Shan

Shan may refer to:

People and languages

 * Shan (surname), or 单 in Chinese, a Chinese surname
 * Shan, a variant of the Welsh given name usually spelled Siân
 * Occasionally used as a short form of Shannen/Shannon

Ethnic groups and languages

 * Shan people, Southeast Asian ethnic group inhabiting Myanmar
 * Shan language
 * Dai people, also known as Shan, ethnic group in China
 * Shanrong (山戎), term for "mountain barbarian" in Shanxi, Hubei in northern China

Individuals

 * Shaan Shahid, Pakistani actor, model, writer and film director
 * MC Shan, rapper
 * Liu Shan, second emperor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.
 * Fu Buqi (宓不齊; Fu Pu-ch'i; born 521BC) who was accorded the title 'Count of Shan'

China

 * Shaanxi, abbreviated as Shan (陕), province of the People's Republic of China
 * Shan County, Shandong (单县), county in Heze, Shandong, China
 * Shan County, Henan (陕县), now Shanzhou District of Sanmenxia city, a county in Sanmenxia, Henan, China
 * Shantou, or Shan (汕), a city in Guangdong, China
 * Shan (鄯), a region in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
 * Shan (剡), a river in the Zhejiang Province of China
 * Shan Hills, a region of Burma, China, and Thailand

Other places

 * Shan State of Burma (modern state)
 * Shan States of Burma (historical kingdoms)
 * Shan Hills, a region of Burma, China, and Thailand
 * Shan (鄯), ancient Western Regions (西域) to the west of China
 * 山, shan, Chinese character (used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean) for "mountains" or "mountain range"
 * Mount Shani or Gora Shan, a mountain in the Caucasus

Other uses

 * Shan Foods, a brand of Pakistani cuisine spice mixes
 * Insect from Shaggai, or Shan, a fictional alien race in the writings of Ramsey Campbell
 * The Shan Horse, a horse breed from the Shan State of Myanmar