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18-518: Huaiyang District has a rich historical and cultural heritage. In ancient times, it was known as Wanqiu, Chen, and even Chen State . During the Qin Dynasty , it was assigned to Chen Commandery. As time passed, in the early Western Han Dynasty , due to its location north of the Huai River, Chen Commandery was reorganized into Huaiyang Commandery, which was soon upgraded to the status of Huaiyang State. With

36-623: A surname. Duke Hu of Chen is thus also considered a founding ancestor of those with the surname Hu . The rulers of the Hồ (Hu) dynasty of Vietnam claimed to be Duke Hu's descendants. Duke Hu was said to be a descendant of the legendary sage king Emperor Shun . His father Efu (閼父) served as taozheng (陶正), the official in charge of the manufacture of pottery , for the Zhou state . King Wu of Zhou thought highly of Efu, and gave his eldest daughter, Da Ji (大姬), to Efu's son Man in marriage. After King Wu conquered

54-687: Is the Vietnamese pronunciation for Yú (虞), the legendary pre-enthronement fief of Emperor Shun ). Duke Hu's tomb was said to be made of iron and buried under water near the Dragon Lake in Huaiyang County . Archaeologists have found Western Zhou era pottery shards and Warring States -era roof tiles in the area. In 1995, Singaporean businessman Chen Yonghe (陳永和) donated funds to build a new mausoleum and temple complex for Hu/Chen in Huaiyang, and it has become

72-756: The Battle of Chengpu . It was finally unified with the Chu in 479 BC. Many people of Chen then took the name of their former country as their family name , and account for the many of Chinese people with the family name Chen today. After the destruction of the old Chu capital at Ying , Chen became the Chu capital. In summary, surnames with descent from Chen include: The Shijing has at least 10 songs dedicated to Chen:《宛丘》、《東門之枌》、《衛門》、《東門之池》、《東門之楊》、《墓門》、《防有鵲巢》、《月出》、《株林》、《澤陂》。 The state of Chen lasted nearly 600 years and produced over 25 rulers. In chronological order from first to last (note Hu Gong means Duke of Hu and vice versa): Note:

90-560: The Chen dynasty of China and then the Trần dynasty (陈朝), a golden age of Vietnam . (Trần is the Vietnamese pronunciation of Chen). In 1400 AD, Hồ Quý Ly overthrew the Trần dynasty and established the Hồ dynasty . Hồ is the Vietnamese pronunciation for Hú (胡). He claimed to be a descendant of Duke Hu and Emperor Shun, and changed the name of Vietnam from Đại Việt to Đại Ngu (大虞), or Great Ngu (Ngu

108-536: The Shang dynasty to establish the Zhou dynasty in 1046/45 BC, he enfeoffed the descendants of three ancient sage kings in the newly conquered land, known as the San Ke (三恪, "Three Reverent States"), and Man was enfeoffed at the state of Chen, with its capital at Wanqiu, in modern Huaiyang County , Henan Province. After Duke Hu died, he was succeeded by his son Xihou (犀侯), posthumously known as Duke Shēn of Chen . After

126-519: The Zhou dynasty in 1046 BC. Duke Hu was the founder of the Chen state , a dynastic vassal state of the Zhou dynasty located in modern-day eastern Henan . During the Western Zhou , commoners began to be identified by their place of residence, which would go on to become their lineage surname . As the first ruler of Chen state , Duke Hu is therefore regarded as the originator of the surname Chen , one of

144-450: The Japanese at the Battle of Huaiyang . As 2012, this district is divided to 6 towns and 13 townships. famous tourist attractions: Taihaoling(太昊陵) 、 Longhu Lake（龙湖）、Huaiyang Pingliangtai City Site（淮阳平粮台城址）. "The Ni Ni Dog," also known as "Ling Dog," is a type of clay toy unique to Huaiyang District , Henan Province , China . According to legend, it is a divine dog tasked with guarding

162-659: The beginning of the Republic of China , Huaining County was renamed Huaiyang County. In the early days of the People's Republic of China , the Huaiyang Commissioner's Office was established, but it was abolished in 1953. However, in December 2019, Huaiyang County was officially abolished and reorganized into Huaiyang District, becoming a new administrative division. The Chinese Ma clique General Ma Biao led Hui forces to annihilate

180-746: The changes of dynasties, during the Northern Zhou Dynasty , it was renamed Chenzhou, marking the beginning of Chenzhou's history. During the Song Dynasty, in the Xuanhe era, Chenzhou was elevated to Huaining Prefecture. However, during the Jin Dynasty, it was restored to Chenzhou. In the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Chenzhou was again upgraded to Chenzhou Prefecture, with Huaining County established. At

198-569: The country and over 100 million people worldwide (in 2014, there were 54 million in China and 80 million worldwide). Duke Hu's descendants adopted his posthumous name Hu as their surname, and Duke Hu is considered the primogenitor of the Hu clan, the 15th most common surname in China. Dozens of other surnames, including Tian , Yuan , and Che , originated as branches of the Hu surname. The Chen clan would later found

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216-416: The death of Duke Shēn, a younger son of Chen, Gaoyang (皋羊), ascended the throne, to be known as Duke Xiang of Chen . Wife: Daji (大姬), Zhou Wuwang 's eldest daughter Children Duke Hu is honoured as the founding ancestor of the Chen surname , which originated in the state of Chen. As of 2020, Chen is the 5th most common surname in China and 4th most common in the world, shared by 70 million people within

234-407: The more prevalent family names in China, although he is not directly related as apical ancestor to many of the people who carry the name. After being granted the posthumous title of Duke Hu, his descendants began to use Hu as their surname. It was common during this time for descendants to take the posthumous title as their lineage surname , just as it was common, if not more so, to use a place name as

252-615: The plains of eastern Henan province. Zhu Xi explains that Wanqiu means "[a hill] with a crater on top surrounded by high walls on all four sides". According to tradition, the royal family of Chen were descendants of the legendary sage king Emperor Shun . After the conquest of the Shang dynasty in 1046/45 BC, King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed his son-in-law Gui Man , a descendant of Shun, at Chen, and Man became known as Duke Hu of Chen ( Chen Hugong ). Duke Shēn of Chen , son of Hugong then became second duke of Chen. Chen later became an ally state of Chu , fighting as an ally of Chu at

270-499: The reign lengths of the dukes before Duke You of Chen are derived from conjecture, and are only for reference. See zh:陈国君主世系图 Chen Hugong Duke Hu of Chen ( Chinese : 陈胡公 or 胡公满 ; Chinese : 陳胡公 or 胡公滿 ; pinyin : Chén Hú Gōng or Hu Gong Man ; fl. 11th century BC) was the posthumous title given to Gui Man ( Chinese : 媯滿, with "Man" being his given name and " Gui " being his ancestral temple surname ) by his father-in-law, King Wu of Zhou , who founded

288-490: The tomb of Fuxi and Nuwa , revered figures in Chinese mythology, thus holding a sacred status in the local culture. This traditional art form carries ancient worship and beliefs, considered as a "living fossil" of Chinese primitive society. This Henan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chen (state) Chen ( Chinese : 陈国 ; Chinese : 陳國 ; pinyin : Chen Guo )

306-558: Was a state founded by the Duke Hu of Chen during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. It existed from c. 1045 BC–479 BC. Its capital was Wanqiu , in present-day Huaiyang County in the plains of eastern Henan province. Chen , the 4th most popular Chinese surname in the world, and members of the Hu clan, the 13th most popular Chinese surname in the world, would claim descent from the Duke Hu of Chen who

324-536: Was in turn descended from the legendary Emperor Shun . At its peak, Chen encompassed fourteen cities in modern-day Henan and Anhui . It is written 陳 the same as the Chen surname. In ancient texts, it is sometimes misspelled as 敶, also pronounced Chen. Chen was originally from Taihao (太昊、太皞), the capital of Fuxi 's clan. It was south of the Yellow River . Its capital was Wanqiu , in present-day Huaiyang County in

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