Longyan

Longyan 龙岩市
Prefecture-level city
Chuxi tulou cluster in Chuxicun, Xiyang, Yongding County.
Location in Longyan City in Fujian
Longyan Location in China
Coordinates: 25°05′N 117°01′E / 25.083°N 117.017°E / 25.083; 117.017Coordinates: 25°05′N 117°01′E / 25.083°N 117.017°E / 25.083; 117.017
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Municipal seat	Xinluo
Area
• Total	19,069 km2 (7,363 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,559,545
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	364000, 366000
Area code(s)	597
GDP	2009
- Total	CNY 74.845 billion (USD 10.97 billion)
- per capita	CNY 26,971 (USD 3,952)
- Growth	14.1%
License Plate	闽F
Administrative division code	350800
ISO 3166-2	CN-35-08
Local dialect	Longyan Min , Hokkien (by Hoklo people in Xinluo and Zhangping) Hakka Chinese
Website	www.LongYan.gov.cn

Longyan (simplified Chinese: 龙岩; traditional Chinese: 龍岩; pinyin:  Lóngyán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lêng-nâ or Liong-nâ; literally: "dragon rock"; Hakka: Liùng-ngàm) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, bordering Guangdong to the south and Jiangxi to the west.

In 736 AD, (the Tang Dynasty), the prefecture of Tingzhou was established in western Fujian, or Minxi (闽西), administering Changting, Huanglian and Xinluo counties. Six years later Xinluo was named Longyan for the nearby cavern, a famous scenic site.

Due to the ancient conflicts in central China and aggression from northern tribes, many Han people moved from central China to Longyan.

in 1734, the area was designated Longyan Prefecture by the imperial court. In 1913, it reverted to its former name Longyan County and in 1981, Longyan City was established.

Minxi was a strategic base during the Chinese Civil War.