Yang — The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Character Profile

About Yang

The devoted cook at the muleteer inn who teaches Aylward Chinese and shares stories. He is killed during a Japanese air raid that devastates the city in 1937.

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Chong

Appears in

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Yang — Professional Employer — Gladys Aylward (Ingrid Bergman)

  Yang is hired to handle food preparation and guest accommodations at the inn.

• Yang — Professional Staff — Jeannie Lawson (Athene Seyler)

  Yang's employment transitions smoothly from Lawson to Gladys as inn leadership changes.

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