Introduction to the history of Yan'anIntroduction to the history of Yan'an

1. Yan'an City, referred to as "Yan", is a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province. It is located in the northern part of Shaanxi Province, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, in the south-central region of the Loess Plateau, 371 kilometers north of the provincial capital Xi'an. It is connected to Yulin in the north, Xianyang, Tongchuan, and Weinan cities in Guanzhong to the south, across the Yellow River to the east from Linfen and Luliang in Shanxi, and to the west from Qingyang in Gansu. The city has a total area of ??37,000 square kilometers and is known as "the key to the Three Qin Dynasties and the throat of the five roads". According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Yan'an City was 2,282,581 people.

2. Yan'an is an important birthplace of the Chinese nation. The Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of mankind, once lived in this area. "Three Yellows and One Saint" (Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River, Loess Customs and Culture, and Revolutionary Holy Land) are well-known at home and abroad. Yan'an is the holy land of the Chinese revolution. Chairman Mao and other older generation revolutionaries lived and fought here for thirteen spring and autumn years, led the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, and cultivated the Yan'an spirit. It is the three major education centers for national patriotism, revolutionary tradition and Yan'an spirit. base. Yan'an is the birthplace of the "Double Support Movement" and was named a national "Double Support" model city by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Political Department of the Military Commission. Yan'an has the reputation of "Chinese Revolution Museum City".

3. As of 2016, 5 projects including Ansai waist drum, Luochuan lame drum, Northern Shaanxi storytelling, Ansai paper-cutting, and Northern Shaanxi Yangko have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list, with 21 items Folk art varieties are included in provincial folk culture protection projects.

4. Yan'an, known as Fushi and Yanzhou in ancient times, is an important birthplace of the Chinese nation. The Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of humanities, once lived in this area. It is the first mausoleum in the world - the mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese nation: the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum is located , is a national holy land, a holy land of Chinese revolution, and one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council. In October of the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935), the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Red Army successfully arrived at Wuqi Town. Yan'an became the foothold and starting point of the Chinese revolution. It has the largest scale, largest number, and layout of preserved old sites among the cities in the national revolutionary base areas. The most complete city. The Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao and other older generation revolutionaries lived and fought here for thirteen spring and autumn years, led the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, and cultivated the Yan'an spirit. It is the three major educational bases for patriotism, revolutionary tradition and Yan'an spirit in the country. Yan'an is the birthplace of the "Double Support Movement", an excellent tourist city in China, and has the reputation of "Chinese Revolution Museum City". There are 8,545 cultural relic sites of various types within the territory, including 445 revolutionary sites.

5. As of 2019, Yan'an City has jurisdiction over 2 municipal districts, 10 counties, and 1 county-level city. In October 2020, it was rated as a national model city (county) for dual support. In 2020, Yan'an City achieved a regional gross product (GDP) of 160.148 billion yuan.