County China Online Tour
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( Jieyang, Guangdong )
Jieyang City, also known as "Lingnan Water City", is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, one of the four cities of Chaoshan and a member of the Shantou-Chaojie Metropolitan Circle, located in the center of the geographical axis between the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Haixi Economic Zone. It administers 2 districts, 2 counties, and 1 county-level city under the jurisdiction of the province, with a total land area of 5,240 square kilometers, a sea area of 9,300 square kilometers, and a permanent population of 6.105 million.
The territory of present-day Jieyang City was merged with Jieyang County, Puning County, and Huilai County, the former Chaozhou capital. The three prefecture-level cities of Jieyang, Shantou and Chaozhou in Guangdong have belonged to the same Chaozhou capital since ancient times, and once belonged to Shantou City in modern times. In the 33rd year of Qin Shi Huang (214 BC), Jieyang County was established under nanhai County, and since then there has been a formal administrative structure in chaoshan area, and the territory of Jieyang County in Nanhai County includes the whole territory of present-day Jieyang City, Chaozhou City, and Shantou City in Guangdong Province, part of Shanwei City, most of Meizhou, and the southern part of Zhangzhou in Fujian Province; After Wang Mang's Han Dynasty, Jieyang County was changed to Nanhaiting Under Jiaozhou (present-day Guangzhou); the Eastern Han Dynasty renamed Jieyang County under Nanhai County; and in the second year of shaoxing of the Southern Song Dynasty (1132), it was merged into Haiyang County In the eighth year of the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing (1138), Jieyang County was restored to Jieyang County under the chaozhou capital; in the tenth year of the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing (1140), the county was established in Yujiao Village (now Rongcheng District), and the establishment of Jieyang County remained unchanged from then until 1991; in December 1991, Shantou City was divided into the three cities of Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang, Jieyang County was upgraded to Jieyang City, and the former Shantou City Jiexi County, Puning County, Huilai County, and Jieyang County were assigned to the jurisdiction of Jieyang City; after many years of change, it formed today's administrative division.
Jieyang mainly has three major river systems in The RongJiang River, longjiang river and Lianjiang River, the second largest deep-water river in Guangdong Province, the Rongjiang River south and north rivers surround Jieyang City, forming a unique water lotus shape, with the reputation of "the land of fish and rice", "floating water gourd" and "water lotus". Jieyang is named after Jieyang Ridge, one of the ancient Five Ridges, which has been recorded in history for more than 2,200 years. It is an emerging city with a long history, the largest area and the largest population in Chaoshan area, the production base of stainless steel products in China, the historical and cultural city of Guangdong Province, and the beauty of "Coastal Zoulu", "The Town of Chinese Painting", "The Town of Small Drama" and "The Town of Dragon Boats". In 2005, Jieyang city was awarded the title of "Asian Jade Capital" by the Asian Jewelry Federation, and in 2006, the China Light Industry Federation awarded Jieyang the title of "China Jade Capital".
Jieyang is not only one of the important ancestral places and settlements of Chaoshan people, but also one of the important birthplaces and prosperity places of Chaoshan culture. It is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in the country, with nearly 6 million overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots and overseas chinese living all over the world. Jieyang Chaoshan has a profound cultural heritage, represented by Chaoshan language, Chaozhou opera, Chaoshan English song and dance, Chaoshan Gongfu tea, Chaoshan cuisine, Chaoshan embroidery, Chaoshan Shantang, Chaoshang culture, Ying Laoye, King of Sanshan, Chaoshan wood carving, Chaoshan folk residence, Chaoshan ancestral hall, Chaoshan craft, Chaoshan yarn, out of the garden, worship of the moon and other characteristic cultures.
Jieyang has many tourist attractions such as Shuangfeng Temple, Guizhu Garden, Huangmanzhai Waterfalls, Jieyang Xuegong Palace, Ancient Rongwu Temple, Huangqishan Scenic Area and so on; there are Chaoshan Gongfu tea and Chaoshan cuisine waiting for you to taste. Raw cooking lobster, Mandarin duck cream crab, red braised shark fin, Qingye crow's ear eel, clear soup crab balls, crepe lotus paste, golden melon taro puree and many other local dishes, as well as ping pong, red peach kway, kon strips, grass kway tofu flower, oyster branding, Putian bamboo shoot kway, Jieyang grit juice, Puning dried tofu, Pu ning dried bean, pu seed kway, Jiexi tea, Dayang stir-fried tea, Luyun Temple Lianli Autumn Maple, Quedi wuye lychee, Zoutang green peel pear, Huaqing bamboo shoots, Putian bamboo shoots, lion head oil gan, Chaozhou citrus, bamboo cane, Gaopu Yumei, Huilai pineapple, Yonghua tea, Xinheng vegetables, Xinheng vegetables, Xinheng sugar, Xinheng sugar shallots, Fortress Nan sugar Many special snacks and local specialties such as cotton lake melon din, Hebo fine basket, Pingshang green plum, Wujing rich ginger candy, fried dried tofu, red heart skin banana, pearl glutinous rice ball, red braised pork foot, Jinghai abalone and many other specialties will make you linger for a long time and do not want to leave.
The Jieyang section of our "County China Online Tour" will start from Huilai County, pass through Puning City, Rongcheng District and Jiedong District of Jieyang City, and end in Jiexi County.
Leaving the Chaonan District of Shantou City, driving 44 kilometers to the southwest for 56 minutes, we came to Huilai County, Jieyang City.
Huilai is located in the southeast coast of Guangdong Province, the south of Chaoshan Region, east of Shantou Chaonan District, west of Shanwei City Lufeng, north of Puning, south of the South China Sea, the county land area of 1253 square kilometers, jurisdiction of 14 towns, household registration population of 1.4838 million people. Huilai is an ancient yi in eastern Guangdong, and in the third year of Ming Jiajing (1524), Chaoyang and Haifeng counties were divided into Huilai County, named after the county administration in Huilai Capital. Huilai is the location of Yuedong New Town and Jieyang Binhai New Area, and is a famous overseas Chinese township in Guangdong Province and the gateway of foreign trade in eastern Guangdong. Huilai maritime transportation industry is developed, there are many ships coming and going, the marine history and culture are deep, and there are many ancient "Sea Silk" relics, which is an important node of the Maritime Silk Road. Huilai County belonged to Chaozhou Prefecture during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was formerly known as Kuiyang. In the old days, Zhuyi in the Chaoshan area had places called "Yang", such as haiyang (Chao'an), Jieyang, Chaoyang famous Sanyang, and Raoping was called Raoyang, Chenghai was called Lianyang, Puning was called Hongyang, Huilai was called Kuiyang, Tai Po was called Chayang, and Fengshun was named Xinyang as the latest county established in Chaozhou Prefecture.
In Huilai we will visit ShibeiShan Lighthouse, Kuitan Dageng Garden, Chisongguan LongzangDong HuangDaxian Temple, Kuitan Shizheng Temple, Cape Ganquan, Huangguangshan Foguang Temple, Jinghai Ancient City, Zhuangzhuang Zen Temple, Wenchang Pavilion Pagoda, Eight Kingdoms Style Tourist Resort, Longquan Mountain Villa Scenic Area, Baihuajian Scenic Area, Minghu Rock, Xianjing Rock, Qingshui Rock, Mirage Haishi (non-fixed), Huicheng Dongzha Yongfu Temple (the place where the living Buddha Song Zen ancestors dive to practice silence) and other scenic spots; taste seven kinds of dishes, Longjiang pig's feet, Jinghai bean series, mung bean cake, three ginseng cakes, navel cakes, Shortbread, fish ball fish cake, shrimp ball shrimp cake, Guangzhang, oyster fry, fried prawns, radish shredded, Longjiang vegetable preserved, oil cord, Shenquan fish balls, Jinghai lobster, Huilai red rice, Huilai lychee and other food specialties.
After driving 43 kilometers north from Huilai for 1 hour, we came to Puning City.
Puning is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, managed by Jieyang City, located in the south-east of Guangdong Province, in the western part of the Chaoshan Plain, in the upper reaches of the Rongjiang, Lianjiang and Longjiang rivers, and the Tropic of Cancer runs through the northern part of the city. With a total area of 1,620 square kilometers and a total population of 2,483,100, it administers 7 subdistricts, 17 towns and 1 township, and 8 township-level units, including 5 farms, 2 industrial parks and 1 Puqiao district. Puning is a famous cultural town in Chaoshan and a famous commercial city with strong influence at home and abroad, especially the top ten professional markets such as clothing, Chinese herbal medicines, tea, and fruits. Clothing and medicine are the two pillar industries of Puning, the largest shirt production base in China, the largest base of Chinese herbal medicines in South China, and the largest distribution center of clothing, tobacco, tea, fruits and textiles in eastern Guangdong. Puning is a base city of China's textile industry, a famous city of traditional Chinese medicine in China, one of the top 100 industrial counties in China, and an old revolutionary city of Hailufeng. It has the largest land port in eastern Guangdong, has the economic management authority of prefecture-level cities, and is a pilot city for financial reform in counties directly under the direct management of Guangdong Province.
In Puning, we should visit De'anli, Baier pass tian scenic spot, Puning City God Temple, Fangfang Memorial Hall, Nigou Ancient Village, Puning Peifeng Pagoda, Puning Huayan Temple, Puning Wenchang Pavilion, Wuluodi (former residence of Yang Shi Soul), the former site of the military decision-making meeting of the Nanchang Uprising Southward Troop Headquarters, the former site of the "Quicksand Conference", Linghui Spring, Yunshi Rock, Masiyan Temple, Baolong Temple, Guolong Ancient Village, Hutoupu Ancient Kiln Site, etc.; taste Puning intestinal powder, Puning dried beans, beef kway, Puning bean paste, pork intestine glutinous rice, oyster branding, Hongyang kway sauce, and volume , seafood noodles, vegetable buns, beef balls instant noodles, noodle dumplings, Hongyang rice balls, rice-free rice dumplings, pig's foot rings, Hongyang kway teow juice, Puning banana citrus, bean sauce chicken, Puning fried tofu, Hongyang crisp candy and other gourmet specialties.
57 minutes northeast from Puning, we arrived at Rongcheng District, where jieyang municipal government is located.
Rongcheng District is located in the middle of the Chaoshan Plain, in the middle of the Rongjiang River Basin, backed by the Huangqi Mountains and the Zhouhuan Rongjiang River. It administers 10 subdistricts and 4 towns, with a total area of 337 square kilometers and a total population of 710,000. Rongcheng District is the political, economic and cultural center of Jieyang City, with profound cultural heritage and humanistic prosperity. Since the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing ten years (1140), it was set up as the county seat of Jieyang County, with a long history, so far it has a history of more than 800 years, known as "coastal Zoulu" and "water lotus" reputation. There are more than 20 provincial and municipal cultural relics protection units such as Jieyang Xuegong, Jinxian Gate and Ding Richang Memorial Hall in the area, which is a famous historical and cultural city at the provincial level in Guangdong. In 2020, it was selected as one of the top 100 counties and cities in Chinese cuisine.
In Jieyang City, we should visit the Huangqishan Scenic Area, the Ancient Rongwu Temple, the Jieyang City God Temple, the Rongjiang West Lake, the former site of Comrade Zhou Enlai's revolutionary activities (Jieyang Xuegong), the Jinxian Gate, the Rongcheng Twin Peaks Temple, the Rongcheng Jinxian Gate City Tower, the Jieyang Tower, the Tianshan Ancient Temple, the Jieyang Lei Temple, the Ding Richang Former Residence (Ding's Guanglu Ancestral Hall), the Zoutang Ancient Village, the Bailan Mountain Pavilion, the Chilingkou Tomb, the Zoutang Zheng Ancestral Hall and the Archway, the LongzhuMa Temple, the Changmei Ancient Village, the Zhizheng Ancestral Hall and other scenic spots; taste crispy skin tofu, Didu Green Crab, Oyster, Intestinal Powder, Jianmi Pills, Fried dried beans, bamboo shoots, cold jelly five fruits, ping pong kon, sugar onion pancakes, mung bean cakes, chrysanthemum cakes, southern sugar, almond dew, Jiexi tea, Jieyang pineapple, "Gushan No. 2" longan and other food specialties.
9 kilometers northeast of Rongcheng District for 20 minutes, you will arrive at Jiedong District of Jieyang City.
Jiedong District is located in the northeast of Jieyang City, east of Shantou City and Chaozhou City, west of Jieyang City, north of Meizhou City, the total area of 694 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of 11 towns, 2 streets, a total population of 1.31 million people. Jiedong District is located in the four central areas of eastern Guangdong, with water, land and air three-dimensional transportation network, is the transportation hub of eastern Guangdong, is the "father of China's nuclear submarines" Huang Xuhua academician, Chinese physiology founder Cai Qiao academician, Chinese mechanical engineering pioneer Huang Shupei academician hometown, with the national intangible heritage Xilongsha "lamp pole cai phoenix" customs, gongs and drums flag, Jade Lake roasting tea and other traditional culture and skills. It was ranked 65th in the 2019 National County Online Retail TOP100.
In Jiedong District, we can visit Sangpu Mountain, Guang'an Temple, The Ninth Army General's Mansion, Wangtian Lake Eco-tourism Resort, Wanzhuyuan Eco-tourism Scenic Spot, Yangmei Yudu, Beibiao Peeping Day, Shuangxizui, Fengmen Ancient Trail, Jiedong Fengshan Temple, Fenshui Battle Monument, Putian Ecological Agriculture Tourism Scenic Area, Baoshan Lake Tourist Area and other scenic spots; taste charcoal-grilled oysters, char siu buns, glutinous rice chicken, cloud pig hands, salty pancakes, Houjiese powder, sugar not fling, powder fruit, pork belly stew chicken, Zhongtang fish bags, Tangxia Lu geese, white sand oil duck, intestine powder, horseshoe cake, Chaozhou pink fruit and other specialties.
Leaving Jiedong District, driving 71 kilometers west for 1 hour and 10 minutes, we will arrive at the last stop of the Jieyang section of our "County China Line Tour" - Jiexi County.
Jiexi is located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province, the western part of Jieyang City, the northwestern Chaoshan Plain and the middle and upper reaches of the Rongjiang River. The county has a total area of 1,365 square kilometers, a total population of 993,200 people, and administers 1 subdistrict, 15 towns and 1 township. The main area of Jiexi County originally belonged to Jieyang, and in 1965 it was set up in Jiexi County. Jiexi is a famous old revolutionary area and overseas Chinese township in china, a national full-scale tourism demonstration area, a pilot county of a national-level ecological demonstration area, a guangdong province full-scale tourism demonstration area and a demonstration county of comprehensive tourism reform in Guangdong Province, and enjoys preferential treatment for the revitalization and development of The old revolutionary area of Hailufeng. Jiexi County is one of the old revolutionary areas in Guangdong Province, during the Great Revolution, Zhou Enlai led the Eastern Crusading Army to fight the famous "Battle of Mianhu" at Mianhu; during the agrarian revolutionary war, the Red Eleventh Army established a revolutionary stronghold in the Jiexi area, organized the Red Guards to crack down on local tycoons and gentry, and established Soviet power; during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Chaoshan underground organization of the CPC established a wide range of secret activity bases around the Dabei Mountain, which was the activity base of the Hanjiang Column of the Guangdong People's Anti-Japanese Guerrilla; during the Liberation War, The Chaoshan Prefectural Committee regarded the Great Northern Mountains as the central strategic stronghold of the Chaoshan military struggle. Jiexi County's provincial intangible cultural heritage includes 6 festivals, including the Three Mountains King Festival, the Daxi Ancestral Hall Festival, the Gong and Drum Banner, the Puppet Show, and the Lantern Riddle. Jiexi County has successively won the titles of National Ecological Demonstration Zone Construction County, Guangdong Green Famous County, forestry ecological county and so on.
When I came to Jiexi, I visited the Lintian Sanshan Ancestral Temple, the Dabeishan Revolutionary History Memorial Hall, the Huangmanzhai Waterfall Group Tourist Area, the Dabeishan National Forest Park, the Mianhu Guo's Building, the Dayang International Ecotourism Resort, the Jingming Hot Spring Resort, the Xingdao Academy, the Longneck Reservoir, the Dinglian Dafu Ancestral Ancestral Hall, the Zhifeng Garden, the Tianzhu Rock, the GuodafuDi, the Hebo Pagoda, the Yongchang Ancient Temple, the Guangde Dongtian Scenic Area, the Rough Pit Ancient Village, the Huaguo Ancient Temple and other scenic spots; , intestinal noodles, Po bean horn, assorted black stone ginseng, hexagonal cake, shang sand cake, stuffed dried beans, tea feast, Dayang bitter root, Jieyang dumplings, Hakka red wine, Hebo tea, Wujing rich ginger sugar, Fenghu olives, rice and all kinds of peanut candy, cotton lake melon din, Daxi Lantern Pomelo and other food specialties, our trip to 5 county-level travel destinations in Jieyang City is over. The next stop will be To - Shanwei City.