A Comprehensive History of Chinese Surnames · Liang Clan (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Li Xiao
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features:
The book features a unique chronological style, a comprehensive and meticulously researched giant work on the civilization of Chinese surnames spanning ancient and modern times.
A four-part structure covering a wide range of disciplines and rich in documentary materials.
The four sections—origin of surnames, surname culture, surname literature, and famous figures of surnames—help readers gain a comprehensive understanding and mastery of surname civilization.
A cultural history book with a broad perspective, rich in philosophy and written in the style of prose. Concise, clear, and fluent, it successfully bridges the gap between serious historical works and the general public.
Abundant illustrations, a richly illustrated surname atlas. The illustrations cover ancestors, figures, ancestral halls, literature, mountains and rivers, famous scenic spots, and historical sites. The illustrations complement the text perfectly.
The Li surname traces back to Qin Zhong, a minister of King Xuan of the Zhou Dynasty. For his contributions in suppressing the Western Rong tribes, he was killed by them. To honor him, King Ping of the Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed his son Kang as the leader of Liangshan (now Hancheng, Shaanxi) and established the State of Liang. He was known as Liang Kang. Descendants of his lineage adopted the state name as their surname. The founding ancestor of the Li surname is Liang Kang (Liang Bo). The notable ancestral halls of the Li surname include Anping, Tianquan, Henan, and Fufeng.
This book aims to organize the civilization of the Li surname and clarify its origins. It is an illustrated chronological history that includes numerous exquisite illustrations covering the ancestors, figures, ancestral halls, artifacts, literature, famous scenic spots, and historical sites of the surname. It is important to note that some illustrations do not correspond one-to-one with the text, hence the term "illustrated" rather than "illustrated explanation."