Jieyang has over 2,200 years' history. The name of 'Jieyang' firstly appeared in the history in the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). In the Han Dynasty (206BC-220), it was an independent shire controlling several districts. In the following dynasties, it was separated and combined again and again and once belonged to Shantou. In 1991, Jieyang was turned into a prefecture-level city under the approval of the State Council. Jieyang inclines from high west to low east. In its northwest and southwest lie hills and mountains while in the middle and southeast lie wide fertile plains. Jieyang belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone. It is endowed with rich sunshine, rain but seldom snow.