Yang may refer to:
* Yang, in
yin and yang
Yin and yang ( and ) is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces. In Chinese cosmology, the universe creates itself out of a primary chaos of material energy, organized into the cycles of yin and ya ...
, one half of the two symbolic polarities in Chinese philosophy
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Korean yang
The yang (양/兩) was the currency of Korea between 1892 and 1902. It was subdivided into 10 ''jeon'' (전/錢) or 100 ''bun'' (분/分); and 5 yang = 1 ''hwan'' (환/圜).
Etymology
The word yang (兩) is a cognate of the Chinese "Chinese ...
, former unit of currency of Korea from 1892 to 1902
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YANG
Yang may refer to:
* Yang, in yin and yang, one half of the two symbolic polarities in Chinese philosophy
* Korean yang, former unit of currency of Korea from 1892 to 1902
* YANG, a data modeling language for the NETCONF network configuration ...
, a data modeling language for the NETCONF network configuration protocol
Geography
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Yang County
Yang County, or Yangxian (), is a county in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China. The county spans an area of , and has a population of about 445,000. Yang County lies within the Shaanan region, on the easternmost portion of the Hanzhong Basin, bor ...
, in Shaanxi, China
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Yangzhou (ancient China)
Yangzhou, Yangchow or Yang Province was one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China mentioned in historical texts such as the '' Tribute of Yu'', ''Erya'' and ''Rites of Zhou''.
Name
There are four different theories regarding the origin of the ...
, also known as Yang Prefecture
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Yang (state)
Yang (State) was a state established during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China.
History
King Wu of Zhou granted Shu Yu of Tang a state named Tang. He was the son of King Wu of Zhou and the younger brothe ...
, ancient Chinese state
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Yang, Iran
Yang ( fa, ينگ) is a village in Yam Rural District, Meshkan District, Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. ...
, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province
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Yang River (disambiguation)
People
* Yang, one of the names for the
Karen people
The Karen, kjp, ပ်ုဖၠုံဆိုဒ်, my, ကရင်လူမျိုး, , th, กะเหรี่ยง ( ), also known as the Kayin, Kariang or Kawthoolese, are an ethnolinguistic group of Sino-Tibetan language ...
in the Thai language
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Yang di-Pertuan Agong
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (, Jawi: ), also known as the Supreme Head of the Federation, the Paramount Ruler or simply as the Agong, and unofficially as the King of Malaysia, is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. The o ...
, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia
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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 ...
, Chinese surname
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Yang (Korean surname)
Fictional characters
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Cristina Yang
Cristina Yang, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. is a fictional character from the medical drama television series ''Grey's Anatomy'', which has aired for over 16 years on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. The character was cr ...
, on the TV show ''Grey's Anatomy''
* Yang, from the show ''
Yin Yang Yo!
''Yin Yang Yo!'' is a flash-animated television series created by Bob Boyle for Jetix. Produced by Jetix Animation Concepts as the third Jetix original series, it first aired on August 26, 2006, as a sneak peek and premiered on September 4, 2006 ...
''
* Yang, Experiment 502 in ''
Lilo and Stitch: The Series''
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Yang Fang Leiden, from ''Final Fantasy IV''
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Yang Lee, in the ''Street Fighter III'' series of videogames
* Mr. Yang, the Yin Yang serial killer in an episode of ''
Psych''
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Yang Wen-li, from ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes''
* Yang Xiao Long, a character from the ''
RWBY
''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American anime-influenced computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors (called "Huntsmen" and ...
'' animated series
See also
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Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan
Yang family-style () T‘ai-Chi Ch‘üan (Taijiquan) in its many variations is the most popular and widely practised style in the world today and the second in terms of seniority among the primary five family styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
History ...
, a Chinese martial art named after the Yang family
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