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Post by Henry on Aug 26, 2020 14:30:35 GMT -5
amoy1909
From your other post with the geographic coordinates of your Moy /Mei ancestral village - it looks like your family originates from Duanfen township of Taishan, which has a considerable number of Moy /Mei villages.
Here is some information on the Moy/Mei clan in Taishan:
The surname is used by people for their own lives. Zuo Chuan said: "The emperor builds virtue, and he gives his surname because of his birth." Tongjian said: "The surname is the one who controls his ancestor's examination; the clan is not divided by his descendants."
Mei is an ancient Chinese surname. Note: "Mei comes from the surname of Zi." Zi's surname is the family name of the Shang Dynasty. The surname research briefly stated: "When Yu Shun, the son of Emperor Gaoxin (that is, the great-grandson of Emperor Xuanyuan) Qi, the official Situ, Zuo Yu had a good work in water management, and was sealed in Shang County (now Shang County, Shaanxi). His mother was swallowed by Wu (i.e. Yan). Sheng, give the surname son." The fourteenth generation Chengtang (namely Lu, also named Tianyi), was defeated by Xia Jie and was located in the west of Yanshi County, Henan Province, and was a state name merchant (1766-1121 BC). Until Pangeng moved its capital to Yinxu in Anyang County, Henan, the country was named Yin. Pan Geng eight passed to Wu Yi and moved to Qi County, Henan Province. Wu Yibeng, the son Taiding succeeded. Taiding had a younger brother, Feng Yumei, who was called Mei Bo, was the beginning of Mei's surname.
The country of Meibo is 20 miles south of Haozhou (now Meichengji, Hao County, Anhui). Tai Ding Beng, Emperor Yi Li; Emperor Yi Beng, accept Xin Li. At that time, the old Mei Bo was the lord of the princes of the same surname in the Shang Dynasty. He saw Xin Wudao, and his group was Zhou. He repeatedly remonstrated and killed him in anger. "The sons and grandchildren are named after the country", Mei Bo transferred from Sifang Baiyi. After more than 3,000 years of rooting and rooting, it has multiplied in the three rivers and five states, especially in the nine provinces of Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Jiangsu.
The Mei family belongs to the Zhongzhou family. In the Runan County where he lives and lives, it has its own special status and prestige. The branch of his family walked into the mountains and waters of southern China under the Runan County name. Therefore, all Mei people are familiar with his county name. ——Runan County, is a number of ancestors, and it is written in the center of each Mei family shrine: "The temple of the ancestors of the past dynasties in Runan Hall" to worship.
In addition to the Huaxia family, Mei clan Nanban and Beidi appeared in "A Study of Surnames". Time has changed, and now Nanban and Beidi have been sinicized. This plum and Bimei, regardless of orthodoxy and affiliation, are both "becoming a soup, a world, and a family voice".
Observe the Mei family of Taishan, Guangdong, who lived in Duanfen for the world. Yue Twenty Four, Five Passes. The first ancestor Mei Yongqing (Tao Mei, the word Yu Cun), was born in Jinshi, and was appointed as a Cantonese Government Official (Ningyang Academy Book Yongqing Gong Shenzhu, titled because of officials), and was originally from Fengyang, Fengyang, Jiangbei (now Anhui Province) The tenth mile of the county. Later, due to changes in the world, he migrated to Lingnan-Zhuji Lane, Nanxiong County, Guangdong Province. In the ninth year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty (1273), Mei Hongyi fleeed south from Nanxiong to escape the difficulties of Concubine Hu. Bu built in Longshan in Shunde County and Jiujiang in Nanhai County. In the fourth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1371), Mei Yongqing was ordered to guard Xinhui County. One day, he entered Xinning (under the jurisdiction of Xinhui County), passed Lion's Head Mountain and Guanghai, and then sailed across the Three Gorges Seaport from Guanghai, patrolling the waters from Huanzhoulang to Haiyang from Duanfen to Haiyang. The verdant mountain, facing the clear and fragrant water, the islands linger, the seaside is widely denounced, the aura is beautiful, the folk customs are simple, and it is a touch of emotion, and the poem praises: "The iron lock trains a lone boat and floats from the sea. The world is chaotic, and this place will never Worry-free.” After that, Mei Yongqing was covered with Jing Maolu, and lived with his wife Yang at the foot of Fengshan Mountain (now Chikan Village) and reproduced. Later, he was ordered to return to the capital (another rumor has it that he returned to Shunde and died in Longshan in his later years), leaving only his temples and teeth to collect and hide them. Later, his teeth were buried in the Serpentine Ugly Mountain of the Double Peaks of Shangze. The place was named after Yashan (its Mrs. Yang's tomb was served as a crab-shaped tomb in the Lieguo Temple). Two sons: Yanliang and Yanming. Yanliang moved to Pozitou Township, Yangchun County, and Yanming stayed in Duanfen. At that time, both of them were swaddling, because their father's name was unknown, so they named official. The loss of Zuyong's levy belongs to Xinhui. In the twelfth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1498), Xinning County was established (renamed Taishan County in 1914, and renamed as Taishan County in May 1992). Duanfen (now Duanfen Town) was Xinning Township, descendants of Mei family All belong to Xinning. Yanming (whose grave is on the back of Chikanshangcun, drinking as a phoenix-shaped mountain and facing the mountain) is married to Mrs. Chen and has four sons, Bo Yanfu, Zhong Yanshou, Shu Yanchang, and Ji Yanling. The sons of the four families still live in the old site of Chikan Village (now the Shandi Management Area), and each branch has a township. Yanfu (long house), with the fourth wife of Chen Chen Zenghong, has three sons: Cheng (庶子), Shi (嫡子), Guan. Shiquan moved to Yangchun after Guan. Married to Mrs. Qiu, living in the back of the mountain, and now scattered in the villages of Shanhou, Chikan, Shijiaotai, Huanzhou, Chaoyang, Aigangzui, Qibang, Yugan, Xiyuan, etc.; Yanshou (second room), with Dais Madam, gave birth to five sons: Fang, Xiu, Mao, Zhen, Yuan. The branch live in Xitou and Shanzi, now scattered in Xitou, Liuxiang, Shanzihou, Meilong, Nanyang, Gaoyuan, Shangze Dakhou, Renheli, Fengyangli, Dongchengli, Xiyuan and Libi five villages; Yanchang (three rooms), with two wives of Ruan Liang, fathered five sons: Yuanshao, Yuanshun, Yuanlu, Yuandao, Yuanqi, Zhi The son lived in Kengmei, Jian'an, Anhuai, Jinping, Qionglin and other villages; Yanling (four rooms), with Mrs. Yu, gave birth to three sons: Lin, Kui, Li, Zhizi lived in Dongling and the bottom of the mountain, today Dispersed in the bottom of the mountain, Dongling, Hele, Yongheli, He'an, Haiyang Qicun and Guanghai Dongmentou and other places. The original tax rate per acre was divided into four households, all of which created a fertile land, with a good reputation and a strong tree. Now take Yi Chengzu, one of the three sons of Yanfu in the third generation, as an example, briefly describe the branches and melons: Chengzu (fourth, Ziya, name Junsong, with Mrs. Qiu); Chengzu and son Gaojie ( The fifth generation, Mrs. Liang Liang); Gao Jie gave birth to Zichang and Zixin (the sixth generation, with the two wives of Lianglin); Zixin gave birth to the children Xishao and Yanxiu (the seventh generation, with the third wife of Zhao Chenma); Yanxiu gave birth to the son of Sheng Mei (the eighth, the fourth wife of Zhao Huang Zhou and Ma), Sheng Yang, Sheng Wang, Sheng Rui; Sheng Mei Sheng Zi Yan Qi, Yan Ren (the ninth, with Mrs. Chen); Yan Ren Sheng Zi Shu Kang, Shu Nai (tenth , Mrs. Yuan Rong); Shu Nai Sheng Zi Yuan Jian (Eleventh), Yuan Bai. It was passed down to the fifth year of Emperor Kangxi of the Eleventh Mei Mingkui, that is, in 1666, he was appointed as the new noble order, and he regarded himself as the "Bachelor's family"), so that the descendants of Duanfen Mei's "unification of his ancestors" Descendants are divided by themselves", once wrote "Duanfenmei Genealogy", although the genealogy is only recorded to the fifth generation, but it is proposed to be from the Banpai of the Mei family's descendants after the eleventh: "Yuan Xi Derui, Yuan Yao Ning Zong, You are respectful, loyal, and good fortune." From then on, since the eleventh generation of Mei Mingkui Yuan, Duan Fen Mei's corpus heir was named according to the order of the above characters. For example, the author belongs to the generation of "you", which belongs to the 19th generation descendants of the ancestor Mei Yongqing. However, there is no shortage of descendants who belong to the characters of "10,000" and "Fu". With a handful of calculations, the Mei family, who lived in Duanfen in the world, has indeed passed the 24th and 5th passes, 627 years ago. In view of this, future generations intend to continue the class as follows: "Chongli and respectful, restraining the ancestors and martial arts, starting a business, and helping Sun Mou."
For more than six centuries, due to the multiplication of the population, the Mei family’s descendants have been distributed in the seven management areas of Duanfen Town, Shandi, Shanhou, Jinjiang, Liuxiang, Haiyang, Xitou, Nanyang and 64 natural villages and Qilian management area. The five natural villages of Ningyuan, Kangning, Yongxing, Yuanyang, and Dongxing and the four natural villages of Damei, Meilong, Shangdakui and Xiadataang in the Xize management area and Shuizhu Village in the Tangdi management area are managed by Nachao In addition to natural villages such as Jinxiang Village in the district, it also goes beyond the Duanfen area, covering Dongmentou in Guanghai Township, Taishan City, Xiaocun Village in Haiyan Town, Houxie Village in Beidou Township, Shatouchong Village in Shenjing Town, and Longwen There are 5 natural villages including Shenshui Village in the town and Taicheng town and other places. According to statistics in 1996, Duanfen Town has 13,508 households with 5529 people, and Mei surname accounts for about 3,700 households with more than 14,500 people. It has become the main settlement of Mei in Guangdong.
Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially after the Opium War, Western powers invaded, the Qing court was corrupt and incompetent, and the people were incapable of making a living. In addition, Duanfen was densely populated and disasters were frequent. Peasants worked all year round and hardly had enough food and clothing, so some poor peasants left their homes. Going out to earn a living in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and other places. In the eleventh year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1885), under the influence of the Western American gold rush, the young and strong children of the Duanfenmei family left their homes and traveled across the oceans, first to the west coast of the United States to sell labor, and then to the central and eastern Chicago, New York and other capitals, Dayi, rely on laundry, restaurants, grocery stores and other industries to establish a foothold. At first, he used his hard work and remittance to visit his family; then, his savings gradually increased, and he recruited helpers from his hometown. After that, the economic foundation was solid, and he began to go abroad with his family members in Xuanli, or married wives and children in the overseas residence, and started a family. Year after year, the number of Tuanfenmei transplants overseas has increased year by year. Today, the Tuanfenmei clan has about 20,000 people living in Hong Kong and Macau, and about 1,000 people living in Singapore and Malaysia. As for those living in the United States, according to estimates in 1989, there were about 1,500 in Chicago and its neighboring areas, 2,000 in New York, 540 in Boston, 150 in Washington, 110 in San Francisco, 200 in America, Asia, 120 in Detroit, and 10 in Bizhub. With 80 people in Burma, and the population development in the past 10 years and the surge of new immigrants, the population of Tuanfenmei in the United States is more than 10,000. In addition, there are also the Mei clan who live in more than 30 countries and regions on five continents including Canada, South America, Australia, and Africa. The total number of them is more than 30,000. There are about five to six million Mei clan relatives at home and abroad. People, their contributions to the place of residence and the hometown of the motherland are huge.
At the same time, the Mei clan of Duanfen traveled abroad, based on the friendship of the same clan and the same clan, with the purpose of carrying forward the national spirit of "being cautiously chasing after the long distance, and being close to the clan". There are many Mei clan residences, Mei clan associations, Mei family temples or Mei clan. Associations and other overseas Chinese organizations. In the United States (founded in 1776), the Mei family’s descendants successively went abroad to make a living in 1885, and within a few years they established the United States Mei’s General Office in Chicago. In addition to holding a meeting, the "Articles" were passed and the Prime Minister was elected (in 1976, the Premier (The system was changed to the board of directors). In addition to handling family affairs, the site of the general office was built in 1922 with a donation from the United States Mei’s Kunzhong. In addition to the ancestral throne, there is also Lianyun: "The son's name is Yangzong Chuanji Kaimeiling; Shen Niancheng Headquarters started to send out Zhicheng", "Duanling is my hometown, and North America is a family; Zhichengying Guild Hall, Runan reported sympathy." April 1953, Meijing (Washington) The Meis House purchased a three-story building as the office site; in July 1954, the Meis House in New York City also purchased a six-story building as the office site; in 1962, the Bizhu Bumei House was owned by Mei Youli and Mei Jian in charge; May House in Burma, established in August 1970; Detroit City’s May House was managed by Lin Yao in the early years; in 1972, Mei’s House in San Francisco, West America was declared established; Mei Ya Mei’s House was established In 1976, the May House in Boston and the May House in Lam Myon Town were merged into the May House in New England, and in 1979 the office site was purchased for $60,000. In Canada, the "Canadian Mui Clan Association" was established on June 24, 1985. In Malaysia, at the suggestion of May Fossing in 1841, Mui's clansmen donated money to purchase the Mei Family Temple in Penang. According to the member roster, all the family members of the Mei family are Cantonese, 95% of whom are Duanfen. In Singapore, Yangon and other places, the Mei's Club, renting a place to start a business, is quite difficult. The Hong Kong Mei Clan Association was formed in December 26th (January 1901) of Guangxu, Qing Dynasty, and was hosted by Mei Xiangnai, Mei Zongzhuang and others. It was formally established on August 28, 1964. The club was established in the old business of the Grand Uncle at a cost of HK$40,000. The first floor of the fourth floor of No. 488 Nathan Road, Kowloon, with an area of more than 600 square feet, was purchased in October 1966. Registered as "Hong Kong Mei Clan Association Co., Ltd." on the 29th. In Taiwan, the Taiwan Mei Clan Association was established in 1973. The venue is located at No. 1, Lane 4, Guangzhou Street, Taipei City. On September 20, 1975, the World Mui Clan Association held its first marriage meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, and the World Mui Clan Association was established. So far, seven marriage meetings have been held in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou. The first chairman is Mei Youzhuo, the second chairman is Mei Shuzeng, and the third to seventh chairman is Mei Kewang.
Since the establishment of Mei's municipal offices in the United States, they have been enthusiastic about hometown construction. For example, in the early 1930s, when Duanfen Middle School was opened, Zhicheng Mei's House raised a huge sum of money and sent Mei Zongyao back to his hometown to carry out the third phase of the school construction project. By the winter of 1935, an additional classroom building (two floors), a dormitory (quchi building), a red building, a Mingkui pavilion, a dining hall, etc. were added; by the winter of 1937, another dormitory (square pool) was built and planned to be carried out again The third phase of the project was dropped due to the war of resistance. In the past two decades, the villagers of the Mei family abroad have carried forward the patriotism and tradition of their hometowns. In addition to donating huge sums of money to rebuild Duanfen Middle School and spending 1 million yuan to build the "Yongqing Memorial Park" on October 23, 1997 4300 square meters) and the "Yongqing Meigong Memorial Hall" (building area of 360 square meters), it also made major contributions to the development of education, culture, and health in the hometown.
It is also worth mentioning that, in addition to Duanfen Magazine, Duanfen published the "Flower of Runan" published by Mei's youth Mei Wending, Mei Yuyun and Mei Chongqing from 1927 to 1937; From 1945 to 1949 and from 1956 to 1966, the journal was reissued twice. After the second reissue, Mei Zongkui and Huang Yongnian served as the presidents, and Mei Huaguang, Mei Zhenfang, and Mei Yimin were in charge of editorial affairs. They were published for 13 issues; in March 1981, the journal was reopened for the third time, followed by Mei Wen Xiang, Mei Huiru, and Mei Xinyi are the presidents, and Mei Yimin and Wen Ruhuan are editors in chief. So far, 41 issues have been published, with two thousand prints per issue. In October 1982, Duan Fen founded the literary publication "Meihua Monthly" with Mei Yimin as the president and editor, and each issue had four thousand prints. These two newspapers have always been welcomed by the folks at home and abroad in Duanfen Town.
The family members of the Mei family have come out in large numbers, and there are famous and sages from generation to generation. They have contributed to the country and the nation, and they have been known for generations. For example, in the Qin Dynasty, Changsha defended General Meimao; in the Han Dynasty, Meiyun, the minister of the household department, and Taihou, the ancient temple of Meiling had a joint aspiration of their merits; Meifu, Shangshu; Jin Dynasty Meihe, wrote "Ancient Literature and Shangshu Biography"; Yao Chen, an official of Shangshubu, Wailang, wrote "Wanling Collection", etc., which was promoted by Ouyang Xiu as the pioneer of realistic poems; Mei Zhuo of the Ming Dynasty, assistant teacher of Guozijian, wrote "Shangshu Kao Yi", "Gao Yi Kao Yuan"; Mei Yin , General, Princess Ningguo attached to the horse; Mei Zengliang in the Qing Dynasty, Jinshi of Daoguang Dynasty, Hube Langzhong, wrote "Collections of Bojian Mountain House". Mei Wending, author of "Astronomical Geography and Calendar Books" and other 18 kinds, and his family is familiar with calendar calculations for four generations, so he was listed as the world's three major mathematicians in the seventeenth century with British Newton and Japan. "Enjoy", known as the "Sacred Hand of Hu Qin"; Mei Guangdi, a Ph.D. in literature from Harvard University, once taught at the school. After returning to China, he served as the dean of the Central University and the Faculty of Arts of Zhejiang University. He is the author of Mei Guangdi's Prose; Yi Qi, served as the president of Tsinghua University, served as the "Minister of Education" of the Taiwan Kuomintang in 1958; Mei Gong was appointed as a member of the Taiwan Kuomintang Supervisory Institute; Mei Lanfang, a famous Peking opera artist, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and vice chairman of the National Federation of Literary and Art Circles; Mei Gongbin, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; Mei Changling, successively served as a member of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Kuomintang, director of "China Film Studio", general manager of "Central Film Corporation", general manager of "China Television Company", etc.; Mei Lin, writer, successively Professor of Fudan University, deputy editor-in-chief of Shanghai New Literature and Art Publishing House; Mei Shuzeng, former chairman of the Economic Committee of the Legislative Yuan of the Ministry of National Affairs, China Central News Agency, China Telecom, and Chongqing Democracy Daily; Mei Yi, negotiator of the KMT (Zhou Enlai is the chief representative); Mei Sangyu, Director of the Japanese Military and Civil Repatriation Administration; Mei Yangchun, Deputy Director of the Design Bureau of the Ministry of Railways and Chief Engineer of the Bridge Engineering Bureau; Mei Zhuomin, successively served as Chief of Staff of the Hunan and Northern Expedition Army; Mei Ziyi participated in the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants in the early years. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, he served as deputy commander and deputy commander of the Anhui Provincial Public Security Corps; Mei Kewang, formerly the president of Taiwan’s Central Police Academy and Donghai University; Mei Hanzhang, Major General of the Kuomintang; Mei Zhaorong, 1993 In 1995, he served as the Minister in Germany; Mei Ping became the Consul General in New York in 1995.
And Duanfenmei, the first ancestor Mei Yongqing, was a manager of Guangzhou government; Mei
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