Abstract: We modelled the subsidence history of three sags （the Dongying, Zhanhua, and Huimin sags） in the Jiyang depression of Bohai Basin by using well data and seismic profiles. The subsidence curves of six wells demonstrate that the Meso-Cenozoic geological history of the Jiyang depression can be divided into six phases ： （ 1 ） Mesozoic characterized by low subsidence rate; （2） Kongdian Formation when the rift originated; （3） the fourth and third members of Shahejie Formation with the rapidest subsidence; （4） the second and first members of Shahejie Formation when the fault-depression continued; （5） Dongying Formation, the terminal fault-depressed phase; （6） Neogene which is occupied by post-rift thermal subsidence. The comparison between the tectonic subsidence rate and the convergence rate of Pacific plate relative to Eurasia indicates that the Meso-Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Jiyang depression is mainly controlled by the plate convergence.