographical axis of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the West Coast Economic Zone; it is a city with a long and vigorous history, and the birthplace of Chaoshan culture, which is not only the important ancestor of Chaoshan people and one of their settlements but also one of the important birthplaces of the Chaoshan culture and one of the places where it flourishes, and it is also the famous hometown of overseas Chinese with overseas Chinese, Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwanese compatriots, and outbound sages living in different places of the world. Jieyang is also one of the important birthplaces of Chaoshan culture and one of the prosperous places. Jieyang has a profound Chaoshan culture, which is represented by the special culture of Chaozhou language, Chaozhou Opera, Chaozhou Ying Song and Dance, Chaozhou Kungfu Tea, and Chaozhou Cuisine, etc. The main rivers in Jieyang are Rongjiang River, Jieyang River and Jieyang River. Jieyang City has three major water systems, namely the Rong River, the Long River and the Lianjiang River, and the Rong River, the second largest deep-water river in Guangdong Province, surrounds the city of Jieyang from the north and south, which is known as "the land of fish and rice", "the floating gourd", and "the lotus flower on the water"; it is also known as "the land of the fish and rice" because it is the most famous river in Guangdong Province. Jieyang City is known as "the town of fish and rice", "floating water gourd" and "lotus flower on the water"; Jieyang Ridge, one of the five ancient Ridges, is an emerging city in the Chaoshan region; it is the main battlefield of the eastern wing of the Guangdong coastal economic belt, and Jieyang Binhai New Area is a key platform for the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Guangdong Provincial Government to create a special planning and special policy support to build a coastal economic belt in Guangdong. In 2022, Jieyang City realized a GDP of 226.098 billion yuan, an increase of -1.3% over the previous year.