| Fujian Province Cities with Over a Million Population 147. Longyan - 2,559,545 Return - Longyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chuxi tulou cluster in Chuxicun, Xiyang, Yongding County. |
Location of Longyan within Fujian Province
1 District, 1 County-Level City and 5 Counties - Longyan City |
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The 5 Counties Administer 40 Towns and 41 Townships. Longyan is famous for it as the Home of Hakka People as Hakka people takes up 75% of entire population. It's said that tens of thousands of people from Longyan joined the PLA during the Chinese Civil War, and nearly every family had someone sacrificed lives on behalf of CCP side. There are more than 26,000 locals that took part in the Long March which in total is carried out by 86,000. Moreover, during 1955 and 1968, 68 people from Longyan were awarded Brigadier General or above, which accounts for 82% of all generals from Fujian province at the time, therefore, Longyan is also named after "The Home of Generals." |
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