Feng (surname 酆)

Fēng (酆) is the 61st name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1] It is derived from the place-name Feng (酆), the name of a fief (in present-day Huyi District, Shanxi province) granted to the 17th son of the virtuous King Wen of Zhou.[2]

Notable people

  • Feng Hai (born 1407), politician of the Ming dynasty
  • Feng Shu (died 594 BCE), politician of the Spring and Autumn Period
  • Feng Ti (1903–1938), soldier
  • Feng Yixiang (1536–1570), politician of the Ming dynasty
  • Feng Yueshou (17th century), politician of the late Ming and early Qing dynasty
  • Feng Yunhe (c. 1898–1988), Chinese government official and politician

References

  1. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
  2. ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland


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