Editing Yan'an (section)

===People's Republic of China===
In May 1950, under the [[China|People's Republic of China]], Yan'an was re-organized as Yan'an District ({{Lang-zh|c=延安分区}}), and was further re-organized as a special district ({{Lang-zh|c=专区|s=|t=|p=}}) in October.<ref name=":2" /> Yan'an was later established as a [[Prefecture (China)|prefecture]] ({{Lang-zh|c=地区|s=|t=|p=}}).<ref name=":2" />

On November 15, 1996, Yan'an Area was revoked and established as a [[prefecture-level city]].<ref name=":11" />

Yan'an's experienced fast-paced [[Urbanization in China|urbanization]] during the [[Eleventh five-year plan (China)|Eleventh Five-Year Plan]] period (2006–2010).<ref name=":8" />{{Rp|page=125}} From 2011 to 2015, it underwent a [[red tourism]]-oriented beautification project.<ref name=":8" />{{Rp|page=127}}

Xi Jinping visited Yan'an in 2015.<ref name=":Hou" />{{Rp|page=89}} During the visit, he emphasized the importance of studying the [[History of the Chinese Communist Party|Communist Party's history]] in Yan'an and called for a renewed focus on the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism]], [[Mao Zedong Thought]], and the party's revolutionary tradition.<ref name=":Hou" />{{Rp|page=89}}