Jieyang
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Jieyang
揭阳市 Kityang | |
|---|---|
Chaoshan Min and Hakka |
| Jieyang | ||
|---|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Jiēyáng | |
Teochew Peng'im | Gêg⁴ion⁵ | |
Jieyang (
Chaoshan Min distinct from neighbouring Yue speakers. It is historically important as the hometown of many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea
to the south.
Administration
The
counties
.
| Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 census) |
Area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Rongcheng District
|
榕城区 | Róngchéng Qū | 741,674 | 182 | 4,098 |
Jiedong District
|
揭东区 | Jiēdōng Qū | 1,157,720 | 850 | 1,362 |
| Jiexi County | 揭西县 | Jiēxī Xiàn | 825,313 | 1,279 | 605 |
| Huilai County | 惠来县 | Huìlái Xiàn | 1,097,615 | 1,207 | 906 |
| Puning | 普宁市 | Pǔníng Shì | 2,054,703 | 1,620 | 1,291 |
These are further divided into 100
townships and 21 subdistricts
.
Economy
Rice cultivation and the textile industry are important to its economy.
Transport
Air
The new Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport is the third largest airport complex in Guangdong Province, after Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. It replaced the Shantou Waisha Airport on 15 November 2011.
Rail
Jieyang is located on the
Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway
.
Language and culture
The
Hakka dialect
, however, has its limited presence among Hakka people in Jiexi County.
History
The 1930s saw numerous Jieyang inhabitants emigrating overseas. A large number of Chinese live in Southeast Asia and kept their customs.
Pontianak and Ketapang in Indonesia, Johor Bahru in Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand have large Overseas Chinese communities of Jieyang origin; the Lintian Republic, one of many kongsis of West Borneo, were founded by Jieyang immigrants.[2]
In 1991, the Chinese central government approved Jieyang as a prefecture-level city.
Notable people
- Vintoquián(林道乾, Lîm tō-khiân) (?-?), 16th century pirate
- Li Zhenning(born 1995), Chinese singer and actor
- Ke Hua (19 December 1915 – 1 January 2019), former Chinese diplomat
- Zeng Yi (8 March 1929 – 13 July 2020), virologist
Climate
| Climate data for Jieyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.9 (96.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
27.0 (80.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39.9 (1.57) |
54.8 (2.16) |
100.8 (3.97) |
143.0 (5.63) |
193.1 (7.60) |
308.6 (12.15) |
281.8 (11.09) |
299.2 (11.78) |
195.5 (7.70) |
33.4 (1.31) |
41.5 (1.63) |
35.7 (1.41) |
1,727.3 (68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 19.4 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 138 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
74 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 135.4 | 103.0 | 100.1 | 111.1 | 135.9 | 152.1 | 214.7 | 196.1 | 183.2 | 187.2 | 163.0 | 147.6 | 1,829.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 40 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ISBN 978-7-5037-7837-7. Archived from the originalon 22 December 2017.
- ^ Hays, Jeffrey. "Chinese in Southeast Asia | Facts and Details". factsanddetails.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jieyang.
- Government website of Jieyang (in Simplified Chinese)