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Dương Xá
Dương (楊) is a Vietnamese surname or given name. The name is transliterated as Yang (surname), Yang in Chinese language, Mandarin Chinese and in Korean language, Korean and Yeung in Cantonese. It is commonly anglicized as Duong. It is not to be confused with another Vietnamese surname ''Táng (surname), Đường'' (唐 ), which is anglicized the same; some write Dzuong to distinguish the two. Notable people *Dương Đình Nghệ, administrator of Giao Chỉ in around 931 AD *Dương Vân Nga, only empress dowager of the Đinh dynasty and afterwards empress of Lê Đại Hành, the first emperor of the Early Lê dynasty *Dương Tam Kha, King of Vietnam during the short time from 944 to 950 in the Ngô Dynasty *Dương Nhật Lễ, emperor of Đại Việt from 1369 to 1370 *Dương Văn An, minister in the cabinet of Mạc dynasty *Dương Hiếu Nghĩa, ARVN officer *Dương Hồng Sơn, footballer *Dương Quỳnh Hoa, member of the National Liberation Front of South Vietn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang (surname)
Yang (; ) is the transcription of a Chinese family name. It is the sixth most common surname in Mainland China. It is the 16th surname on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' text. The Yang clan was founded by Boqiao, son of Duke Wu of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Ji (姬) surname, the surname of the royal family during the Zhou dynasty ) who was enfeoffed in the state of Yang. History The German sociologist Wolfram Eberhard calls Yang the "Monkey Clan", citing the totemistic myth recorded in the ''Soushenji'' and ''Fayuan Zhulin'' that the Yangs living in southwestern Shu (modern Sichuan) were descendants of monkeys. The ''Soushenji'' "reported that in the southwest of Shu there were monkey-like animals whose names were ''jiaguo'' (猳國), ''mahua'' (馬化), or '' jueyuan'' (玃猿). These animals abducted women and sent them back when they became pregnant. If the baby were not accepted, the woman would have to die. Therefore these children were raised and they re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |