Yan Zhitui — (zh cpw|c=顏之推|p=Yán Zhītuī|w=Yen2 Chih1 T ui1, 531–591) 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 … Wikipedia
Yan Tan Tethera — was a traditional numeric jargon used by shepherds to count sheep in northern England and southern Scotland. Until the Industrial Revolution, the use of specialised traditional number systems was common among shepherds, especially in the dales of … Wikipedia
Yan Shun — (燕顺) is a character in the Water Margin .Yan Shun was from Laizhou, Shandong. He had red hair, a yellow beard and rounded eyes, along with long arms and a wide waist. He was exceptionally skilled in using his sabre, and earned himself the… … Wikipedia
Yan|kee|land — «YANG kee LAND», noun. 1. New England: »Gift shop operators in Yankeeland bought cautiously at the fall giftware show here [Boston] (Wall Street Journal). 2. the United States: »The Dominion populace of 16 million is less than one tenth of… … Useful english dictionary
Yan|kee — «YANG kee», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) a native of New England. b) a native of any one of the Northern states. 2. Southern U.S. a Northerner. 3. a native or inhabitant of the United States; American. 4. U.S. a code name for the letter y, used in… … Useful english dictionary
Southern and Northern Dynasties — This article is about the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. For the same name period in other countries, see Nanboku chō for Japan and Southern and Northern Dynasties of Vietnam. Southern and Northern Dynasties Southern Dynasties Country… … Wikipedia
Southern Han — Great Han / Great Yue 大漢 / 大越 … Wikipedia
Yan Qing — Nicknamed the Wanderer or the Prodigy (浪子), Yan Qing (燕青) is a character in the epic Chinese tale, Water Margin . Non scholarly and fictional sources state he was a grandstudent of Zhou Tong, the archery teacher of Yue Fei. Background Yan Qing… … Wikipedia
Southern Qi — The Southern Qi Dynasty 齊朝 (Pinyin: Qí cháo) (479 502) was the second of the Southern dynasties in China, followed by the Liang Dynasty. During its 23 year history, the dynasty was largely filled with instability, as after the death of the… … Wikipedia
Southern Dragon Kung Fu — The movements of the Southern Dragon style (Chinese: 龍形摩橋; pinyin: lóng xíng mó qiáo; Yale Cantonese: long4 ying4 mo1 kiu4; literally dragon shape rubbing bridges ) of Shaolin Boxing are based on the mythical Chinese dragon. The Dragon style is… … Wikipedia
