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Along with the descendants of the other Four Sages (Confucius, Mencius, Zengzi, and Yan Hui), the descendants of Confucius still determine part of their children's given names using this generation poem given to them by the Ming dynasty Jianwen Emperor and extended by later emperors: [45]
Pages in category "Descendants of Confucius" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
His father's name contained the character 令 Ling because it was the generation name for 76th generation descendants of Confucius. On 6 June 1920, shortly after his birth, he was appointed Duke Yansheng by President Xu Shichang in accordance with an imperial tradition dating back to 1055 of bestowing the title on the eldest male in each ...
The name "Confucius" is a Latinized form of the Mandarin Chinese Kǒng Fūzǐ (孔夫子, "Master Kong"), and was coined in the late 16th century by early Jesuit missionaries to China. [6] Confucius's family name was Kong (孔, OC: * kʰˤoŋʔ) and his given name was Qiu (丘, OC: * [k]ʷʰə).
The fifth edition of the Confucius genealogy was printed in September 2009. [1] The collecting and collating of the fifth edition started in 1998, when Kong Deyong, a 77th-generation descendant, established the committee in Hong Kong. The last major previous publication of the Confucius genealogy was in 1930. [2]
The descendants of Confucius who lived at the mansion and held the hereditary titles held feasts with a unique cuisine. [163] One dish served by cooks of the Duke Yansheng in Qufu was called "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea". [164] [165] Confucius's descendants had a 2,000 year old food culture which was unique among the Chinese aristocracy.
The Långaryd family is one of the largest documented families in the world, according to Guinness World Records (the current world-record holder being the descendants of Confucius [1]). It was noted twice in the Guinness World Records, both for most known relatives (1988) and the largest family reunion (2500 people in 1991, now replaced by ...
Yan Hui is venerated at the Temple of Yan Hui, which is located in Qufu's walled city, a few blocks north of the Temple of Confucius. Yan Hui's tomb is now surrounded by hundreds of tombs of his descendants, forming the Yan Family Cemetery ("Yan Forest").