Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a Chinese sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is a Chinese sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is a male Chinese water polo player. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese water polo player. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese GM chess player. He is currently the personal trainer of chess prodigy Hou

Is a Chinese GM chess player. He is currently the personal trainer of chess prodigy Hou

Was a master of calligraphy in early Tang Dynasty. He was also a paramount official, litterateur and

Was a master of calligraphy in early Tang Dynasty. He was also a paramount official, litterateur and well known confucian scholar in Emperor Taizong of Tang's era.

A Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party, is the chairman of the Democratic Progre

A Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party, is the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan. He previously served as Premier of the Republic of China from 2002 to 2005. As one of the founding members of the DPP, he is seen as a loyalist of President Chen Shui-bian.

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua.

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua.

Is a Chinese ice dancer. She competes with Wang Chen. They are the 2006 Chinese national champions.

Is a Chinese ice dancer. She competes with Wang Chen. They are the 2006 Chinese national champions.

Is a retired Chinese discus thrower.

Is a retired Chinese discus thrower.

Is a Chinese male tennis player. He competed for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's sing

Is a Chinese male tennis player. He competed for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's singles and in men's doubles with partner Zeng Shao-Xuan.

Was a Chinese poet born in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty. She is distinctive for being the first

Was a Chinese poet born in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty. She is distinctive for being the first Chinese poet to break the conventional passive voice of women in poetry and lyrics. She is the first Chinese feminist poet.

Is a female Chinese sports sailor who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Chinese sports sailor who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Chinese long jumper.Her personal best jump was 6.77 metres, achieved at the 1998 Asian

Is a retired Chinese long jumper.Her personal best jump was 6.77 metres, achieved at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.

Was an educator, scholar, calligrapher, and politician in the Republic of China.

Was an educator, scholar, calligrapher, and politician in the Republic of China.

Was a Chinese painting during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).His style name was 'Shangji' and his so

Was a Chinese painting during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).His style name was 'Shangji' and his sobriquet was 'Shenzai'. Yu was taught by Lan Ying, and painted landscapes, human figures, and bird-and-flower paintings.

Is a female diver from PR China.

Is a female diver from PR China.

Is a male Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Chinese football player who competed for the national team in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Chinese football player who competed for the national team in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her position is that of defender.

Is a Chinese academic and current Minister of Education in the People's Republic of China.Yuan is a

Is a Chinese academic and current Minister of Education in the People's Republic of China.Yuan is a native of Guzhen County in Anhui. He has a master's degree from Beijing Normal University. He is also currently a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Is an ethnic Mongolian jurist, novelist, and dissident from China.

Is an ethnic Mongolian jurist, novelist, and dissident from China.

Was Chinese poet of the Ming Dynasty, and one of the Three Yuan Brothers. His life spanned nearly th

Was Chinese poet of the Ming Dynasty, and one of the Three Yuan Brothers. His life spanned nearly the whole of the Wanli period (1573-1620) in Chinese history. Yuan was from Gong'an in Hukuang. His family had been military officials for generations. Yuan showed an interest in literature from youth and formed his own literary club at age fifteen. At the age of twenty-four in 1592 he took the chin-shih examination and subsequently received an official position in 1595. However he quit out of boredom after a year and in 1593. Yuan traveled and consulted with the radical philosopher Li Zhi. On another trip his brothers joined him. Hu's elder brother was a Buddhist-Confucianist synchronist. His travels resulted in his publishing a poetry compilation Jietuo ji [Collection of One Released]

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a defender for Shenzhen Ruby in the Chinese Supe

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a defender for Shenzhen Ruby in the Chinese Super League. Yuan Lin started his career at Guangzhou Apollo youth team at the age of 12, however he was unable to graduate into the senior team at the end of the 1996 league season.

Was a well-known poet, scholar and artist of the Qing Dynasty.Yuan Mei was born in Qiantang (??, in

Was a well-known poet, scholar and artist of the Qing Dynasty.Yuan Mei was born in Qiantang (??, in modern Hangzhou), Zhejiang province. He achieved the degree of jinshi at a young age and entered the Hanlin Academy (???). After a succession of various minor posts, Yuan Mi resigned his post in 1748 and returned to his hometown to pursue his literary interest.

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

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

Was an actor and director from the Republic of China and later of the People's Republic of China.As

Was an actor and director from the Republic of China and later of the People's Republic of China.As an actor, Yuan became extremely popular and took on the nickname "man with a thousand faces." Yuan gained prominence in a series of films for the leftist Diantong Film Company. These included the film Plunder of Peach and Plum (1935) (which Yuan also wrote) and the movie Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm (1935) where he was one of the two original singers (along with Gu Menghe) of the movie's theme song, The March of the Volunteers, which later became the national anthem of China.

Was a Chinese military official and politician during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic o

Was a Chinese military official and politician during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.