1. Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beijing municipality
2. Chaoyang prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
3. Chaoyang district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
4. Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
5. to be exposed to the sun
6. in a position facing the sun

See also: zhāo yáng