Introduction to the Xie family in Wuping, Fujian

Chinese civilization is extensive, profound and has a long history; Xie’s culture is dazzling and dazzling throughout the world. Our Xie family has a long history, originating from the Yan and Huang emperors, and is one of the outstanding descendants of the Yan and Huang emperors. The Xie surname was established in the Xia Dynasty, which is as old as the thousands of years of civilization history of the Chinese nation. That is, from the time when King Xuan of Zhou granted Shen Bo the surname to Xie Yi (today's Tanghe County, Nanyang City, Henan Province) and the founding of the clan, there have been more than 2,800 people. With a history of more than 100 years, descendants have been reproduced for more than a hundred generations. In the Book of Songs, the oldest extant poetry collection in my country, there are more than 20 verses describing the situation of Xie Yi and the Xie family, which is rare among hundreds of major surnames in the country. As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, in addition to being distributed in many places in Henan, one branch of the Xie family migrated to Shandong, one moved to Hubei, and another moved to Hunan. During the Warring States Period, another branch followed the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and moved westward to Sichuan. Later, it was divided into three branches, one moved to Shu County, one moved to Yunnan, and one moved to Guizhou. During the Han Dynasty, the Xie family moved to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other places. Among them, the Xie family moved from Yangxia, Chenliu County, Henan to Shangyu Dongshan, Huiji County, Zhejiang and other places. The Xie family was prosperous and full of talents. During the Jin Dynasty, the Xie family developed into a prestigious family that everyone looked up to. From the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Southern Dynasty and the Song Dynasty alone, for more than 200 years, the Xie family had hundreds of Wen Da Ren surnames in historical records, and there were 33 senior officials of the third rank or above. Their literary and military skills, official connections, and many talents from generation to generation have become the history of China. One of the most famous surnames with the most profound cultural accomplishments in the world. The Wuping Xie family is a descendant of this lineage. During the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty, Duke An was appointed by Sun Jugong, the 72nd generation of Shen Bo, as the magistrate of Shaowu, Fujian. Therefore, the family moved from Qiantang, Zhejiang to Huangjibao Village, Shaowu, Fujian, making him one of the first ancestors to enter Fujian. Ju Gong had five sons: Jiucong, Jiu Ming, Jiu Yuan, Jiu Sheng, and Jiu Yi. Later, Jiu Cong's son Taibao Gong became an official in Changting (doctor Ronglu of the Song Dynasty), and then moved from Shao Wu to Changting, and later to Wuping, becoming the ancestor of Wuping. one. After Taibaogong developed in Wuping for several generations, his uncle Jiu Minggong's great-great-grandson Baiwulanggong moved directly from Shaowu to Xiangdong Guangcai Village in Wuping because of his close friendship with his brother Baijiulang Gong: another uncle Jiuyi From Shaowu Huangji Fort, he moved to Ninghua, Tingzhou, and then to Shicheng, Jiangxi. Later, he moved from Shicheng to Shanghang and settled in Gaopi. His great-grandson Qianyi Langgong (the 76th generation of Shenbo) moved to the democratic village of Lin Rongjun in Wuping. Several other sects also developed in Wuping and became an important part of the Xie family in Wuping. One is that the Wenyue Gong sect of the An Gong dynasty moved from Ninghua to Shanghang, where Faduangong, a descendant of Baiyilang from Huangtan, moved to Wuping and settled in Kaiji for a long time; the other was that the Fengchun Gongmai Cuiying descendants of the An Gong dynasty in Shuikou, Xingning, Guangdong moved there They came to Wuping Chengguan to develop; there was also a lineage of Yingdou Gong from the Zirong line of Longyan Zhongzhong who moved to Wuping Zhongshan to develop its auspiciousness. These Xie families are all Hakkas. They have the fine tradition of advocating culture and martial arts and working hard to start a business. They are one of the outstanding Hakka ethnic groups. They live in 16 towns and 33 villages in the county. In terms of population, the Xie family ranks 24th among the top 100 surnames in the country, and 9th among all surnames in this county. The main settlement areas are: Shangzhen, Xiazhen, Xianxi, Jiewen and Xiaomi, Wan'an Township (*** totaling more than 2,900 people); Xiangdong Township Guangcai (*** more than 1,900 people); Huangfang, Dongliu Township , Xinlian, Lanshe, Guikeng, Beizhai, Xianghu in Longxi, Xiefang in Zhongfang and Shangguihu (*** totaling more than 1,200 people); south of Pingchuan Town (*** totaling more than 200 people); Chengxiang Township Dongyun (*** totaled more than 330 people), Changju (*** totaled more than 230 people), Fenshui and Aokeng (*** totaled more than 300 people); Shifang Town Yekeng, Chuming, Heping, Xiongxin Xintangbian (*** totaling more than 800 people); Yanqian Town He'an (*** totaling more than 50 people); Zhongshan Town Chengzhong and Xincheng (*** totaling more than 1,200 people); Minzhu Township Gao Shu, Lin Rong, and Ping She (*** more than 420 people); Zhongchi Township Shangchi, Zhongchi and Pingyan (*** more than 400 people); Xiaba Township 224 people; Dahe Township 130 people.

Liangshan Zhongling, Pingchuan Yuxiu. In this beautiful and pleasant Wuping Mountain City, more than 20 generations and thousands of Xie's children have been born for more than 700 years, with a current population of more than 10,000. They drank Pingchuan water together, plowed a piece of land together, inherited Xie's cultural tradition of farming and reading, and carried forward the Hakka spirit of advocating literature, martial arts, and hard work. The literary style of the past dynasties has become famous. With the advent of Confucianism, many influential figures have emerged, including the powerful Ronglu doctors, prefects, and leading cadres at the department and bureau level; there are erudite scholars, Gongsheng students, doctors, and masters; there are proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation who have made outstanding achievements. Contributing experts, scholars, general managers and entrepreneurs. For example, Xie Tingyao, Xie Wenfu, Xie Yu, Xie He, Xie Yao, and Xie Xianghe in the Ming and Qing Dynasties; Xie Bingqiong, Xie Borong, Xie Mingke, and Xie Zhaoqi during the Republic of China; and Xie Chengke, a well-known educator after the founding of the People's Republic of China; the former Provincial Press and Publication Administration Deputy director and old Red Army Xie Bizhen, old revolutionaries Xie Luanzhan, Xie Qifa, Xie Youlian (female), and Xie Tingke; former Shanghai Municipal Land Affairs Director Xie Zhuke; former deputy director of the Fourth Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China Xie Taiwan ; Xie Chongguang, a doctor of history; Xie Yaojin, general manager of the Provincial Third Construction Company; Xie Ruiying, an outstanding provincial entrepreneur and provincial model worker, are all typical elite figures of the Xie family in Wuping. Like bright pearls embedded in the land of the motherland, they have made greater contributions to the revitalization and development of the nation and the prosperity of the motherland at different times and in different positions.

The first Xie family to immigrate overseas was Xie Shengqing during the Tang and Song Dynasties. In 1225 AD, he ascended the throne of Annan Kingdom (now Vietnam). But most of them were from the Ming Dynasty. Most of them moved from the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong to Taiwan, and then spread to Southeast Asia and other countries and regions around the world. Some also moved directly overseas. Most of the clan members in our county who moved overseas to Taiwan and other places went to Taiwan in the late 1940s, and some went to school and settled in the United States, Canada and other places. Currently, it is known that more than 100 people living in Taiwan include Xie Huacheng, Xie Lanhui, Xie Jianping, Xie Guoqun, Xie Guozhong, Xie Jinru, Xie Shengchu, Xie Zhennan, Xie Chengmei, Xie Huangyan, etc.; those living in the United States include Xie Zhaoqi’s sons Xie Xingchang and Pingchang, and Xie Li Shuxin’s children Xie Jianguang , Jiangguang, Yigang, Tongguang, Xie Liangqiu and other transformed sons. Among those living in Canada are Xie Luanzhan’s children and others. Some relatives live in Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. There are many clan members who have moved to settle outside the county. During the Ming, Qing and Republic of China periods, the descendants of Taibao Gong who moved to Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan and Henan have now grown to more than ten people, according to letters from clan members in Rongsheng, Jiangxi. Thousands of people. Those currently working outside are mainly those who moved to various provinces and cities due to work before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China. For example, Xie Taiwan, Xie Shouguang, and Xie Xiaoping live in Beijing; Xie Youwen lives in Dalian; Xie Haiyang (Zhu Kezi), Xie Weizhang, and Xie Jun live in Shanghai; Xie Zhuchang and Xie Yanghua live in Hainan; Xie Weiyuan lives in Lanzhou, Gansu; Xie Luobin and Xie Guoying living in Suzhou, Jiangsu; Xie Mingcheng, Xie Chunhua, and Xie Chunchang living in Shenzhen, Guangdong; Xie Jinguang, Xie Zhengguang, Xie Jianguang, and Xie Yongdong in Guangzhou; Xie Mingkui in Panyu City; Xie Shilong and Xie Zengxiang in Meizhou City; Xie Guanqi living in Nanchang, Jiangxi , Xie Wentao, Xie Yingqun; Xie Shiliu who lives in Changsha, Hunan, etc. There are also hundreds of relatives living in Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Sanming and other counties in this city.

The state has official history, the town has ambitions, and the family has its own genealogy and its people have their own inheritance. Wuping was established as a county in the fifth year of Chunhua (AD 994) of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,000 years. The first Xie family to move into Wuping was Taibaogong, at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, around 1300 AD. In this long history of more than 700 years, the Xie family ruins are all over Wuping, and the family genealogy can be found in every village. For example, the "Xie Family Ancestral Hall" in the south of Wuping City was first built in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. After several repairs, it became The Xie Family Ancestral Hall in the county has three front and back buildings, which are extremely spacious and majestic (now abandoned). A plaque of "Five Horses Liufang" has been preserved; there is a "Chengdu Temple" on the road from the original "Sanguan Hall" to the examination shed. Maogong Temple" (the site of the original county hotel); built with granite strips, it is majestic and majestic. It was built for Nian Qilang Xie Chengmao (now abandoned); Wan'an rural towns and villages have the "Nian Gong Temple" (the site is in Da Xiewu, namely Nian Yilang Temple), the 11th generation ancestor Weida Temple (located in Jingxiawo), Weixing Temple (located in Daxiewu), the 18th generation ancestor "Occidental Temple" (located in Tianxin , namely Fenlinggong Temple); "Jueyigong Temple" in Shangzhen Village (located at Nanmenlou); "Baiwulang Temple", the founding ancestor of Guangcai Village in Xiangdong Township; "Baowu Lang Temple" in Changju Village, Chengxiang Township "Tree Hall", "Xie's Family Temple" in Yekeng Village, Shifang Town; "Baijiulang Gong Temple" by Xintang, Xiongxin; "Rulin Di", Chaoyangmen Xie's Family Temple in Xincheng Village, Zhongshan Town; Linrong Village, Minzhu Township The "Qianyilang Gong Temple" in Junying; the "Dongshan Shidi" in Xiefang, Zhongfang Village, Dongliu Township...these are the places where the Xie family gathers their clan members and worships their ancestors. Typical ancestral tombs include Changgang in Dongyun Village, Chengxiang Township. Taibao Cemetery (now renovated) and Bowulang Cemetery; the flying goose-shaped Chengmao Cemetery in Xiewuwan, Aokeng Village; the Baijiulang Cemetery on Daping, Xiongxin Village, Shifang Town; the Baiwulang Cemetery in Guangcai Village, Xiangdong Township Lang Cemetery; Weida Cemetery in Wanan. What needs to be explained here are the clansmen who moved from Wuping to Shanghang Huyang and Guangdong Chagan. They are identified as the descendants of Wuping Taibao Gong, who moved from Wuping Gaowu to Shangshe, and then moved to Shangshe. After moving to Hanghuyang, they moved to Guangdong to send officials. However, they combined Chengmao Gong, a descendant of Taibao Gong, and Cheng Yigong (i.e. Baijiulang Gong) into one, and this misinformation lasted for decades (there is a special textual research article). However, two tombs from the Ming and Qing dynasties in Wuping, where our foundation was founded, still exist, with clear inscriptions. This is strong evidence that they are two ancestors and cannot be confused. The attached inscription is as follows: Inscription of Baijiulang Gong It is: "Yuan

Kao Baijiulang Gongda

The tomb of the ancestor Xie Laoren", and the inscription on Chengmao Cemetery is: "Emperor's title

Concubine Zou's first Niang Ru

Zhongxian Dafu Gongcheng Maoda

Taizu Julu: "Xie Zhiren's tomb".

Four-grade wife Po Zhong's husband

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As for genealogies, almost every village of the Xie family in Wuping has a handwritten genealogy. During the Qing Dynasty, the "Genealogy of the Xie family in Pingchuan" edited by Jinshi Xie Yao was considered the largest and most comprehensive one. The book consists of seven volumes. During the Republic of China, Xie's handwritten genealogy became more popular among the people. During the period of prosperity and cultural renaissance, the work of revising genealogies was also launched successively, including the "Xie Family Genealogy" edited by Chang Ju Mingjin, the Chaoyangmen "Xie Family Genealogy" compiled by Zhongshan Yuanchang, Chi Chang and others, and the "Wan An Ren Ke" edited by Wan An. "A Brief History of the An Xie Family", "The Genealogy of the Xie Family" compiled by Taiwan Dexing for Xiangdong, etc. have sprung up at the historic moment. This is a milestone in the progress of history, the fruit of the labor of our ancestors, and a precious heritage of history.

In 2004, the Wuping Xie family seized the opportunity of historical development, worked together as one, and compiled the county's "Wuping Xie family genealogy" by Tourism. This is a great joy and good deed for the ancestors of the Xie family to pursue their long history and maintain close ties with the family. It is a book that reflects the origin and culture of the Xie family in Wuping and the history of the Xie family civilization throughout ancient and modern times. It has had a profound impact on the Xie family. . Final wishes: The branches of Liangshan Bao are lush and leafy, and the orchids of Pingchuan are colorful.

Wuping Xie Research Association