Chaozhou zheng originated from the Central Plains Guzheng, popular in Chaozhou, Jieyang, Shantou and other Chaozhou language regions in Guangdong. It is an important part of Chaozhou string poetry in Chaozhou music and is widely spread in Southeast Asia. Chaozhou zheng music has several unique styles of Chaozhou music, such as "light three six", "heavy three six", "live five", "light three heavy six" and so on. The decorative sound is retouched, thus forming a smooth and beautiful charm. Representatives include Guo Ying, Su Wenxian, Gao Zherui, Lin Maogen, Xiao Yunge, Huang Changfu, etc.
The representative repertoires are "Jackdaw Playing in the Water", "Liu Qingniang", "Xijiang Moon", "Water Lotus", "Pink Lotus", "Little Pink", "Icing on the Cake", "Falling Wild Geese in the Flat Sand", "Deep Boudoir Resentment" and so on.