Author: Yoon-Ngan CHUNG
Date: 06-04-02 20:12
Chinese Surname No.10 CHEN/ CHIN/ CHAN/Tan
陳 CHEN
Chen means: to arrange; to exhibit; to narrate; old.
Chen is in Pinyin, Chin in Hakka, Tan in Hokkien, Chan in Cantonese
and Ting in Hokchew.
Surname Chen originated in the prefecture of Ying Chuan (潁川郡). The present day location of Ying Chuan prefecture is in Xu Chang county (許昌縣) of Henan province (河南省). The location of Xu Cheng county in the world map is 113.8 degree East and 34.0 degree North.
To know the history of CHEN please refer to pages 27, 28, 63 and 64 in my
book "The Origin of 550 Chinese Surnames".
The couplet of surname Chen is,
潁川世澤
鄉賢家聲
and
石馬源遠
占元業宏
and
汝南世德
御史家聲
Famous people
(1) 陳勝 (Chen Shen ?? to 208BC)
Ying Zheng (嬴政) founded the Qin Dynasty (秦朝 221BC to 207BC) and proclaimed that he was the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (始皇帝). Ying Zheng died in 210BC and his second son, Ying Hu Hai (嬴胡海) succeeded him as the second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (二皇帝). The vast majority of the people suffered greatly under the rigid and severe rule of the Qin Government. Riots erupted throughout the empire, soldiers mutinied and the people were in open revolt.
The first organized armed band uprising against the Qin Government was led by Chen Sheng (陳勝) and Wu Guang (吳廣). Chen Sheng was from Yang Cheng (陽城 present day in the southeast of Deng Feng county 登封縣 in Henan province 河南省). Wu Guang was from Yang Xia (陽夏 in present day Tai Kang county 太康縣 in Henan province). Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were conscripted into the Qin armed forces and both became lower ranking officers. One day in the seventh month of the second year reign of the Second Emperor of Qin (209BC), Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were ordered to lead two battalions of about nine hundred conscripts from the south to take up garrison at a frontier post at Yu Yang (漁陽 in the present day west of Mi Yun county 密雲縣 of Beijing city 北京市 in Hebei province 河北省). When they arrived at Da Ze Village (大澤鄉) Qi county (蘄縣 in the southwest of present day Su county 宿縣 in Anhui province 安徽省), it rained cats and dogs for several days. They could not continue their journey because the roads were impassable due to flooding. For sure, they could not reach their destination on time. According to the strengent rules of the Qin Government those who were late to arrive at their destination were punishable with death "失期當斬".Since they could be executed when they arrived at their destination Chen Sheng and Wu Guang decided not go to the north but stage a revolt against the Qin Government. All the conscripts were in favour of joining the uprising. Immediately, they attacked and occupied the administration center of Qi county and the surrounding villages. In a short period about ten thousand poor peasants joined the revolt. They proclaimed the formation of a Kingdom called Zhang Chu (張楚) and elected Chen Sheng as their King.
(2) 陳化成 (Chen Hua Cheng 1776AD to 1842AD)
Chen Hua Cheng was from Tong An county (同安縣) of Fujian province (福建省). He was the military governor of the island of Jin Men (金門島) and the commander of the navy in the province of Fujian. On 10, June 1842 the British warships attacked the seaport of Wu Song (吳淞口) in Jiangsu province (江蘇省), Chen Hua Cheng went to Wu Song to help general Zhou Shi Rong (周世榮) who was defending the seaport. For thirteen days they battled bravely against the British naval forces. They inflicted heavy damage to the British. Eventually, the British were repulsed. Ater this defeat the British dared not attack Wu Song again. Unfortunately, Chen Hua Cheng was killed in the battle.
(3) 陳嘉庚 (Chen Jia Geng or Tan Kah Kee 1874AD to 1961AD)
Chen Jia Geng was from Ji Mei village (集美村) in Tong An county (同安縣) of Fujian province. When he was young he ventured to Singapore to do business. He made a fortune in rubber plantations. He helped the British to defend Singapore from the Japanese attack. Before Singapore was captured by the Japanese Chen Jia Geng escaped to India. After the Second World War he returned to China and became the Chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in China.
The State Of Chen ( 陳 國)
Gui (媯) was the surname of all the rulers of the State of Chen. After the
State of Chen was absorbed by the State of Chu (楚國), all the members
of the royal house of Chen changed their surname to CHEN (陳)。
This is the chronology of the State of Chen (陳 國).
Name======================Title=========Period
(1) Hu Gong Man (胡公滿)==Chen Hou (陳侯)==1122BC
(2) Xi (犀)============== Shen Gong (申公)== not recorded
(3) Gao Yang (皋羊)====== Xiang Gong (相公)==not recorded
(4) Tu (突)==============Xiao Gong (孝公)==not recorded
(5) Yu Rong (圉戎)=======Shen Gong (慎公)==not recorded
(6) Ning (寧)============You Gong (幽公)===855NC to 833BC
(7) Xiao (孝)============Li Gong (釐公)====832BC to 797BC
(8) Ling (靈)============Wu Gong (武公)===796BC to 782BC
(9) Shuo (說)===========Yi Gong (夷公)====781BC to 778BC
(10) Xie (燮)=========== Ping Gong (平公)===777BC to 755BC
(11) Yu (圉)============Wen Gong (文公)===754BC to 718BC
(12) Bao (鮑)===========Huan Gong (桓公)==717BC to 707BC
(13) Tuo (佗)===========Li Gong ( 厲公)====706BC to 700BC
(14) Yue (躍)===========Li Gong (利公)====699BC to 699BC
(15) Lin (林)===========Zhuang Gong (莊公)=698BC to693BC
(16)Chu Jiu (杵臼)======Xuan Gong (宣公)===692BC to 648BC
(17) Kuan (款)=========Mu Gong (穆公)=====647BC to 632BC
(18) Shuo (朔)=========Gong Gong (共公)===631BC to 614BC
(19) Ping Guo (平國)====Ling Gong (靈公)====613BC to 599BC
(20) Wu (午)==========Cheng Gong (成公)===598BC to 569BC
(21) Ruo (弱)========= Ai Gong (哀公)======568BC to 534BC
(22) Wu (吳)==========Hui Gong (惠公)=====533BC to 506BC
(23) Liu (柳)==========Huai Gong (懷公)====505BC to 502BC
(24) Yue (越)========= Min Gong (湣公)====501BC to 478BC
CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元).
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