Yan Ying
Chinese philosopher and politician (c. 578–500 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the person. For the constituency in the Sai Kung District, see Yan Ying (constituency).
Yan Ying (c. 578–500 BC), better known as Yanzi, was a Chinese philosopher and minister of the state of Qi during China's Spring and Autumn Period. An elder contemporary of Confucius, Yanzi has been described as "by far the most creative thinker of the Chunqiu age".[1] He is traditionally credited with the Warring States annal Yanzi Chunqiu, the Annals of Master Yan.
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Born | 578 BC Ancient Yiwei (modern day Gaomi, Shandong) |
Died | 500 BC Zibo, Shandong |
Occupation | Prime minister of the state of Qi |
Period | Spring and Autumn |
Subject | Philosopher, statesman, diplomat |
Notable works | Yanzi Chunqiu |
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Traditional Chinese | 晏嬰 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 晏婴 | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 晏子 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 晏子 | ||||||||
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Ping Zhong | |||||||||
Chinese | 平仲 | ||||||||
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