The surname Wang is one of the Chinese surnames. It is mainly derived from the surname Ji, and partly derived from the surnames Zi, Gui and ethnic minority surnames.
The word "king" is composed of three horizontal lines and one vertical line. The three horizontal lines represent heaven, earth, and people, and one vertical line connects heaven, earth, and people. This means that heaven, earth, and people must all belong to the "king" The non-dual philosophy of management. In ancient times, the supreme rulers of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were called "kings". "Wang" as a surname comes from the supreme position of "king"; Ji Jin in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was the ancestor of the surname Wang.
The Wang surname established: Xin, Zhao Han, Qi, Yan, Zheng, Zhao, Qian Shu, Beiping, Fujian, Shu, Anyang, Gaoli and other regimes. In history, there were 151 prime ministers born under the surname Wang.
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1. Wang Wei
Wang Wei (701-761), named Mojie, also known as Mojie layman. A native of Puzhou, Hedong (now Yuncheng, Shanxi), his ancestral home is Qixian County, Shanxi. Tang Dynasty poet and painter.
Wang Wei was born in the Wang family in Hedong. In the ninth year of Kaiyuan of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (721), he became a Jinshi and became Tai Lecheng. Li Guanyou collected relics, censored the censor, and made the judge during the Hexi Festival. During the Tianbao period, he paid homage to the official doctor and gave him the title of Shizhong. When An Lushan captured Chang'an, he was forced to accept a pseudo post. After Chang'an was recovered, he was awarded the title of Prince Zhongyun. During the Qianyuan period of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, he served as Shangshu Youcheng, and was known as "Wang Youcheng" in the world.
2. Wang Mang
Wang Mang (45 BC - October 6, 23 AD), courtesy name Jujun, was a native of Yuancheng County, Wei County (now Daming County, Hebei Province). The founding emperor of the new dynasty (January 10, 9 AD - October 6, 23 AD), political reformer, and the second son of the new king Wang Man.
3. Wang Xizhi
Wang Xizhi (303-361), courtesy name Yishao, was born in Linyi, Langya (now Linyi City, Shandong Province). A minister and calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he was the son of Yin Wangkuang of Danyang and the son-in-law of Taiwei Xi Jian. He was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy".
With the help of his family, he entered the officialdom and served successively as secretary Lang, governor of Jiangzhou, prefect of Kuaiji, and general of the right army. He was known as "Wang Youjun". In the ninth year of Yonghe (353), the Lanting Gathering was organized. The "Lanting Preface" he wrote became "the best running script in the world".
In the eleventh year of Yonghe (355), he resigned from his official position due to illness and moved to Jinting, Shaoxing. He died in the fifth year of Shengping (361) and was buried in Waterfall Mountain.
4. Wang Zhaojun
Wang Zhaojun (about 54 BC - 19 BC), whose given name was Qiang, whose courtesy name was Zhaojun (some say Zhaojun is not a pseudonym), and whose nickname was Haoyue. A native of Zigui, Nan County of the Western Han Dynasty (now Xingshan County, Yichang City, Hubei Province), she is known as the four beauties in ancient China together with Diao Chan, Xi Shi and Yang Yuhuan. She is one of the four beauties in ancient China, "Luoyan". The idioms "Sinking fish and falling geese" and "Painter abandoning the market" record allusions to her life.