Chinese surname history: Ban The surname Ban originated in State Chu, now Hubei and Hunan province. It is said that in the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC) King of State Chu Ruoao's grandson was born and ab
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese surname history: Li Li is a big surname in China with a large population. Surname Li families were originally the lineal descendants of Emperor Zhuan Xu, also named Gaoyangshi, and the emperor was once gi
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese surname history: Wang One of the current biggest surnames in China, families surnamed Wang are the descendants of monarchs. One can know from historical records that Wang families are the "offspring of king
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese surname history: Chen Among numerous surnames, Chen is the fifth biggest surname on the Chinese mainland in terms of population. Initial surname Chen was from surname Yu, and the families were the descendan
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese surname Wei's history Historically speaking, people with surname Wei are the descendents of imperial clan. Dating back to Western Zhou Dynasty, after conquering the Shang Dynasty (which was also known as
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese Yang surname history Historically speaking, there were two major sources of surname Yang: one came from the title of a state and the other the name of a county. Both of these two branches originated from su
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese surname history: Zhu There was one person called Yan'an among the fifth-generation descendants of Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor). Yan'an assisted Shun Di (the Shun Emperor) in governing his state. Due to his
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese surname history: Qin The surname Qin stemmed from the surname Ying of the ancestors of Ying Zheng (First Emperor 259-210BC). The offspring of Gao Tao in ancient times called Feizi was good at horse training
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese surname history: Xu King Wu of Zhou Dynasty started to confer vassalages after he destroyed Shang Dynasty. King Wu respected offspring of ancient aristocrats and conferred them as well. Among them there w
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese surname history: He The surname He can be traced far back to the Yellow Emperor period. However, the prevalent theory about the origin of the surname He is that it stemmed and branched from the surname Han.
sina · 2007/12/09A history of Chinese surname Yan During Spring and Autumn period, a monarch called Xiong Lv in the State of Chu in today's central China's Hubei Province was awarded with the title of King Zhuang of the Chu posthum
sina · 2007/12/09History of surname Zhang According to historical records, surname Zhang derives from surname Jiang. Jiang Ziya is one descendant of Emperor Yan that made great contribution to the founding of Zhou Dynasty. One br
sina · 2007/12/09History of Chinese surname: Su As the legend goes that Fan, the eldest grandson of the six descendants of the 6th generation of Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor) lived in Kunwu, roughly the northeast region of Yunchen
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese surname history: Peng Referring to the surname Peng, people naturally think of the legendary God of Longevity Peng Zu (which means the ancestor of Peng family), who held a life of eight hundred years. Peopl
sina · 2007/12/09History of surname Fang According to historic records, people with surname Fang were the descendants of Yan Di Yu Wang. Lei, son of Yu Wang was given the prefecture of Fang Shan as a fief, thus he was called Fang
sina · 2007/12/09Map of Chinese surnames -- Ruan During the Shang Dynasty (17th to 11th century BC), the State of Ruan, a vassal state, lay between the Jing and Wei Rivers, an area which is known nowadays as Jingchuan County in Gan
sina · 2007/12/09Chinese family name map: Guo The surname Guo is derived from another old Chinese word "Guo" with the same pronunciation but different style of font. According to historical records, the Surname Guo originated fro
sina · 2007/12/09History of a Chinese surname: Lin According to historical records, people who carry the surname Lin are the descendents of Bi Gan, a loyal subject of King Zhou from the Shang Dynasty. Bi Gan, the son of Prince Di
sina · 2007/12/09History of Chinese surnames: Cai The surname Cai is the 44th most common in China, but the 8th most common in Taiwan province. According to historical records, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty defeated King Zhou and e
sina · 2007/12/09The Origin of Chinese Surnames The Chinese surname is very different from a Westerner's first name. The Chinese surname is placed before the person's name while the latter is placed after. Take the names Woo Teck Hwa and
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