Zhongyan () was a figure in Shang dynasty of China.
In the Records of the Grand Historian, Sima Qian's account of the origins of the House of Ying state that he was the great-great-grandson of Lian the Great, son of Fei the Great (also known as Boyi). In turn, he was said to be the great-great-grandfather of Zhongjue.Shiji "Annals of Yin" Elai Ge was one of his descendants, who would go on to serve in the Battle of Muye .
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