Ya'an

See also: yaan, Ya-an, yâan, and -yaan

English

Alternative forms

• Ya-an (Wade–Giles)
• Yaan

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雅安 (Yǎ'ān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑˌɑn/

Proper noun

Ya'an

1. A prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China.
   • 1988, K. Mark Stevens, George E. Wehrfritz, edited by Paddy Booz, Southwest China: Off the Beaten Track‎^[1], Passport Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 230:

     Ya'an is a refreshing mixture of Han Chinese tradition and modern Chinese peasant culture, with a dash of Tibetan influence.[...]Near Ya'an a monument once marked the traditional border between China and Tibet. This was an important trading post where Tibetans would exchange furs for guns and bricks of Chinese tea and today it still has the feel of a border town.
     The weather in Ya'an is relatively mild, but be prepared for an occasional snowstorm during the winter.

   • 2002, Xinian Fu, edited by Nancy S. Steinhardt, Chinese Architecture‎^[2], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 55:

     The west gate tower from the tomb of Gao Yi in Ya’an county, Sichuan, is one of the most famous and best preserved.

   • 2013 April 20, Jane Perlez, “Surviving China’s Latest Earthquake, but Afraid to Go Home”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-04-22, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     The Chinese government said early Sunday that the known death toll was 174, with most of the victims in Ya’an. The ministry also said that about 5,700 people had been injured.

   • 2022 June 1, “Strong earthquake hits China's Sichuan province”, in Reuters‎^[5], archived from the original on 02 June 2022, China‎^[6]:

     The quake struck Lushan county, near the city of Yaan, at 5:00 p.m. (0900 GMT) and was at a depth of 17 kilometers, the state television quoted China Earthquake Networks Center as saying.
     The epicenter is 113 kilometres from Sichuan's capital Chengdu. […]
     In 2013, Yaan was hit by strong earthquake, killing more than 100 people and injuring thousands.

Translations

prefecture-level city in China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雅安 (zh) (Yǎ'ān)

Further reading

• Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Yaan”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎^[7], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 2112, column 1
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Ya’an”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[8], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3507, column 1

Anagrams

• Anya, Ayan, Yana, yana