yáng 羊

**Yang Tan** A native of Taishan in the Jin Dynasty. He was the uncle of Xie An. After Xie An's death, Yang Tan stopped enjoying music for a whole year and avoided walking on the Xizhou Road where Xie An used to live. One day, drunk, he passed by the city gate. When his follower told him where he was, Yang Tan sadly recited a poem by Cao Zhi: "Those who once dwelt in magnificent mansions now lie fallen in the hills." Then he left, crying bitterly. **Yangjiao Ai** A man from the Warring States period. He was friends with Zuo Botao. Hearing that the King of Chu was recruiting talents, they went to Chu together. On the way, they encountered rain and snow, with little food and thin clothes. It was impossible for both of them to survive. Botao left his food and clothes to Ai and then hid himself in an empty tree and died. Ai became a high - ranking official in Chu and then opened the tree and buried Botao with due ceremony. Here, the compound surname Yangjiao is included in the Yang family. **Yang Hu** With the courtesy name Shuzi, he was a native of Nancheng in the Jin Dynasty. He was in charge of the military affairs in Jingzhou for as long as ten years. He opened up farmlands, prepared military equipment. He wore light fur robes and ribbons and didn't wear armor. He showed kindness to people far and near to win the hearts of the people in Jianghan and the State of Wu. **Yang Xu** A native of Pingyang, Taishan in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He served as the governor of Lujiang and Nanyang. He often wore shabby clothes and drove old and weak horses, living a simple and upright life. **Yang Zhi** With the courtesy name Sizu, he was a native of Liangfu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was honest and upright when he was young. He held various official positions such as the Inspector of Jizhou, the Minister of the Secretariat, and the governor of Henan. He was one of the so - called "Eight Worthies" along with Guo Linzong, Ba Su and others. **Yang Xuanzhi** A native of Taishan in the Song Kingdom of the Southern Dynasties. He was one of the four friends of Xie Lingyun, along with Xun Yong, He Changyu and Xie Huilian. They often gathered to appreciate literature and went on outings in the mountains and lakes together, becoming very famous at that time.