Yanping District is a district of Nanping , Fujian province, People's Republic of China . The population of Yanping District was 454,605 at 2020.
2-467: 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. 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
4-625: 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. Official website [REDACTED] Houguan County Houguan County ( Chinese : 侯官縣 ; pinyin : Hóuguān-xiàn )
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