miáo 苗
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origin of the "Miao" surname: 1. Derived from the name of a fief. According to "Folk Customs and General Principles" and "General Chronicles of the Tongzhi - Clans and Surnames Derived from Fiefs", in 547 BC, due to the Ruoao Rebellion in the State of Chu, Bo Fen, a high - ranking official of Chu, was killed. His son Ben Huang fled to the State of [the unidentifiable state]. He was granted the fief of Miao (present - day Jiyuan County, Henan Province). His descendants then took the name of the fief, "Miao", as their surname.
Famous Story
Miao Fa, a native of Huguan in the Tang Dynasty. He was good at writing poems and was as famous as nine other people such as Lu Lun, Ji Zhongfu, Sikong Shu, and Qian Qi, collectively known as the Ten Talented Poets of the Dali Reign.
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