Tangpudu is an ancient ferry on the Beijiang River in Rongjiang, Jieyang. Its address was originally Jieyang County, but now it belongs to Jiedong County. However, for a long time, in the eyes of people in Haiyang and Chenghai, only after crossing Tangpudu can we truly enter the boundary of Jieyang. Because Tompudu belongs to Guandu, there are official roads on both sides. In ancient times, the postal documents of Chaozhou Prefecture and Jieyang County had to cross the river through Tangpu. The postal shop east of Tangpudu was originally under the jurisdiction of Haiyang County. The postal shops to the west of Tangpudu are all under the control of Jieyang County. Therefore, many people have always believed that only after crossing Tangpudu can they enter Jieyang. Chaoshan is sparsely populated, and food has been in short supply. Some places eat sweet potatoes for half a year, but Jieyang County is an exception. Rongjiang Plain is a big granary, producing more than enough rice for Jieyang County. Therefore, the name of "Mi County" is well known. Of course, it is impossible to make up for the shortage of food in Chaoshan counties with "Jieyang rice", and the price of rice in Jieyang has been slightly lower than that in other counties. Poor people who eat sweet potato soup all the year round have a hearty meal of white rice in Jieyang.
The proverb "Eat Jieyang rice first after crossing the pond" has been circulating in Chaoshan for a long time. It has also been said that "eat battery rice first after Tangpu". Because Pep, this is a fishing lake. After crossing the ferry, the battery is there. This proverb can also be used to describe the dilemma of making ends meet, overdrawing in advance, making ends meet and having a difficult solar eclipse. It also means the same as "raise first and then do it, so is poverty"