bèi 贝
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
"Bei" has the following origins: 1. According to "Xing Yuan" (a book on surnames), it is stated that "The Bei clan originated from Beiqiu in Qinghe." Presumably, they took the place - name as their surname. Nowadays, there are many people with this surname in the areas of Wu and Yue. Beiqiu is located in the southeast of Boxing County, Shandong Province today. 2. It comes from the Ji surname. Duke Shao, a concubine - born son of King Wen of Zhou, was relocated and enfeoffed in Ji. Some of his descendants had their fief in Bi (in present - day Julu County, Hebei Province). Bi was a vassal state of the Yan State. Their descendants then took the name of the state, Bei, as their surname. Later, they removed the "yi" radical and became the Bei clan.
Famous Story
Bei Qinshi was a person in the Song Dynasty. He served as the county magistrate of Jiangyin. He attached great importance to agricultural water conservancy. The canal water in the county had been silted up for a long time. Bei Qinshi planned to renovate it vigorously and organized the villagers to contribute money and labor. The project was completed within a month.
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