Yanping
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See also: yánpìng
English
Etymology 1
From Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延平 (Yánpíng).
Proper noun
Yanping
- A district of Nanping, Fujian, China.
- 2012, Ma Guoqing, “Globalization: Production of Culture and Cultural Identity — Ethnic Group, Local Society and Transnational Cultural Circle”, in Deng Zhenglai, editor, Globalization and Localization: The Chinese Perspective, volume 3, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 214:
- 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 the centre of the town for the authorities of the government in Yanping district, Nanping and those of the town. All of the parades were expected to pass by here and put on a show.
Translations
district
Etymology 2
From Cantonese 恩平 (jan1 ping4).
Pronunciation
- enPR: yänʹpǐngʹ
Proper noun
Yanping
References
- ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Yanping”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 2116, column 1