Yanjin County () is located in the northeast of

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Province, China, bordering

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Province to the north and east. It is under the administration of the

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Zhaotong Zhaotong () is a prefecture-level city located in the northeast corner of Yunnan province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and southeast and Sichuan to the northeast, north, and west. History Zhaotong has historic and ...

. Situated on the banks of the narrow Heng River valley, a tributary of the

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, Yanjing city has been referred to as the "World's Narrowest City." The buildings of the city are situated on tall pillars, which is a preemptive measure toward water-level rise during periods of heavy flooding. Videos of the city routinely go viral because of its uniqueness and the surrounding natural beauty, attracting much attention to the city.

History

Since at least the

Qin Dynasty The Qin dynasty ( ; zh, c=秦朝, p=Qín cháo, w=), or Ch'in dynasty in Wade–Giles romanization ( zh, c=, p=, w=Ch'in ch'ao), was the first dynasty of Imperial China. Named for its heartland in Qin state (modern Gansu and Shaanxi), ...

(221–206 B.C.), the area of Yanjin city was home to the Bo people. During a

Duanwu Festival The Dragon Boat Festival ( zh, s=端午节, t=端午節) is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar. Names The Engl ...

celebration in the late 1800s or early 1900s at Yanjin city, a bridge that spanned the Heng River collapsed and four hundred people were drowned. This led to the bridge being rebuilt with walls and a roof. The county was named after the city of Yanjin when it was formed in 1917. In 2021, management practices to institute an urban rain flood ecosystem were underway in Yanjin through use of the

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approach to prepare for high flooding.

Climate

Administrative divisions

Yanjin County has 6 towns and 4 townships. ;6 towns ;4 townships

Notes

References

External links

Yanjin County Official Websitefurther information
County-level divisions of Zhaotong {{Yunnan-geo-stub