Yang Xian
Yang Xian (born 31 August 1962) is a Chinese FIDE Master chess player.
He was a member of the Chinese national chess team. He was part of the national team at the Chess Olympiad once in 1986, and twice for the Hong Kong team 1992-1994. He played a total of 33 games scoring 14 wins, 15 draws and 4 losses.
His current (inactive) Elo rating is 2415 according to FIDE.
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Yang Xian (Ming dynasty)
Yang Xian (simplified Chinese: 杨宪; traditional Chinese: 楊憲; pinyin: Yáng Xiàn; 1330–1370) was a Chinese official who lived in the early Ming dynasty. He served as the Governor of Yangzhou from 1368–70 and later became the Chief of the Central Secretariat in 1370 during the reign of the Hongwu Emperor.
Life
Yang Xian was born in Taiyuan, Shaanxi province on 1330. He was a scholar from Hanlin Academy and a student of Liu Bowen. He served as the eight rank official in the early Ming dynasty.
Governor of Yangzhou
In 1368, the first year of Ming dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor launched a northern inspection. He was accompanied by Liu Bowen and Yang Xian. When they reached Yangzhou, the emperor saw Yangzhou was in ruins as a result of long term war during the transition from the Yuan dynasty to the Ming dynasty. Liu Bowen recommended Yang Xian to the Hongwu Emperor, saying that Yang Xian was the right person to rebuild Yangzhou city. The emperor agreed and appointed Yang Xian as the Governor of Yangzhou and promoted him to the third rank of Officials. Yang Xian refused the third rank officials promotion and promised to rebuild Yangzhou prosperity in five years as eight rank officials. The Hongwu Emperor was very pleased and returned to the capital with Liu Bowen.
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