Yang Zhicheng (PRC)
Yang Zhicheng may refer to: * Yang Zhicheng (Tang dynasty) (died 835?), Tang dynasty general * Yang Zhicheng (PLA general) (1903–1967), People's Liberation Army general *Ed Young (illustrator) Ed Tse-chun Young (; born November 28, 1931) is a Chinese-born American illustrator and writer of children's picture books. He won one Caldecott Medal for the year's best American picture book and for his lifetime contribution as a children's i ...

Yang Zhicheng (Tang Dynasty)
Yang Zhicheng (; died 835?''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 245.Yang Zhicheng was exiled on December 24, 834, and said to be executed on the way to exile. It is thus likely that the death occurred some time after the exile order, although there is no clear date of Yang's death.) was a general of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, ruling Lulong Circuit (盧龍, headquartered in modern Beijing) as its military governor (''Jiedushi'') in ''de facto'' independence from the imperial government from 831 to 834. Early career Virtually nothing is known about Yang Zhicheng's background, including when he was born or where his family was from. It is known that as of 831, Yang Zhicheng served as the deputy commander of the headquarters guards at Lulong Circuit, serving under the military governor Li Zaiyi.''Old Book of Tang'', vol. 180. Seizure of Lulong Circuit On a day in spring 831, when Li Zaiyi was feasting with an imperial messenger, Yang Zhicheng and a group of soldiers he gathered sta ...
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Yang Zhicheng (PLA General)
Yang Zhicheng (; 30 November 1903 – 3 February 1967) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 3rd National People's Congress. Biography Early life and education Yang was born Yang Xuqing () into a Kam people family in Sansui County, Guizhou, on 30 November 1930. In 1919 he attended Guizhou A-type Agricultural School, and participated in the parade of Guizhou students in support of the May Fourth Movement. He joined the Yunnan-Guizhou United Army after graduation. In March 1926, he was admitted to the Republic of China Military Academy and joined the Communist Youth League of China under the introduction of Zhou Yiqun, and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in March the next year. Soon after he took part in the Nanchang Uprising. His right leg was wounded during the . In April of the same year, he went to Jinggang Mountains with Zhu De and Chen Yi and served as company commander of the 28th Regiment ...
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