Yan

Yan

Yan may refer to:
* Martin Yan, host of "Yan Can Cook"
* Cantonese transcription of Chinese surname 甄. Created for Naming taboo. Emperor Ming of Han has a given name of Zhuang, and he renamed the Zhuang surname to Yan.
* State of Yan, a state in China
* Yan, a short-lived state around present-day Beijing at the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
* Yan (musician), the lead singer of indie/rock British Sea Power
* Lift Engineering, known colloquially by Yan, a now out-of-business aerial chairlift manufacturing company
* Yan, Kedah, a district in Kedah, Malaysia
* The Yan Emperor, a close kin of the Yellow Emperor.
* Tang Yan, a famous Chinese actress
* New Great Yan Dynasty, please see An Shi Rebellion
*A transliteration of the name "Ян" (Ian) from Russian language
* Yan (Haida village), an historical village of the Haida people of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

External links

* [http://english.people.com.cn/200603/23/eng20060323_252943.html A history of Chinese surname Yan]
* Yan Family Home Page: http://ginsunhall.org/


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