Yong'an, Fujian Province, China

🇨🇳 Yong'an (永安; Yǒng'ān; 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. 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 was 319,000 (2003–2004). The natural population growth rate is 5.87%. 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: • Its rich natural resources (hence the saying "gold mountain silver water"). The forest coverage is more than 85%, which is a miracle percentage in coastal southern-east of China. • A relatively strong industrial base. Yong'an is a rising industrial city in Fujian Province and an important energy and raw materials' production base. • A relatively complete infrastructure located in the north-west of Fujian Minnan. It is an important transport hub and a distribution center. • A relatively high level of urbanization, actively creating better urban residences.

Administrative divisions Subdistricts: • Yandong Subdistrict (燕东街道), Yanxi Subdistrict (燕西街道), Yannan Subdistrict (燕南街道), Yanbei Subdistrict (燕北街道); Towns: • Xiyang (西洋镇), Gongchuan (贡川镇), Ansha (安砂镇), Xiaotao (小陶镇), Dahu (大湖镇), Caoyuan (曹远镇), Hongtian (洪田镇); Townships: • Huainan Township (槐南乡), Shangping Township (上坪乡), Luofang Township (罗坊乡), Qingshui She Ethnic Township (青水畲族乡)