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Yanping

Syllables: Yan·ping

Yanping proper noun: a district of Nanping, Fujian, China.

Proper noun (1)

Yanping

  1. A district of Nanping, Fujian, China.
    • The Chinese String Puppet Show is a folk art with unique Chinese characteristics. The string puppets in Taqian Town, in Yanping District of Nanping City, Fujian Province, enjoy a long and rich history.2002 October, Wang Shiliang, “Daqiang Puppets”, in China Tourism, number 267, H.K. China Tourism Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 80, column 2
    • It must be pointed out that due to the intervention of the government in 1998; the snake god contest had new contents in its ceremony activities. For example, there is a placard with eye-catching slogan of "to revitalize Zhanghu by developing economy" at the forefront of the parade and a rostrum at...2012, Ma Guoqing, “Globalization: Production of Culture and Cultural Identity — Ethnic Group, Local Society and Transnational Cultural Circle”, in Deng Zhenglai, editor, Globalization and...

Proper noun (2)

Yanping

  1. Synonym of Enping: the Cantonese-derived name.
    • Tang Pun-yan (the pro-Chan general now holding the southern peninsula of Kwangtung) is advancing by two routes to attack Kongmoon. Fighting has broken out at Yanping (in the Sze Yap districts).1925 October 28, “Chan's Allies”, in China Mail, number 19,635, →OCLC, page 1, column 3
    • The enemy plane "No. 815" which took advantage of the bad weather to intrude over an area near Yanping in Kwangtung, crashed in flames in the Nanwan area to the south of Yanping.1959, Survey of China Mainland Press, numbers 2024-2045, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13
    Synonyms:
    Enping

Synonyms of Yanping

Origin of Yanping

From Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延平 (Yánpíng).

From Cantonese 恩平 (jan¹ ping⁴).

Questions about Yanping

What does Yanping mean?
Yanping means a district of Nanping, Fujian, China.
What part of speech is Yanping?
Yanping is a proper noun.

Words near Yanping in the dictionary

  1. yanonin
  2. yanornithiform
  3. yanornithiforms
  4. yanos
  5. Yanoses
  6. Yanping
  7. Yanqing
  8. yanqui
  9. yanquis
  10. Yans
  11. Yanshan

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