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Description: Lyu Surname Origins From the name of the ancient state of Lü, in present-day Henan province. Boyi (伯夷), a descendant of the Yan Emperor, had assisted Yu the Great in controlling the legendary great floods that plagued China for at least two generations. In recognition of Boyi’s contributions, Yu the Great granted him the state of Lü. During the Spring and Autumn period (771 - 476 BC), the State of Lü was conquered by the State of Chu, after which Boyi’s descendants adopted Lü as their surname.
Description: Mandarin form of the surname 謝 meaning ‘thank’ in Chinese: (i) from Xie (謝) the name of an ancient state (possibly located in Nanyang in Henan province) annexed around the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC). Later this place was probably granted to Shen Bo (the Earl of Shen) uncle of King Xuan of Zhou (reigned 827–782 BC). After it was annexed during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC) the name of the state was adopted as a surname. (ii) adopted in place of the surname Zhi-Le (直勒) by Xie Xiaozheng (謝孝政) an official during the Northern Qi dynasty (550–577 AD).
Description: The most common of the Yu surnames are 于, 余, and 俞. In China, 0.62% of the population have the family name 于 in 2002 (about 7.4 million), and this surname is most common in Shandong province and northeastern China.Around 0.41% of the population have the surname 余 in 2002 (over five million), and it is most common in Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.The 俞 surname represents around 0.12% of China's population.
Description: Láng is a surname of Manchu-Chinese origin (Chinese: 郎; pinyin: Láng). It is an ancient term to refer to one’s lover or son. According to a 2013 study, it is the 242nd most common surname, with around 370,000 or 0.028% of the total population having the name, and Hebei being the province with the most people sharing the name. It is the 48th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
Description: Liu Bei, Wade-Giles romanization Liu Pei, posthumous name (shi) Zhaoliedi, temple name (miaohao) Xianzu, (born AD 162, Zhu Xian [now in Hebei province], China—died 223, Sichuan province), founder of the Shu-Han dynasty (AD 221–263/264), one of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo) into which China was divided at the end of the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220).
Description: Poseidon was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes.[2]. He had also the cult title "earth shaker". In the myths of isolated Arcadia he is related with Demeter and Persephone and he was venerated as a horse, however it seems that he was originally a god of the waters.[3] He is often regarded as the tamer or father of horses,and with a strike of his trident, he created springs which are related with the word horse.His Roman equivalent is Neptune.
Description: Hades, in the ancient Greek religion and myth, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous.[1] Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although the last son regurgitated by his father.[2] He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, defeated their father's generation of gods, the Titans, and claimed rulership over the cosmos. Hades received the underworld, Zeus the sky, and Poseidon the sea, with the solid earth, long the province of Gaia, available to all three concurrently. Hades was often portrayed with his three-headed guard dog Cerberus.
Description: The Mid-Autumn Festival,[a] also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam, as well as by overseas Chinese and Vietnamese communities. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (Tsukimi), Korea (Chuseok), and throughout Southeast Asia.
Description: The Mid-Autumn Festival,[a] also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam, as well as by overseas Chinese and Vietnamese communities. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (Tsukimi), Korea (Chuseok), and throughout Southeast Asia.
