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Yanping District is a district of Nanping, Fujian province, People's Republic of China. The population of Yanping District was 504,483 at 2016.[1]

Yanping
延平区
Yenping
District
Skyline of Nanping (at night)
Nickname: 
Little Hongkong
  Yanping
in Nanping
Nanping in Fujian
Coordinates (Nanping municipal government): 26°38′31″N 118°10′41″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityNanping
Government
  CPC District Committee SecretaryHe Mingxing
Area
  Total2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
Population
  Total490,000
  Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0086-599
Vehicle registration闽H
Websitewww.ypzf.gov.cn
Yanping District
Simplified Chinese延平区
Traditional Chinese延平區
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese延城
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese延州

Etymology


The name of the district literally means "Prolong Peace", and it is still commonly referred to as Nanping, which was its name before 1995. Nowadays, people still use both "Yanping" and "Nanping" in mailing address, and Nanping is even more common.


History


Yanping in the 17th Century, from Olfert Dapper: Gedenkwaerdig bedryf
Yanping in the 17th Century, from Olfert Dapper: Gedenkwaerdig bedryf

The city was built as a house at 196 BC. Before that it was a village governed by Houguan County (Fuzhou). Because it is the start point of Min River, it acts as a trading transferring center between North Fujian, Jiangxi and Fuzhou.

Also, it is the last stronghold of Fuzhou, the largest city in Fujian, and usually carefully guarded. Because the soldiers came from north China, the city's dialect was more similar to that of Henan Province。

Yanping District was named Nanping City at 1956, and after the prefecture-level city was named Nanping in 1995, it changed to its current name.


Geography



Waters


Min River

Jianxi Brook

Futun Brook

Shaxi Brook


Mountains


Jiufeng Mountain (literally 9-peak mountain)

Yuping Mountain


Culture[2]



Industry



Administration



Subdistricts



Towns



Townships



Social Securities



Hospitals



Education



Kindergartens


Primary schools


junior high school


Nanping Jianjing junior high school


High schools


Higher education


Transportation



Railway Station



Coach Station



Bridges


Jianxi Bridge

Shuidong Bridge

Yuping Bridge

Jianzhou Bridge

Shuinan Bridge

Nanping Bridge


Entertainment



Tourist Attractions



Hotels



Shopping



Notable people



See also



References





На других языках


[de] Yanping

Yanping (chinesisch .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}延平区, Pinyin Yánpíng Qū) ist ein Stadtbezirk der bezirksfreien Stadt Nanping in der chinesischen Provinz Fujian. Yanping bildet das Zentrum von Nanping und ist Sitz der Stadtregierung.
- [en] Yanping District

[ru] Яньпин

Яньпи́н (кит. упр. 延平, пиньинь Yánpíng) — район городского подчинения городского округа Наньпин провинции Фуцзянь (КНР).



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