Yaan

Ya'an (Chinese: 雅安; Hanyu Pinyin: YÇŽ'Ä?n; Wade-Giles: Ya-an) is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China.

Zhouhe and Tiaquan are among the county-level cities adminstered by Ya'an. Ya'an borders Tibet to the west.

Previously known as Yachow-Fu, the city is first mentioned during the Zhou Dynasty (1122-255 BCE).