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Chinese surname OU-YANG

Author: CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
Date: 11-26-03 10:18

Chinese Surname OU-YANG
中國姓氏古事: 歐陽
In Chinese and English

歐陽的意思是太陽﹐明亮﹔
歐陽作為姓大約有二千三百年的歷史。
三個姓﹕歐﹐歐陽﹐歐侯都源於同一個祖先﹐
不過歐侯作為姓似乎已經消失。
歐陽起源於漢朝 (206BC 至220AD) 一個叫作渤海郡的地方﹐
即現在河北省滄縣。

在靠近現在江蘇省吳縉縣的一個地方﹐有一座歐餘山﹐
山上有一個大亭子﹐正面朝南﹐一年四季陽光充沛﹐
住在附近的人便稱之為歐陽亭。

歐餘山在越國 (現在浙江省會稽縣) 境內。
越國和楚國比鄰﹐但互相仇視。
公元前334年﹐越楚兩國發生戰爭﹐越國被楚國吞併。
越國最後一個國王叫姒吳疆的次子姒蹄被楚國王熊商派去
管理一個叫作烏程的地方 (現在的浙江省吳興縣)﹐
位於歐陽亭之南﹐姒蹄被封為歐陽亭侯。

在戰國時代 (453BC 至 221BC), 中國共有七國
(趙﹐秦﹐韓﹐燕﹐楚﹐齊﹐魏), 秦國 (現在陜西省鳳翔縣) 最強大。
秦國征服楚國。秦國統治者嬴政決定廢徐歐陽亭侯的爵位。

第一任歐陽亭侯姒蹄有很多後裔﹐為了紀念他的官位﹐一些後人就
用歐陽﹐一些人用歐侯﹐一些人用歐來作為他們的姓

歐陽姓適用楹聯﹕

望去渤海﹐姓啟歐餘

Chinese surname Ou-Yang (歐-陽)
Ou means: a Chinese surname.
Yang means: the sun; bright; clear.
The surname Ou-Yang is about 2,300 years old.

The three surnames Ou (歐), Ou-Yang (歐陽) and Ou-Hou (歐侯) originated from the same ancestor. However, it seems that surname Ou-Hou has disappeared.

The surname Ou-Yang originated in an area referred to during the Han Dynasty (漢朝 206BC to 220AD) as the Bo Hai prefecture (渤海郡). The present day location of Bo Hai prefecture is in Cang Xian county (滄縣 116.9 degree East and 38.3 degree North on the world map) of Hebei province (河北省).

There was a big pavilion built on a mountain called Ou Yu (歐餘). It was facing south and received sunlight throughout the year. People living around the area near the mountain called it Ou Yang Ting (歐陽亭) or Ou the sunshine pavilion (in present day Wu Jin county 吳進縣 in Jiangsu province 江蘇省). It was situated within the dominion of the State of Yue (越國 present day Zhu Ji county 諸暨縣 in Zhejiang province 浙江省).

The States of Yue (越國) and Chu (楚國 present day Jiang Ling county 江陵縣 in Hubei provinceu 湖北省) were neighbouring and rival States. In 334BC Chu and Yue were at war. The State of Yue was defeated and annexed by Chu.

Si Ti (姒蹄), the second son of the last ruler of Yue, Si Wu Jiang (姒無疆), was given the authority by Xiong Shang (熊商), the ruler of Chu, to administer the district of Ou Yang Ting. Xiong Shang bestowed upon Si Ti the title of Ou Yang Ting Hou (歐陽亭侯) or the Marquis of Ou Yang Ting. The title was inheritable by Si Ti's descendants after his death.

By the end of the period of Warring States (戰國時代 453BC to 221BC) there were only seven States left in the land. The State of Qin (秦國 present day Feng Xiang county 鳳翔縣 in Shaanxi province 陜西省) was the strongest. Eventually, Ying Zheng (嬴政), the ruler of Qin conquered all the other States in the land.

In 223BC, the State of Chu was conquered by the State of Qin. The title Ou Yang Ting Hou was abolished. Si Ti the first Ou Yang Ting Hou had many descendants. Some of them adopted Ou, some adopted Ou Yang and some adopted Ou Hou as their surnames and left off the word Ting (pavilion). The members of the Ou-Yang branch emigrated to the north and settled in the present day county of Cang Xian in Hebei province where it was recorded as the place of the origin of surname OU-YANG (歐陽). .

CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
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Chinese surname SITU

Author: CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
Date: 11-28-03 19:36

Surname SITU (司徒)

Si means: manage.
Tu means: apprentice; participants
The phrase Situ means: an official in charge of ritual ceremony
in the ancient Ruler's Court
The surname Situ is more than 3000 years old.

The surname Situ originated in an area referred to during the Later Wei
Dynasty (北魏朝 386AD to 534AD) as the Zhao prefecture (趙郡). The present
day location of Zhao prefecture is the Zhao county (趙縣 112.6 degree East and 367.8 degree North on the world map) and about 20 kilometers from the city of Tai Yuan 太原) in Shanxi province (山西省).

During the three Dynasties of Xia (夏朝), Shang (商朝) and Zhou (周朝) there
was always a Situ who was responsible for farmlands and employing labour for state projects. Situ was one of the six most important position in the country.
Somehow along the line, one Situ surnamed his children SITU and the descendants of children continued to use Situ as their surname.

During the Former Han Dynasty (西漢朝 206BC to 8AD) the post of the Prime Minister was replaced by Da Situ (大司徒).

The couplet for surname Situ is,

望族出趙郡, =Wang zu chu Zhao jun,
苗裔啟商周. =Miao yi qi Shang Zhou

Famous peosons produced by the Situ clan

(1)司徒羽 (Situ Tu)

During the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (五代十國 907AD to 960AD) there was, recorded in history, a man called Situ Yu (司徒羽), from the county of Qing He (清河縣) of Hebei province (河北省). Situ Yu was appointed by the ruler Liu Zhi Yuan (劉知遠) of the Later Han Dynasty (後漢朝 947AD to 950AD) as an official. The capital of Later Han Dynasty was in the present day of Kai Feng (開封) city in Henan province (河南省). Situ Yu was a highly respected official. Unfortunately, the Later Han Dynasty lasted only four year when it was subjugated by the Later Zhou Dynasty (後周朝 951AD to 960AD). Situ Yu refused to serve the new master and he retired to his hometown.

(2) 司徒公綽 (Situ Gong Chuo)

Situ Gong Chuo was from En Zhou (恩州) in Henan province 河南省). He graduated as the first class scholar (狀元) in the imperial examination during the reign of Emperor Zhe Zong Zhao Xu (哲宗皇帝趙煦 who reigned from 1086AD to 1100AD) of the Song Dynasty (宋朝 960AD to 1279AD). He became an official. Eventually, he was appointed a member of the Imperial Academy (翰林學士).

(3) Suti Ying (司徒映)

Situ Ying was a high official in the Court of Emperor Wen Zong Li Ang (文宗皇帝李昂817AD to 840AD) of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝 618AD to 907AD). He was renowned for his scholarship. Although he had the wealth, splendour, glory and rank he could not tolerate the intrigue against each other (勾心斗角) in the Court. He resiged and returned home to study. Seeing him as a person of integrity, many officials recommended to the Emperor to re-employ him. Despite the lobbying and the request from the Emperor Situ Ying declined to becoem an official again. He continued to engage in literary work.

CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
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Re: Chinese surname SITU

Author: CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
Date: 11-28-03 19:44

Correction:

The phrase Situ means:
An official in charge of the State's farmlands and employing labour for State projects.

CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
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Re: Chinese surname SITU

Author: Paul Yih (---.mia.net)
Date: 01-05-04 14:38

Once again, Mr. Chung,

It is so nice - at least for me to be able to read on about the many last names, its original meaning and it present figures. You have given many of us one more "reason" to be in this forum where it will bear many fruitions.....

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Re: Chinese surname SITU

Author: Yoon-Ngan CHUNG
Date: 01-05-04 19:33

In my opinion it is better to stay in a "Good Forum" than wandering around from forum to forum. Write and contribute to and learn from that forum. Eventually you would not become "Jack of all trade and master of none."

When I first went to the internet I was very thrilled with the newsgroups. A few months later I discovered that the people there were talking nonsense and quarrelling all the time. I wrote and contributed many culturally articles there. People there were not interested at all and they just want to have a good time to have a go with each other.

Then, in 1993, the HGN (Hakka Global Network) was born and SL Lee established the Asiawind Forum the following year. I stopped going to any newsgroup or other forums. I stayed with Asiawind Forum ever since.

CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
06012004

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