Jiexiu, a county-level city in Shanxi Province, administered by Jinzhong City, is located in the south of Shanxi Province, on the north side of Taiyue Mountain. The earth span is 111°44 '10 "~ 112°10' 14" east longitude, 36°50 '01 "~ 37°11' 04" north latitude. It is 38.5 kilometers wide from east to west and 38 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 744 square kilometers, accounting for 0.47% of the total area of the province. Jiexiu City is a warm monsoon climate. As of 2019, Jiexiu has jurisdiction over 5 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships, and the municipal government is located in Beiguan Subdistrict. According to the seventh census data, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, Jiexiu's permanent population was 432,095.

In the Neolithic Age, human beings multiplied and lived in Jiexiu. Qin Dynasty, the beginning of the boundary of Xiu County, and Wu County belongs to Taiyuan County. In September 1999, The State Council approved the abolition of Jinzhong District and the establishment of prefecture-level Jinzhong City, while Jiexue City at the county level was directly administered by Shanxi Province and administered by prefecture-level Jinzhong City. South Tongpu Railway, Xiaoliu Railway 2 railway lines within the territory of the separation, Dashixi high-speed railway across the whole country. In 2012, the Round Table of the 11th High-level Forum on Anthropology was held.

In 2021, Jiexue's GDP reached 32.31 billion yuan, an increase of 7.1%.