Chaojing

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Chaojing (潮境镇) is a town in Taishan City, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China. It sits in a hilly, rural area northwest of Taishan and about 11.4 kilometers (7.1 miles) from Baisha Town. The town has its own hospital, a high school, a public market, a post office, a rural bank, and even an automobile dealership.

Chaojing is a common reference point for many overseas Chinese who trace their roots to Taishan. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, most Chinese emigrants came from Taishan County or nearby areas around Chaojing. In the local Taishanese dialect, the town is called CHAO GEIN. On older maps it appears as Ch'ao-Ching, and some online maps spell it Chaoxingli.

Geographically, Chaojing is in a hilly, rice-growing area. It is reachable by County Road x553, which branches off from Provincial Highway s274 just below Sanbu along the Tanjiang River. The road bends at Chaojing as it heads southwest toward Baisha City. Administratively, Chaojing is part of Baisha Township in Taishan County.