Meaning of Yongding | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A district of Longyan, Fujian, China, formerly a county.
2. A district of Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China.

Examples

“Revolutionary committees at all levels in Yungting County, Fukien Province, have mobilized the masses to develop the small-scale coal mining indusry^([sic – meaning industry]).”

“It was never easy to get in or out of Chen Dong, in the rugged and mountainous southwestern corner of Yongding County in Fujian Province, near the border with Guangdong Province. For most of the 20th century, there were no paved roads in the area, so walking to the nearest town could take days.”

“Communal packed-earth buildings in China date back 6,000 years, but tulou took the style to a whole new level both in scale and sophistication. In 2008, Unesco recognised their importance and gave 46 buildings a World Heritage listing. Three clusters of tulou – Hongkeng, Gaobei and Chuxi – in Yongding district, near the border with Guangdong, account for 21 of them. However, the Lin elders tell me the listing has done little to help them, and tulou in various states of disrepair dot the countryside.”

“A government official in the Yongding district in Zhangjiajie, which oversees the suburban Xixiping neighbourhood, confirmed the blast but declined to give further details.”

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