Yan Ying | |
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| Born | 578 BC Ancient Yiwei (modern day Gaomi, Shandong) |
| Died | 500 BC Zibo, Shandong |
| Occupation | Prime minister of the state of Qi |
| Period | Spring and Autumn |
| Subject | Philosopher, statesman, diplomat |
| Notable works | Yanzi Chunqiu |
| Yan Ying | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 晏嬰 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 晏婴 | ||||||||
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| Yanzi | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 晏子 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 晏子 | ||||||||
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| Ping Zhong | |||||||||
| Chinese | 平仲 | ||||||||
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Yan Ying (c. 578–500 BC), better known as Yanzi, was a Chinese philosopher and minister of the state of Qi during China's Spring and Autumn period. An elder contemporary of Confucius, Yanzi has been described as "by far the most creative thinker of the Chunqiu age".[1] He is traditionally credited with the Warring States text Yanzi Chunqiu, the Annals of Master Yan.
- ^ Yuri Pines, Foundations of Confucian Thought, 2002:160