Yang Sen

Yang Sen
Yang Sen, c. 1920s
Native name	楊森
Born	(1884-02-20)20 February 1884 Guang'an, Sichuan, Qing dynasty
Died	15 May 1977(1977-05-15) (aged 93) Taipei, Taiwan
Allegiance	Qing Dynasty  Republic of China
Years of service	1904–1977
Rank	General
Unit	Beiyang Army
Commands held	Governor of Sichuan Province, Military-Governor of Sichuan Province, General Officer Commanding XX Corps, Commander in Chief 27th Army Grou, Deputy Commander in Chief 6th War Area, Deputy Commander in Chief 9th War Area, Chairman of the Government of Guizhou Province
Battles/wars	Xinhai Revolution North Expedition Central Plains War Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Relations	Yang Hanxiu (楊漢秀, niece, 1913-1949) Yang Hanlie (楊漢烈, son, 1917-1987)
Other work	Politician

Yang Sen (Chinese: 楊森; pinyin: Yáng Sēn; 20 February 1884 – 15 May 1977) was a warlord and general of the Sichuan clique who had a long military career in China. Although he was a provincial warlord, he loyally served Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang (KMT) government, especially during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He also served as governor of Sichuan and Guizhou provinces. After the Communists defeated the KMT in the Chinese Civil War, he retreated with the KMT government to Taiwan.

He was also known as a Taoist master and had numerous wives, concubines and children. He published a book about the supercentenarian Li Ching-yuen, who supposedly lived 197 or 256 years.