Longyan

Longyan (Chinese: 龍岩; pinyin: Lóngyán; Wade-Giles: Lung-yen) is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, China. Population (2002): 460,100.

Administration

Longyan has juridiction over:

• Xinluo District (新罗区)
• Zhangping City (漳平市)
• Changting County (长汀县)
• Yongding County (永定县)
• Shanghang County (上杭县)
• Wuping County (武平县)
• Liancheng County (连城县)

Miscellaneous

Longyan was the birthplace of Lin Dan (born 1983), male badminton player.

External link

• http://www.longyan.gov.cn/ (in Chinese)

Prefecture-level divisions of Fujian Sub-provincial cities: Xiamen Prefecture-level cities: Fuzhou | Longyan | Nanping | Ningde Putian | Quanzhou | Sanming | Zhangzhou

List of Fujian County-level divisions

See also: Longyan, 1983, Badminton, China, Chinese language, Fujian, Fuzhou