wéi 韦
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
"The surname 'Wei' has the following origins: 1. It comes from the 'Qi' surname and uses the name of a state as the clan name. According to 'Tongzhi: Shizu Lue', they were the Yulong clan in the Xia Dynasty and the Shi clan in the Shang Dynasty. Also, as stated in 'Tangshu: Zaixiang Shixi Biao', after the State of Shiwei (south of Huaxian County, Henan Province), there was the Wei clan. 2. According to 'Hanshu: Xiyu Zhuan', there was also the Wei clan in the State of Shule during the Han Dynasty. 3. Legend has it that during the period between the Qin and Han dynasties, Han Xin once hid in Nanyue (the areas of Guangdong and Guangxi) to avoid revenge and took the left - hand part 'Wei' of the character 'Han' as his surname. Today, there are many people with the Wei surname among the Zhuang ethnic group in Guangxi. Another legend says that Da Peng, a grandson of Zhuanxu, was a vassal of the Xia Dynasty, and Shaokang enfeoffed Yuan Zhe, another grandson of Da Peng, in Shiwei."
Famous Story
Wei Zhao (204–273), styled Hongsi, was from Yunyang (now Danyang County, Jiangsu Province) in the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. He was fond of learning and good at writing. During the reign of Sun Hao, he served as a Palace Attendant and was in charge of compiling the national history. He was killed by Sun Hao for being upright and daring to remonstrate. His annotations on *Classic of Filial Piety*, *The Analects* and *Discourses of the States* are all well - known in the world. Wei Zhuang, styled Duanyi, with unknown birth and death years, was from Duling (southeast of present - day Chang'an County, Shaanxi Province) in the Former Shu state. He was a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Later, he went to Shu and attached himself to Wang Jian, serving as a secretary. When Wang Jian established the Shu state and declared himself emperor, all the founding systems of the Shu state were established by Wei Zhuang. He successively held the positions of Minister of Personnel and Chief Councilor. Posthumously, he was given the title of Wenjing. He was skilled in poetry and ci. He wrote *Collection of Poems from the Huanhua Studio*, and his long poem *The Ballad of the Lady of Qin* is particularly well - known in the world.
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