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- alternativeAlternative form of Ya'an.
The party head of Yaan city, Sichuan province, was removed from his post, the municipal government said on Sunday night on its official Sina Weibo blog.
2013 November 18, He Huifeng, “Yaan party chief removed from post amid graft allegations”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Nov 20131 more example
The quake struck Lushan county, near the city of Yaan, at 5:00 p.m. (0900 GMT) and was at a depth of 17 kilometers, the state television quoted China Earthquake Networks Center as saying. The epicenter is 113 kilometres from Sichuan's capital Chengdu.[…] In 2013, Yaan was hit by strong earthquake, killing more than 100 people and injuring thousands.
2022 June 1, “Strong earthquake hits China's Sichuan province”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2022, China
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Yaan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaan
“Yaan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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