Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a Hongkonger tennis player. She is currently ranked 24 in the world in juniors, Her career high r

Is a Hongkonger tennis player. She is currently ranked 24 in the world in juniors, Her career high ranking is 22. She has reached the latter stages of many junior tournaments; she won the 2007 Girls Under 18 Toyota Open in Bangkok, Thailand, beating Khunp

Is a Chinese figure skating coach. He is considered one of the pioneers of the sport in China. Yao a

Is a Chinese figure skating coach. He is considered one of the pioneers of the sport in China. Yao and his partner Luan Bo were the first team to represent China at a figure skating world championship. Since then Yao has almost single-handedly turned China into a pair skating world power.

A Taiwanese politician, is a former President of the Examination Yuan of the government of the Repub

A Taiwanese politician, is a former President of the Examination Yuan of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He was the second chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

Is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Wuhan Guanggu.

Is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Wuhan Guanggu.

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua as a defender. Yao Lijun gradu

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua as a defender. Yao Lijun graduated from the Shanghai Shenhua youth team in 1999 after his impressive displays for the youth team which saw them win numerous youth championships.

Is a professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Ass

Is a professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the tallest player in the NBA, at 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m).[1]

Is a retired Chinese long jumper.Her personal best jump was 7.01 metres, achieved in June 1993 in Ji

Is a retired Chinese long jumper.Her personal best jump was 7.01 metres, achieved in June 1993 in Jinan.[1]

Is a Chinese football Attacking midfielder or Striker, who plays for Chengdu Blades in China Super L

Is a Chinese football Attacking midfielder or Striker, who plays for Chengdu Blades in China Super League. He was nicknamed Cheetah because he was one of the fastest footballers in China. Yao Xia started his professional football career at Sichuan Quanxing at the beginning of the 1994 Chinese football league season. Despite not being a regular at Sichuan Quanxing Yao Xia was a promising young player who would make his international debut against Mexico in a 3-0 loss in a friendly game on the third of November 1993.

Is a male Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 he finished 32nd i

Is a male Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 he finished 32nd in the men's 50 metre rifle prone competition.

Also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan, started the development of Kuala Lumpur as a commercial a

Also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan, started the development of Kuala Lumpur as a commercial and mining centre during the mid 1800s. Yap Ah Loy became a Kapitan Cina (Chinese Kapitan) and the headman of a settlement of Chinese inhabitants. After the Formation of Malaysia in 1963 Kuala Lumpur became the capital of Malaysia. Today, there is a street named after him in the heart of Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, known as 'Jalan Yap Ah Loy' (Yap Ah Loy Road).

Is a former Hong Kong professional football player, playing for Hong Kong First Division League side

Is a former Hong Kong professional football player, playing for Hong Kong First Division League side South China more than 10 years and is one of the most decorated defenders in Hong Kong. He had been voted Hong Kong Footballer of the Year in the 1998/99 season and had been voted Hong Kong Top Footballers for 6 times.

Currently the Organising Secretary of The Workers' Party of Singapore.In 2006 Singapore Parliamentar

Currently the Organising Secretary of The Workers' Party of Singapore.In 2006 Singapore Parliamentary General Election, Shin Leong was Candidate and Leader of The Workers' Party's Ang Mo Kio Group Representative Constituency Team that secured more than one-third of the votes against the incumbent People's Action Party's Team headed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics,

Is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a veteran Chinese chess player and has been one of China's leading players in recent history.Ye l

Is a veteran Chinese chess player and has been one of China's leading players in recent history.Ye learned chess when he was already 17 years old of age, and at 20 he became National Champion of China. He has altogether won the Chinese Chess Championship seven times (1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1996) and was the first Chinese player to have a FIDE rating over 2600.

Was a Chinese communist general and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's

Was a Chinese communist general and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1978 to 1983.After returning to China in 1932 he joined the Jiangxi Soviet. He served as Chief of Staff of Zhang Guotao's Fourth Front Army. However, after the Zhang's force met with Mao Zedong's force during the Long March, Comintern's plan of letting him help Zhang Guotao was dashed when Mao Zedong and Zhang Guotao disagreed on the next move of the Chinese Red Army. Zhang insisted on turning southward to establish a new base in the regions inhabited by Tibetan and Qiang minorities, which later proved to be a disaster, causing Zhang to lose over 75% of his force and eventually forced him to return to the communist base in Shaanxi, as Mao correctly pointed out the way it should. As chief of staff of Zhang Guotao, Ye realized Mao was right but could not convince Zhang to go with Mao's plan, and instead of supporting Zhang unconditionally like he did during the Guangzhou Uprising, Ye sided with Mao Zedong by escaping to Mao's headquarter from Zhang's headquarter, taking all the codes books and maps with him.

Is a Chinese professional basketball player who had played for the Chinese national women's team.Ye

Is a Chinese professional basketball player who had played for the Chinese national women's team.Ye Li, 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, is currently married to 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) Yao Ming, a center who currently plays for the NBA's Houston Rockets. Ye met Yao when she was seventeen.[1] Ye first rejected Yao, but finally accepted him after he gave her team pins from the 2000 Olympics.[2] Ye married Yao on August 6, 2007.[3] Ye settled on an exclusive guest list that did not include any Chinese basketball officials, teammates or coaches.[4]

Is a female Chinese speed skater. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Ol

Is a female Chinese speed skater. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Is a Chinese chess player. In 1990, he became the first Chinese player to gain the GM title.Ye Rongg

Is a Chinese chess player. In 1990, he became the first Chinese player to gain the GM title.Ye Rongguang competed at the 1990 World Chess Championship (Manila VI-VII, Interzonal Tournament) where he finished in 44th place with 6/13 points.[6] In the same year he won the China National Chess Championship. He reached his highest FIDE rating of 2545 on January 1991 when he was ranked 97th in the world.[7]

Was a prominent author, educator and publisher. He was one of the founders of the Association for Li

Was a prominent author, educator and publisher. He was one of the founders of the Association for Literary Studies (?????), the first literature association during the May Fourth Movement in China. Throughout his life, he was dedicated to publishing and language education. His strongest advocation was 'Literature is for Life' (?????).

, was a Chinese neo-Confucian of the Song dynasty.A native of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, he was the most fam

, was a Chinese neo-Confucian of the Song dynasty.A native of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, he was the most famous figure of the Yongjia School, a neo-Confucianism School composed mostly of philosophers from Wenzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang province. In contrast to other neo-Confucianists in the same period like Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan, he stressed practical learning and applying Confucian doctrine to real world problems. This school had important influence on later thinkers from Zhejiang province, including Wang Shouren and Huang Zongxi, who were the most important philosophers in the Ming and Qing periods.

Is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. He is originally Cantonese but spent his earl

Is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. He is originally Cantonese but spent his early years in Shanghai.[citation needed] He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing from 1978 to 1983 and at the Eastman School of Music beginning in 1987.[1] His teachers include Alexander Goehr.In the summer of 2006, Ye took part in the inaugural "Composer Alive!" transpacific correspondence project with Accessible Contemporary Music in Chicago, Illinois. This project consisted of Ye composing a piece, Datura, and sending its fragments as they were completed to Chicago, electronically. They were subsequently read by ACM's performance ensemble and posted to the Internet for Ye's approval. The project culminated with Ye traveling to the United States for the completed work's premiere performance.

Is a retired Chinese football player. Now he is the Fitness coach at China Super League side Guangzh

Is a retired Chinese football player. Now he is the Fitness coach at China Super League side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical.

Is the principal of Sangzao Middle School in An County, Sichuan, People's Republic of China, notewor

Is the principal of Sangzao Middle School in An County, Sichuan, People's Republic of China, noteworthy for saving thousands of his students.Concerned over the structural integrity of school buildings, especially when facing an earthquake, he undertook special measures, collecting funds to strengthen existing structures. As a result, during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, all 2,323 students emerged unharmed. This was in stark contrast to many other school buildings, which took disproportionate damage compared to other buildings, leading to criticisms of government standards for educational facilities, and even allegations of corruption in the construction of Chinese schools.

Is a Taiwanese politician and the former acting mayor of Kaohsiung.In 1992, she was the deputy conve

Is a Taiwanese politician and the former acting mayor of Kaohsiung.In 1992, she was the deputy convener of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Caucus in Legislative Yuan, and convener in 1995. From 2000 to 2002, Yeh was third in the Cabinet in her position as Minister of Transportation and Communications. She was Chairperson of the Council for Hakka Affairs from 2002 to 2004. In 2004 she was named Vice Premier, as well as Minister of Consumer Protection and Minister responsible for the Council for Economic Planning and Development. In late 2005, she became the first female acting mayor of Kaohsiung when then-mayor Frank Hsieh was appointed Premier.

Better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chia

Better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975. He served out the remainder of Chiang's term until May 20, 1978.Yen previously served as Minister of Economic Affairs, minister of finance, and Governor of Taiwan Province. He became premier on December 15, 1963. In 1966 the National Assembly elected Yen as Vice President and re-elected him in 1972. He became the second President following the death of Chiang Kai-shek and was later succeeded by Chiang's son, Premier Chiang Ching-kuo. After his presidency, Yen served as Chairman of the Council on Chinese Cultural Renaissance and Chairman of Board of the National Palace Museum until 1991.