shān 山
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
Origin of the surname "Shan": 1. Derived from official positions. According to "Records of the Words and Deeds of Famous Gentry and Aristocrats", there was an official position called "Shan Shi" in the Zhou Dynasty, who was in charge of mountains and forests. His descendants took "Shan" as their surname. 2. Changed from the compound surnames of ancient northern ethnic minorities. According to "The Official Family Records in the Book of Wei", during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a compound surname "Tuonan" among the ethnic groups in the northern part of the Northern Wei Dynasty. After moving into the Central Plains, they changed it to the single - character surname "Shan".
Famous Story
Shan Tao (205 - 283 AD) Style name: Juyuan. He was from Huai County, Henei Commandery during the Jin Dynasty. He was fond of "Laozi" and "Zhuangzi" and went on outings in the bamboo grove with Ji Kang, Ruan Ji and others, and was known as one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove at that time. He held the position of Right Minister. Wang Rong once described Shan Tao as "a piece of uncarved jade and unrefined gold, and no one knows his real talent." Shan Jian Style name: Jilun. He was the son of Shan Tao. During the Yongjia period (307 - 312 AD), he held the position of Left Minister. Later, he served as the General Conquering the South and garrisoned in Xiangyang. Every time he visited the pond in his garden, he would place wine by the pond, get drunk, and named it "Gaoyang Pond".
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