Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a Chinese international footballer, currently playing for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super Le

Is a Chinese international footballer, currently playing for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League. Yan Feng started his professional footballer career with Sichuan Guancheng where he would have to wait until May 16, 2004 to make his league debut against Beijing Guoan in a 1-1 draw to get his break within the first team. Yan Feng was called up into the Chinese senior team on the 25th of July, 2009 to face Kyrgyzstan in a friendly, which China won 3-0.

Was a Chinese scholar and translator, most famous for introducing Western thoughts, including Darwin

Was a Chinese scholar and translator, most famous for introducing Western thoughts, including Darwin's idea of "natural selection," into China during the late 19th century.

Is a Chinese artist and teacher. Yan taught at North China University and then at the Lu Xun Academy

Is a Chinese artist and teacher. Yan taught at North China University and then at the Lu Xun Academy of Art (Shenyang); from 1949, he taught first at the National Art Academy, Hangzhou, and then, in 1950, at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Yan participated in the First Congress of the All-China Art Workers' Association, held in 1949. His official posts have included chairman of the Chinese Printmakers' Association and standing director of the Chinese Artists' Association.

Is a retired Chinese race walker.

Is a retired Chinese race walker.

Was a Chinese writer, politician, and diplomat from Shanghai.

Was a Chinese writer, politician, and diplomat from Shanghai.

Is a retired Chinese sprinter.Her personal best times were both achieved in 1998. She ran the 100 m

Is a retired Chinese sprinter.Her personal best times were both achieved in 1998. She ran the 100 m in 11.22 seconds in Beijing and the 200 m in 22.85 seconds in Shijiazhuang.

Is a Chinese fencer. She competed in the women's individual épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Is a Chinese fencer. She competed in the women's individual épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese writer of novels and short stories based in Beijing. His work is highly satirical, whic

Is a Chinese writer of novels and short stories based in Beijing. His work is highly satirical, which has resulted in his most famous works being banned in the PRC. He has admitted to self-censorship while writing his stories in order to avoid censorship.He has also published more than ten volumes of short stories including the winner of the Lu Xun Literature Award in 2000, Nian Yue Ri (???). Enjoyment, which was published in 2004, received wide acclaim in China, garnering the 3rd Lao She Literature Award (?????????) in the novel category. While his works have been widely published abroad, some of his more controversial works have been banned in China.

Was a Chinese painter and government official of the early Tang Dynasty. His notable works include t

Was a Chinese painter and government official of the early Tang Dynasty. His notable works include the Thirteen Emperors Scroll and Northern Qi Scholars Collating Classic Texts. He also painted the Portraits at Lingyan Pavilion, under Emperor Taizong of Tang, commissioned in 643 to commemorate 24 of the greatest contributors to Emperor Taizong's reign, as well as 18 portraits commemorating the 18 great scholars who served Emperor Taizong when he was the Prince of Qin. Yan's paintings included painted portraits of various Chinese emperors from the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) up until the Sui Dynasty (581-618) period. His works were highly regarded by the Tang writers Zhu Jingxuan and Zhang Yanyuan, who noted his paintings were "works among the glories of all times".[2

Is a Hong Kong football coach. He qualified as an AFC Class A coach. He is the coach of Hong Kong te

Is a Hong Kong football coach. He qualified as an AFC Class A coach. He is the coach of Hong Kong team that participating 2009–10 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup.

Is a Chinese painter born in 1960 in Shanghai. Since 1982 he has lived in Dijon, France. His most fa

Is a Chinese painter born in 1960 in Shanghai. Since 1982 he has lived in Dijon, France. His most famous paintings are "epic-sized" portraits of Mao Zedong worked out in black and white or red and white. He works with big brushes, and his paintings are brought to life by the rapid brush strokes which structure the picture space.[1]

Was a famous Chinese author and linguist of the Tang Dynasty.

Was a famous Chinese author and linguist of the Tang Dynasty.

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Zhejiang Lücheng. He is well-known in China

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Zhejiang Lücheng. He is well-known in China for his good ball control and dribbling, especially as a winger. During the ACL 2006 when Dalian played a home match against J-League champions Gamba Osaka, Yan Song dribbled through the entire Gamba defense and almost scored with a curled lob.

Is a retired Chinese middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.

Is a retired Chinese middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.

Is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing for Beijing Guoan. He eventually made his sen

Is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing for Beijing Guoan. He eventually made his senior debut on May 26, 2004 against Shenyang Ginde.

Is the Director of the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University. Yan received hi

Is the Director of the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University. Yan received his Ph.D of political science from University of California, Berkeley in 1992. He is the author of several influential books including Analysis of China’s National Interests. Yan has been considered as one of the most important international relations scholars in China. In 2008, Yan was named as one of world's Top 100 public intellectuals by American journal Foreign Policy.

Was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplish

Was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplishment in Chinese calligraphy parallels the greatest master calligraphers throughout the history, and his calligraphy style, Yan, is the textbook-style that every calligraphy lover has to imitate today.

Was a Chinese scholar, calligrapher, painter, musician, and government official who served four diff

Was a Chinese scholar, calligrapher, painter, musician, and government official who served four different Chinese states during the late Southern and Northern Dynasties: the Liang Dynasty in southern China, the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou Dynasties of northern China, and their successor state that reunified China, the Sui Dynasty. Yan Zhitui was a supporter of Buddhism in China despite criticism by many of his Confucian-taught peers. Yan was also the first person in history to mention the use of toilet paper.[1]

Is a professional female tennis player from the People's Republic of China.

Is a professional female tennis player from the People's Republic of China.

A Chinese-Dutch businessman who was formerly listed as the second richest man in China by Forbes for

A Chinese-Dutch businessman who was formerly listed as the second richest man in China by Forbes for 2001. He once held assets in the horticulture and real estate industries, owning stakes in the Euro-Asia Agricultural Holdings and Holland Village, China. His fall from grace came in 2002, when he was arrested on charges of tax evasion. He was later sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Is a Chinese boxer who won bronze at the Asian Championships 2006 at flyweight.2005 at the World Cha

Is a Chinese boxer who won bronze at the Asian Championships 2006 at flyweight.2005 at the World Championships in his home country he lost in the first round to Juan Carlos Payano 22:36.

Was a well-known Chinese poet, calligrapher, and painter of the Shanghai school.

Was a well-known Chinese poet, calligrapher, and painter of the Shanghai school.

Is a Chinese footballer, currently playing for Wuhan Guanggu. On October 2006, Bolton Wanderers have

Is a Chinese footballer, currently playing for Wuhan Guanggu. On October 2006, Bolton Wanderers have taken Yang Changpeng dubbed 'China's Peter Crouch' on a one-month trial.

Is a Chinese figure skater. He placed 5th at the 2006 Chinese Figure Skating Championships and 10th

Is a Chinese figure skater. He placed 5th at the 2006 Chinese Figure Skating Championships and 10th at the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

Is a professional football player.While playing for Frankfurt, Yang became the first Chinese player

Is a professional football player.While playing for Frankfurt, Yang became the first Chinese player to score in any one of the five major European football leagues. In his first year at Frankfurt, Yang scored 8 goals in the Bundesliga and helped the team to avoid relegation to 2. Bundesliga. However, in the second year, manager Felix Magath gave Chen little playing time.