Jiexi County

Jiexi County (Chinese: 揭西; pinyin: Jiēxī) is a county of eastern Guangdong province, China. It is under the administration of Jieyang City. Immigrants from Jiexi form a large overseas Chinese population who speak Hepo Hakka dialect (70%), mainly in Sarawak (Malaysia), and Bangka Belitung (Indonesia). Other people in Jiexi speak the Chaoshan dialect (30%). There are ambitions to make Jiexi County a more attractive tourist destination following investment in 2010

Jiexi County

Jiexi County (Chinese: 揭西; pinyin: Jiēxī) is a county of eastern Guangdong province, China. It is under the administration of Jieyang City. Immigrants from Jiexi form a large overseas Chinese population who speak Hepo Hakka dialect (70%), mainly in Sarawak (Malaysia), and Bangka Belitung (Indonesia). Other people in Jiexi speak the Chaoshan dialect (30%). There are ambitions to make Jiexi County a more attractive tourist destination following investment in 2010