Yanan

[ yah-nahn ]
/ ˈyɑˈnɑn /

noun Pinyin.

a city in N Shaanxi province, in N central China: the headquarters of Chinese Communists 1937–47.
Also Yan'·an, Yenan.
Formerly Fushih.

British Dictionary definitions for yanan

Yanan

Yenan

/ (ˈjænˈæn) /

noun

a city in NE China, in N Shaanxi province: political and military capital of the Chinese Communists (1935–49). Pop: 343 000 (2005 est) Also called: Fushih