Yanping District


Yanping District is one of the two districts of Nanping, Fujian province, People's Republic of China. The prefecture government is located in the district, but is gradually moving to the other district, Jianyang District. The population of Yanping District was 504,483 at the 2016

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

The city was built as a house at 196 BC. Before that it was a village governed by Houguan County. 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.
The city was named Nanping City at 1956, and after the prefecture was named Nanping in 1995, it changed to its current name.

Geography

Waters

Jianxi Brook
Futun Brook
Shaxi Brook

Mountains

Jiufeng Mountain
Yuping Mountain

Culture

Subdistricts

Hospitals

Kindergartens

Railway Station

Jianxi Bridge
Shuidong Bridge
Yuping Bridge
Jianzhou Bridge
Shuinan Bridge
Nanping Bridge

Entertainment

Tourist Attractions