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Yan (surname)
Yan is a surname in several languages and the pinyin romanization for several Chinese surnames, including " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()" in simplified (traditional) form. These characters are romanised as ''Yen'' in the Wade–Giles romanization system which was commonly used before the early 80s. As such, individuals and institutions who had to romanize their Chinese names prior to that time, such as when having their books translated or publishing manuscripts outside of China, used "Yen" instead of "Yan". Such examples include Yenching University and the Harvard-Yenching Institute. The Yan surname in Taiwan is mostly spelled as Yen since only until recently has the government approved the use of pinyin romanization of names. The Cantonese romanization of these surnames is "Yim". As such, most people from Hong Kong and Chinese diaspora that emigrated prior to 1949 from Guangdong use the name Yim. On many occasions, the surname " ()" is also roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin'' literally means 'spelled sounds'. Pinyin is the official romanization system used in China, Singapore, Taiwan, and by the United Nations. Its use has become common when transliterating Standard Chinese mostly regardless of region, though it is less ubiquitous in Taiwan. It is used to teach Standard Chinese, normally written with Chinese characters, to students in mainland China and Singapore. Pinyin is also used by various Chinese input method, input methods on computers and to lexicographic ordering, categorize entries in some Chinese dictionaries. In pinyin, each Chinese syllable is spelled in terms of an optional initial (linguistics), initial and a final (linguistics), final, each of which is represented by one or more letters. Initi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Yan
Martin Yan (; born 22 December 1948) is a Chinese-American chef and food writer. He has hosted his award-winning PBS-TV cooking show '' Yan Can Cook'' since 1982. Early years and education With ancestral roots in Hoiping, Yan was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China to a restaurateur father and a grocer mother. Yan began to cook at the age of 12. When he was 13, he moved to Hong Kong, where he attended the Munsang College in Kowloon City. During this time in Munsang College, he worked at his uncle's Chinese restaurant and learned the traditional method of Chinese barbecue. He received a diploma from the Overseas Institute of Cookery of Hong Kong and later left for Canada for continued study. Ten years after his arrival in North America, Yan received a Master of Science degree in food science from University of California, Davis, in 1975. He is not related to Chinese-Canadian chef Stephen Yan of '' Wok With Yan'', though for a year in the 1970s, Martin Yan worked for St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhurong
Zhurong (), also known as Chongli (), is an important personage in Chinese mythology and Chinese folk religion. According to the ''Huainanzi'' and the philosophical texts of Mozi and his followers, Zhurong is a god of fire and of the south. The '' Classic of Mountains and Seas'' gives alternative genealogies for Zhurong, including descent from both the Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor. However, it is recorded in the suspicious part of and that were written last. Some sources associate Zhurong with some of the principal early and ancient myths of China, such as those of Nüwa ( Nüwa Mends the Heavens), Gonggong, and the Great Flood. Chinese mythology has in the past been believed to be, at least in part, a factual recording of history. Thus, in the study of historical Chinese culture, many of the stories that have been told regarding characters and events which have been written or told of the distant past have a double tradition: one tradition which presents a more historicised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan (surname 顏)
顏 (Mandarin: ''Yan'') is a Chinese surname. It is known as Gan in Hokkien, Ngan in Cantonese, Nhan in Vietnamese and An in Korean. 顏 is the 112th most common surname in the People's Republic of China in 2016. A total of around 1.7 million people bear the name, mostly in the regions of Hunan, Guangxi and Hubei. Yan was listed 143rd on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'', in the verse Jiang Tong Yan Guo (江童顏郭). Origins Tomb of Yan You was unearthed in Shandong, China, since 2002. Yan You was the first king of Xiao Zhu and was originally known as Cao You. His ancestor was called Yan An who inherited a piece of land, which later flourished into the Zhu kingdom, a feudal state of Lu. According to the judicial rules of that time, Cao You had to give up his surname in order to ascend the throne. He adopted his father Yi Fu's style name Bo Yan. From then on Cao You was known as Yan You. This officially made Yan You the first Yan in Chinese history. Yan An was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu (state)
Lu (; 249 BC) was a vassal Ancient Chinese states, state during the Zhou dynasty of History of China#Ancient China, ancient China located around modern Shandong. Founded in the 11th century BC, its rulers were from a cadet branch of the Jī, House of Ji () that ruled the Zhou dynasty. The first duke was Boqin, a son of the Duke of Zhou, who was brother of King Wu of Zhou and regent to King Cheng of Zhou. Lu was the home state of Confucius as well as Mozi, and, as such, has an outsized cultural influence among the states of the Eastern Zhou and in history. The ''Annals of Spring and Autumn'', for instance, was written with the Lu rulers' years as their basis. Another great work of Chinese history, the ''Zuo Zhuan'' or ''Commentary of Zuo'', was traditionally considered to have been written in Lu by Zuo Qiuming. Geography The state's capital was in Qufu and its territory mainly covered the central and southwest regions of what is now Shandong Province. It was borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou (state)
Zou (), originally Zhu () or Zhulou (), was a minor Ancient Chinese states, state that existed during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. p. 144 History King Wu of Zhou granted Cao Xia (曹挾) control of the small Ancient Chinese states, state of Zhu as a vassal ruler under the Lu (state), State of Lu with the feudal title Viscount (子), but later holding the title Duke of Zhu (邾公). p. 138 p. 239 p. 306 The ancestral surname of the ruling family was Cao (Chinese surname), Cao (曹). During the reign of Duke Mu of Lu (417 BC – 377 BC), Zhu's name was changed to Zou. The state of Zou was located in the southwest of modern-day Shandong Province. p. 43 Its territory is now the county-level city of Zoucheng. Demise Zou was conquered and annexed by the Chu (state), state of Chu during the reign of King Xuan of Chu (r. 369–340 BC). The people of Zou and their descendants adopted the Zhu (surname), Zhu (朱) or Zou (surname), Zou as their surnames. Legacy Zhu (surname), Zhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan An (son Of Luzhong)
Yan An may refer to: *Yan'an Yan'an; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternatively spelled as Yenan is a prefecture-level city in the Shaanbei region of Shaanxi Province of China, province, China, bordering Shanxi to the east and Gansu to the west. It administers several c ..., a city in Shaanxi, China * Yan An (table tennis) (born 1993), Chinese table tennis player * Yan An (son of Luzhong) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ni (State)
The State of Ni (郳國), also known as the state of Xiao Zhu (小邾國) or the state of Xiao Zhulou (小邾婁國), was segregated from Zhu (Zhulou), a vassal state of Lu, during Zhou dynasty. It was destroyed by Chu during the Warring States period. Location Xiao Zhu was a vassal state between the late Western Zhou and Warring States period, which was located between Qi, Lu, Song, Chu and other major countries. The " Spring and Autumn Annals: Xiao Zhu" was lost due to war, it also marked the location of Ni state or Xiao Zhu. The territory of Xiao Zhu was roughly the entire Shanting district. History After the fall of Shang dynasty, King Wu of Zhou had appointed his younger brothers to secure the newly conquered Shang lands. Duke of Zhou successfully suppressed the Rebellion of the Three Guards. Cao Xia (descendant of ) was given the small regional state of Zou. Three Kingdoms of Zhu Gongzi You was enthroned at Ni state or Xiao Zhu when Yifu Yan was still al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongzi You
Gongzi You (公子友), (died 796 BC), also known as Cao You (曹友), also known as Yan You (颜友), Cao surname, Yan clan, name: You (友), other name: Fei (肥), he was the founding monarch of Xiao Zhu, a vassal state of Western Zhou. His father was Duke Wu of Zhu, the 7th generation monarch of Zhu. History The descendants of were given the small regional state of Zhu during Zhou Dynasty. Cao Yifu earned merits and was appointed ruler to the Ni (state) The State of Ni (郳國), also known as the state of Xiao Zhu (小邾國) or the state of Xiao Zhulou (小邾婁國), was segregated from Zhu (Zhulou), a vassal state of Lu, during Zhou dynasty. It was destroyed by Chu during the Warring States ..., also known as Xiao Zhu.The Regional State of Zhu 邾 http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Zhou/rulers-zhu.html Zhu was then divided into three kingdoms. References Zhou dynasty people 790s BC deaths Year of birth unknown {{Improve categories, date=February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yen Hoang
Yen Hoang (; born March 8, 1997) is an American wheelchair racer, who won two medals at the 2019 Parapan American Games. She came second at the 2021 Chicago Marathon and third at the 2021 Boston Marathon, and competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics. Personal life Yen Hoang was born in Ho Chi Minh City on March 8, 1997, and then moved to the United States with her family when she was three years old. Hoang has cauda equina syndrome, and has used a wheelchair since the age of four. She started playing wheelchair basketball in middle school, and started track and field events at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington. She has played wheelchair basketball at national youth level. Hoang attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on a sports scholarship, graduating in business and accounting in 2019. Aside from wheelchair racing, Hoang works for KPMG. Career In 2012, Hoang won the 3,200 meter wheelchair race at her school district competition. In 2014, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Yan
Vasily Yan (; , Kiev, Russian Empire – August 5, 1954, Zvenigorod, Moscow Oblast), also spelled "Vassily Yan" (or "Ian") or just "V. Yan", was the pen name of Vasily Grigoryevich Yanchevetsky (), a Russian and Soviet writer, author of famous historic novels. Biography Born in Kiev to a family of teachers, his father was from an Orthodox Christian priests family, who had graduated from seminary and taught Latin and Greek at the University Gymnasium. In 1897, Yan graduated from the historical and philological faculty of St. Petersburg University. Impressions of a two-year tour of Russia form the backbone of his book ''Notes of a Pedestrian'' (1901). In 1901–1904 he served as inspector of wells in Turkestan, where he studied Oriental languages and the lives of local people. During the Russian-Japanese war, he was a military correspondent for the St. Petersburg News Agency (SPA). In 1906–1913, he taught Latin at the first Petersburg Gymnasium. As an organizer of the scouts he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
