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shān

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".

shàn

百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing

Surname Origin

The origins of the surname "Shan" are as follows: 1. It originated from the Ji surname and was derived from the name of a fief. According to "Yuanhe Xingzuan", King Cheng of Zhou enfeoffed his youngest son Zhen in the fief of Shan (southeast of present - day Mengjin County, Henan Province), making him a marquis within the royal domain. Thus, the surname was formed. For more than twenty generations including Kings Xiang, Mu, and Jing of Zhou, they served as ministers of the Zhou court. Also, according to "Tongzhi · Shizu Lue", King Cheng enfeoffed Mie in the fief of Shan, so the surname Shan came into being. 2. It was changed from the compound surnames of northern ethnic minorities. According to "Weishu · Guanshi Zhi", during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Northern Wei had the compound surnames Adanshi and Hedanshi from the north of the Great Wall, which were all changed to the Han surname Shan.

Famous Story

Shan Xiongxin: A native of Jiyin County in the Tang Dynasty, he served as a general under Li Mi. He was skilled in using a spear while on horseback and was known as the "Flying General" in the army. Shan Fu: A person from the Song Dynasty, with the courtesy name Zhongru. He grew peonies and could breed thousands of varieties. People called him the "Flower Master". Shan Zhongsheng: A native of Zengcheng in the Yuan Dynasty. He was extremely filial to his mother. After his mother passed away, he ate simple food and drank only water, neglected his family business, and guarded the tomb for three years. People regarded him as a filial son.

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