Definition of "Ying"

Ying

proper noun
plural Yings
1. A surname.
2. A county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China.
  Quotations
  The Liao were responsible for building the tallest and oldest extant wooden pagoda, the famous Timber Pagoda in Ying county, Shanxi.
  2002, Guo Daiheng, “The Liao, Song, Xi Xia, and Jin Dynasties”, in Nancy S. Steinhardt, editor, Chinese Architecture‎, page 136
  This magnificent 900-year-old five-story pagoda in the Fugong Monastery in Ying County, Shanxi, is the oldest and largest wooden pagoda in China and one of very few ancient wooden structures to have survived earthquakes, fire and other ravages of time, apparently none the worse for wear.
  2004, Treasures of China‎, Reader's Digest, page 120
  The New-Zealand company has implemented experimental programs in Ying County of Shanxi province and Yutian County in Hebei province.
  2018 September 10, Zhuoqiong Wang, “Fonterra sets up green farming program”, in China Daily‎, archived from the original on 11 September 2018