Ya'an
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Ya'an 雅安市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Ya'an, 2008
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 Location of Ya'an City jurisdiction in Sichuan |
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| Coordinates: 29°59′N 103°01′E / 29.983°N 103.017°ECoordinates: 29°59′N 103°01′E / 29.983°N 103.017°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,300 km2 (5,900 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,530,000 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 625000 |
| Area code(s) | 0835 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 川T |
| Website | yaan |
Ya'an (Chinese: 雅安; pinyin: Yǎ'ān; Wade–Giles: Ya-an, Tibetan: Yak-Nga [གཡག་རྔ་]) is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, China, located just below the Tibetan Plateau.
Previously known as Yazhou-fu, the city is first mentioned during the Zhou Dynasty (1122-255 BCE). It served as a county seat during the Qin and Han Dynasties, but was subsequently taken by nomadic tribes. After being reintegrated into the Chinese Empire in the late 5th century, it was made the seat of the Ya Prefecture in 604. The modern Ya'an county was established in 1912. It became the provincial capital of Xikang province in 1951, but has been a municipality under the administration of Sichuan province since 1955, when Xikang province was merged and became a part of Sichuan province.
The first giant panda was found in Baoxing County of Ya'an; Ya'an is also the origin of artificial planting tea of the world; Mengding Mountain in Mingshan County, has been keeping seven tea trees, which are believed to be the origins of tea, for more than 1,000 years.
"The busy little town [of Yaan] was full of life, for its market is the only trading centre for the Chinese and Tibetans from Kangting. Accompanied by two coolies, I crossed the long suspension bridge which oscillates alarmingly over the Ya Ho. I got separated from my coolies in the dense crowd which swarmed along the main street, but in the end found them, and my luggage, at the Catholic mission, where two venerable fathers welcomed me with the flowery courtesy of mandarins...
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