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péi

百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing

Surname Origin

"Pei" has the following origins: 1. According to "Records of Words and Deeds of Distinguished Clans", the Pei clan is of the Ying surname and descended from Boyi. The descendants of Qin Feizi were enfeoffed as the Marquis of Peixiang and thus took the surname Pei. The present Peicheng in Wenxi is the place. 2. As recorded in "General Annals of Clans in Comprehensive Records of Literature", during the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Ping of Jin enfeoffed the descendants of Zhuanxu in Peizhong (north of present-day Qishan County, Shaanxi Province), titled the Lord of Pei. Their descendants also adopted the surname Pei.

Famous Story

Pei Kai (237 - 291 AD) Zi: Shuze. He was from Wenxi County, Hedong Prefecture in the Western Jin Dynasty. He had a handsome and refreshing appearance, looking as radiant as if walking on a jade mountain, and was known as the "Jade Man" at that time. He had a wide range of knowledge and was particularly proficient in "Laozi" and "I Ching". He served as the Chief Clerk of the Central Secretariat. Pei Xingjian (619 - 682 AD) Zi: Shouyue. He was from Wenxi County, Jiangzhou in the Tang Dynasty. He held the position of the Grand General of the Dingxiangdao Campaign. He was good at identifying talents, and most of the subordinate generals he selected became well - known generals in the world. Pei Tan He was from Wenxi County in the Tang Dynasty. He served as the Chancellor de jure. He was a simple and frugal person. When his son married the daughter of Yang Mu, the dowry was decorated with a lot of gold and jade. Pei Tan ordered to remove them, saying, "It violates my family rules." He lived in Taipingli and was known as the "Taiping Chancellor" at that time. Pei Hang He was a scholar during the Changqing period (821 - 824 AD) of the Tang Dynasty. When passing by Lanqiao Post Station, he was extremely thirsty. A beautiful girl named Yunying gave him a drink of water, which tasted as sweet as nectar. He wanted to marry her. An old woman in the girl's family said, "A fairy gave us a small amount of medicine yesterday, which needs to be pounded with a jade pestle and mortar. If you want to marry this girl, you must use this as a betrothal gift." So he searched everywhere for a jade pestle and mortar as a betrothal gift. After marriage, the couple went into the mountains and became immortals. Pei Du (765 - 839 AD) Zi: Zhongli. He served as the Chancellor de jure and was enfeoffed as the Duke of Jin for his meritorious deeds. Once he visited in disguise and met a military advisor named Huang E, who said that the prefect had taken away his fiancée and presented her to Lord Pei. Pei Du returned to investigate the matter and sent the presented girl back.

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