2012), Ganzhou–Longyan Railway, and Zhangping–Longchuan railway. China National Highway 319 G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway Famous people from Longyan Zheng Xiaoying (b. 1929), the very first woman conductor in China. Chen Hong (b. 1979), number 1 badminton player on the world-ranking list from 2002 to 2003. Deng Zihui (1896–1972), former Chinese vice premier (1951–1965), one of the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. Huang Kunming (b. 1956), member of the 19th Politburo of China Communist Party. Lin Dan (b. 1983), king of badminton, gold medalist at the 2012 and 2008 Summer Olympics, top-ranked badminton player on the world ranking list from 2004 to 2008. Ong Schan Tchow (1900–1945), leading artist whose exhibitions in China and South-eastern Asia raised funds for the war relief effort and civilian victims of the Second Sino-Japanese War Shi Zhiyong (b. 1980), weightlifter, gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Yang Chengwu (1914–2004), general of the People's Liberation Army. Zeng Jinyan (b. 1983), blogger and human rights activist. Zhang Dingcheng (1898 – December 16, 1981), Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate from 1954 to 1975. Zhang Xiangxiang (b. 1983), weightlifter, gold medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and bronze medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Zhang Yiming (b. 1983), Internet entrepreneur, founder of ByteDance, second-richest people on Mainland China. Lin Shen (b. 1980), actor, born in Beijing with ancestral roots in Longyan. Wang Xing (b. 1979), Internet entrepreneur, founder of Meituan-Dianping. See also Fujian tulou Longyan University References External links English Guide to Longyan Government website of Longyan Longyan University Guide to Longyan Tour Sites Fujian's Hakka Earthen Roundhouses Website of Longyan Prefecture-level divisions of Fujian Cities in Fujian