Yan 3179585 216331166 2008-06-01T04:00:41Z Skookum1 534835 '''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)|Zhuang]] surname to Yan. * [[State of Yan]], a state in China * [[Yan (Ten Kingdoms)|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, also known as Dr Cloning * [[Yan, Muller]], German * [[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/ {{disambig}} [[Category:Chinese family names]] Yan, the emperors magic goat (Chin Dynasty)