Yong'an

Yong'an

Yong'an (Chinese: 永安; pinyin: Yǒng'ān; Wade–Giles: Yung-an) is a county-level city in west-central Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the Sha River, which is a tributary of the Min River.[1][2] Formerly a county, Yong'an became a county-level city on September 12, 1984. Yong'an is located in the west-central part of the prefecture-level city of Sanming, approximately 290 km (180 miles) west of Fuzhou, the provincial capital. The city's population is 319,000 (2003–2004). The natural population growth rate is 5.87%.[1][2] The city was the capital of the Fujian Provincial Government during the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1938 to 1945. Yong'an is known for:[1][2]