Yan surname is one of China surnames. It has a certain influence in Hunan, Guangxi and Hubei. Today, the population surnamed Yan accounts for about 0. 13% of the national population, and the total population is about 1.7 million. At present, people with Yan surname are widely distributed all over the country, especially in Shandong, where Yan surname accounts for about 3 1% of the Han population.
Celebrity 1, Yan Hui.
Ziyuan, a sage of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, was Confucius' favorite disciple and the most sage among his disciples. Confucius told him, "Don't be angry and don't cross the line." He died young at the age of 32, which was later called "restoring holiness"
2. Yan Zhitui
The grandson of Yan Jianyuan and the third son of Xie Yanzhi. Word introduction, Langxie Linyi (now Shandong Province) people. Writers and educators in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. His book "Yan Family Instructions", a total of 20 articles, expounds the way of running a family. After its publication, it has a far-reaching influence and is known as the originator of China's family instruction monograph.
3. Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhaofu's grandson. Tang dynasty ministers and calligraphers. During the Kaiyuan period, he was a scholar, and he was tired of supervising the empire. Yan Zhenqing is good and upright, cursive, and his brushwork is calm and vigorous, which is treasured by the world and is called "Yan Ti". The Palace Museum has the ink of his 66-year-old Zhushan Ju Lian. Author of "Yan Wen Ji".