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Longyan

Longyan (; Hakka: Liùng-ngàm; Longyan dialect: Liông-nâ [lioŋ¹¹ nã¹¹]) is a prefecture-level city in south-western Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong to the south and Jiangxi to the west.

Key facts

Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Longyan City, Chuxi tulou cluster in Yongding District, the ancient city walls in Changting County, Zhangdi village, and a night view from inside a tulou.
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 7
Settlement.mapframe point: none
Settlement.image_map1: Locator map Longyan in Fujian.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Fujian#China
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Fujian
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Xinluo
Settlement.area_total_km2: 19069
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 2723627
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_urban: 1,712,623
Settlement.demographics_type2: GDP

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

History
Environment
Geography and climate
Demographics
Administration
Culture
Economy
Transport
Sister and friendship cities
Notable people from Longyan
See also
References
External links

==History== In 736 AD (during the Tang dynasty), the prefecture of Tingzhou was established in western Fujian, or Minxi (), administering Changting, Huanglian and Xinluo counties. Six years later Xinluo was named Longyan for the nearby cavern, a famous scenic site.

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