History of Chinese Surnames. Chen Clan (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Lu Yanhong
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: The Chen surname originated during the era of King Wu of Zhou. After King Wu of Zhou unified the world, he admired the ancient sages and virtuous men, and enfeoffed Hu Gong Man, the descendant of Emperor Shun, to the state of Chen, which became the origin of the Chen surname. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the state of Chen was destroyed, and the descendants of Hu Gong Man took the state name as their surname. Hu Gong Man is the progenitor of the Chen surname. The Chen surname's notable ancestral seats include Yingzhou, Runan, Xiapi, Guangling, Donghai, Henan, Wudang, Luijiang, Jingzhao, and Fengyi.