Yongding

Proper noun

Yongding

1. A district of Longyan, Fujian, China, formerly a county.
   • Revolutionary committees at all levels in Yungting County, Fukien Province, have mobilized the masses to develop the small-scale coal mining indusry^([sic – meaning industry]).[1971 March 11 [1971 March 6], “Fukien Coal Mines”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 48, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Foochow Fukien Provincial, translation...
   • It was never easy to get in or out of Chen Dong, in the rugged and mountainous southwestern corner of Yongding County in Fujian Province, near the border with Guangdong Province. For most of the 20th century, there were no paved roads in the area, so walking to the nearest town could take days.2003 August 17, David W. Chen, “A China Odyssey Sheds Light on a Murky Past, and Hints at the Future”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2011, World

   Synonyms:

   Engteng

2. A district of Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China.
   • A government official in the Yongding district in Zhangjiajie, which oversees the suburban Xixiping neighbourhood, confirmed the blast but declined to give further details.2008 July 2, Shipeng Guo, Benjamin Kang Lim, “China man blows up govt office and injures 12”, in Ben Tan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2023, World News