| 袁世凯 | yuán shì kǎi | Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China | |
| 袁宏道 | yuán hóng dào | Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer | |
| 袁州 | yuán zhōu | Yuanzhou district of Yichun city 宜春市 , Jiangxi | |
| 袁枚 | yuán méi | Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家 | |
| 袁绍 | yuán shào | Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord |
| 1 | To do so, China will need legions of young migrants like Mr. Yuan to continue to make the journey from villages in the interior to the manufacturing hubs along the coast. | |
| 2 | You may want to take all this with a grain of salt, however, because while Yuan conducts privately sponsored surveys, he has also done some work for the government. | |
| 3 | A new generation may be tiring of the monotony. Mr. Yuan, for example, says he is not content to be a factory worker for long. | |
| 4 | 天色暗淡时,大街上到处挤满了回家的年轻接待员、出纳即和销售员,袁先生带着朋友穿过一条潮湿的小巷,沿着一个摇摇晃晃的梯子来到他的房间。 As the light faded and the streets became thick with young receptionists, cashiers and sales clerks heading home, Mr. Yuan led his friends down a dank alley and up an unsteady staircase to his room. |