Gu [古, pronounced as gū (ㄍㄨ)]
1. Origin of the surname:
< p> The first origin: originated from the surname Zi, which came from Lin Zheng, the observer of Jiangnan Road during the Tang Dynasty. It was a surname given by the emperor and changed into a surname.
The ancestor of the Gu family was Lin Zheng, named Dazhong. He was born in the sixth year of Daye of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty (610 AD). His original surname was Lin. He was the son of Bigan of the Yin Shang Dynasty. A descendant of Jian, he is the grandson of Lin Xiaocheng (named Yunqian), the 13th generation descendant of Lin Lu, the ancestor of the Anlin family in Fujian and Jin Dynasties. His family has lived in Yongding Village, Taiping Village, Putian, Fujian Province (now Beiluo Village, Zunxian Village, Putian, Fujian Province).
Lin Zheng was elected as a scholar at the age of twenty-two. In the eighth year of Zhenguan (AD 634), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin passed the imperial examination and was awarded the title of Jinshi in the Sino-Japanese War. , Jiangxi, Hunan and other places). During his tenure, Lin Zheng worked hard to govern, build schools, eliminate harsh government, be honest and love the people, which is the rule of Zhenguan.
In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty (AD 641), there was a severe drought in Jiangnan Road, and the people were in dire straits. Lin Zheng felt sorry for the hunger of the people and did not report it to the court, so he resolutely ordered the opening of official warehouses to release grain to help the hungry people.
The local gentry took advantage of the trap and heard about it in the court. Tang Taizong was furious at first and ordered Lin Zheng to be arrested and imprisoned. After hearing the news, the people of Jiangxi couldn't bear Lin Zheng's injustice. They signed tens of thousands of petitions to appeal to the court to defend Lin Zheng.
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty sent people to investigate and found out that Lin Zheng was really an upright official and that bad guys had framed him. He immediately issued an edict to release Lin Zheng from prison and sent him to Beijing to see his Majesty. . After his Majesty's meeting, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty first comforted Lin Zheng and then self-examined himself, saying: "You have suffered innocently, so I give you the surname 'Gu'." Although Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was wise, he still couldn't escape the temptation to give to his ministers at every turn. It is a custom to give surnames, but in the past, meritorious ministers were given the surname Li to show their closeness. This time, because Lin Zheng almost died innocently, he was given the surname Gu to show his virtue of "hard work". The two characters were combined into one, making him the surname "Gu", which is the surname of the Lin family of this branch. Ancestor.
At first, everyone still called the new student's surname "Gu Lin", and they also called Lin Zheng "Gu Linzheng". Later, the word "Lin" was simply removed. Lin Zheng became Gu Zheng and became the ancestor of the Gu family. The emperor bestowed the surname, which brought glory to the whole family, so the Lin family of this branch was changed to the Gu family, which has been passed down from generation to generation to this day.
Gu Zheng did not return to his hometown in Putian after his old age, and continued to settle in Jiangxi. After his death, local people built a Jiade Temple to commemorate him. Gu Zheng's deeds are recorded in Fujian local chronicles and Nanchang Prefecture Chronicles.
The second origin: derived from the surname Gui. It came from the Chen family of fishermen in Tong'an, Xiamen, Fujian during the Song Dynasty. They changed their surname to surname as a refugee.
The ancestor of this branch of the Gu family, whose original surname is Chen, has made a living fishing in Tong'an, Xiamen, Fujian for generations.
When he arrived at Chen Dunyuan, he accidentally injured someone due to drunkenness. In order to avoid being arrested by the government, he took his family across the Southeast Asia and finally settled in Penang Island in the Malay Peninsula, where he became a gangster. , the Chinese pioneers who reclaimed this barbaric land, and lived there earlier than the British.
As things changed, Chen Dunyuan learned the hard lesson and could not let go of his guilt, so he simply changed his surname to "Gu" to show his repentance. Among his descendants is Gu Hongming, a famous professor at Peking University in the late Qing Dynasty.
2. Migration distribution:
According to the village history of Gucuo Village, Jinshi Town, Chaozhou City According to records, the Gu family first moved from Putian, Fujian to Chaozhou, Guangdong in the first year of Chunxi in the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1174). He first lived in Gongpudu, Sangpu Mountain, and built a village, which was called Gucuo Village. Later, because it was suspected that the sparse population in the Sangpu Mountain area would be detrimental to the future development of the descendants, it was moved to Longjin in Haiyang, and the original village name is still used today.
Haiyang Gu was the first person with the same surname to migrate from Fujian. This was passed down by word of mouth in the village, but there is no genealogical record. Did it move directly from Putian? It’s debatable.
According to the genealogy of the Gu family in Fujian and other articles and materials:
Gu (Lin) was passed down to the fourth generation. Two brothers, Gu Yuan and Gu Lan, were both Jinshi during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. The brothers all went to Fujian to serve as officials, and since Minzhong was their ancestral home, they agreed to return to Fujian to settle down.
Gu Yuan lives in Luoxi, Nan'an, Fujian, and Gu Lan lives in Ciyao Township, Zhangzhou, Fujian.
Gu Huan, the descendant of Gu Yuan, was buried in Wenpu Mountain, Baijiao, Tong'an County, Fujian Province after his death.
Gu Huan had four sons, divided into four families, collectively called Baijiao Gu. The second and third houses successively moved to Yongchun, Quanzhou, Hui'an and other places, and then moved to Taiwan during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
The person who moved to Quanzhou was Gu Zhiming, the 15th generation descendant of Gu Zheng, a member of Gu Huan's Erfang sect. He lived in Daxi Lane, Quanzhou in the early Southern Song Dynasty. His genealogy records that his descendants later moved to Chaozhou, Changhua, Taiwan and other places.
During the Song Dynasty, there were records of the innocent people moving into Putian, and they also lived in villages with the innocent surname. The population is still very small today. However, Quanzhou in Fujian is the main residence of people with the surname Gu, and many people with the surname Gu came from Quanzhou.
For example, the famous eccentric professor Gu Hongming of Peking University in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and the brothers Gu Zhenfu and Gu Weifu who are still very active in Taiwan’s political and business circles are all ancestral in Quanzhou, Fujian. Zhenfu served as chairman of the Taiwan Straits Exchange Foundation, and Ku Weifu is the chairman of several large companies in Taiwan. The Gu brothers are the thirty-first generation descendants of Gu Zheng.
Therefore, the Chaoshan Gu family should have moved from Quanzhou rather than Putian. The Chaoshan Gu family and the Taiwan Gu family have the same origin, because this is the only Gu family in the world.
It is worth noting that at present, brothers Gu Zhenfu, Gu Weifu, and Gu Minkuan are vague about their place of origin and call themselves "Taiwan Changhua", which shows a dangerous "***" tendency. !
3. Family tree:
Fujian Gu Clan genealogy, author to be identified, woodblock print with movable type during the Qing Dynasty. It is now collected in the Xiamen City Museum of Fujian Province and the Hui'an County Archives of Quanzhou City, Fujian Province.
Genealogy of the Gu family in Changhua, author to be verified, woodcut movable type print during the Republic of China. It is now collected in the Ku Clan Ancestral Hall in Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan Province.
4. Historical celebrities:
Gu Fu: (years of birth and death to be determined), a native of Quanzhou, Fujian. During the Jiayou reign of Song Dynasty, he was admitted as a Jinshi.
Gu Chaojian: (1598-1668 AD), with the courtesy name Duanjing and the title of Gong; a native of Dazhai, Haiyang (now Gucuo Village, Jinshi, Chaozhou, Guangdong). Famous minister of Ming Dynasty and Southern Ming Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty.
In the first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1628 AD), he was a Jinshi and was awarded the magistrate of Youcheng County, Anhui Province. Later, he served as the censor of Shandong Province, the Huke Shizhong, and the Ministry of Rites Shizhong.
In the twelfth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1640), Gu Chaojian was granted seven royal banquets by Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty due to his meritorious service in paying the governor.
After Beijing was captured by Qing troops, Gu Chaojian sneaked back to his hometown. Later, he heard that Zheng Chenggong was carrying out anti-Qing and restoration activities in Xiamen, so he went to join the Zheng family.
In the fifteenth year of Yongli in the Southern Ming Dynasty (the eighteenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, 1661 AD), Zheng Chenggong crossed Taiwan and ordered Gu Chaojian to stay in Xiamen. After the death of Zheng Chenggong, he crossed the sea to Taiwan and died of illness in Changhua, Taiwan, in the seventh year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1668 AD), at the age of seventy.
Gu Chaojian was an active anti-Qing and Fuming activist. He resigned from the senior imperial official appointed by Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty and resolutely defected to Zheng Chenggong, who was resolutely anti-Qing. Zheng Chenggong led his troops to cross the sea to attack the enemy, and he was entrusted with the important task of staying behind, which shows that Zheng has great trust in him.
After Zheng Chenggong passed away, Ku Chaojian crossed the sea to Taiwan and lived in Taiwan for many years. There is a saying in Taiwan today that Gu Chaojian has descendants in Changhua, Taiwan.
Gu Hongming: (1857-1928 AD), the famous "strange professor" at Peking University in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Gu Hongming was a cultural eccentric who was famous both at home and abroad in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.
Ku Zhenfu: (1917 AD to present day), courtesy name Gongliang; a native of Lukang, Changhua, Taiwan, his ancestral home is Hui'an County, Fujian Province. The famous Chairman of the Taiwan Straits Exchange Foundation. He is the core figure of Taiwan's largest cement enterprise group and China Trust Enterprise Group.
Ku Weifu: (1918-1982 AD), a native of Lukang, Changhua, Taiwan, and his ancestral home is Hui'an County, Fujian Province. Famous Taiwanese capitalist.
Ku Weifu is the sixth son of Ku Hsien-rong and the chairman of several large companies in Taiwan.
Graduated from Taichung No. 1 Middle School and Taipei Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Imperial University, and later studied in Tokyo, Japan. Later, he worked as the director and president of Yamato Takusho Co., Ltd., Shudai Sengsai Lumber Co., Ltd., and Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd., both run by his father.
Gu Weifu loves cultural undertakings and founded the Rongxing Choir and later the influential Rongxing Garden in 1968. "Rongxing" comes from his father Gu Xianrong's "Yaoxing". "Rongxing" comes from his father Gu Xianrong's "Yaoxing".
Subsequently, he has been active in the shopping mall, more supporting the career of fifth brother Gu Zhenfu, and less public appearances. Subsequently, he has been active in shopping malls, more supporting the career of fifth brother Gu Zhenfu, and less public appearances.
In September 1982, Gu Weifu passed away. However, Rongxing Garden and Longchang Enterprises, which he presided over during his lifetime, actually had a large amount of debt. A once-prominent family became a public debtor, which surprised the creditors.
Ku Kuanmin: (born in 1926), a native of Lukang, Changhua, Taiwan, and his ancestral home is Hui'an County, Fujian Province. Famous capitalist and fanatical communist.
His father, Koo Hsien-rong, was a prominent figure in politics and business during the Japanese occupation, and he was also a controversial figure known as a "traitor." In his early days, his youngest son Gu Kuanmin was an out-and-out "***" element and a quite controversial figure. In his early days, his youngest son Gu Kuanmin was an out-and-out "***" element and a quite controversial figure. When Gu Xianrong died, Gu Kuanmin was only twelve years old.
Gu Kuanmin grew up in a wealthy family. He was a famous "***" in his youth, but he has always been keen on political activities, especially "***" activities.
While studying at National Taiwan University, he served as the president of the Student Government Association. Shortly after the liberation of Taiwan, he inherited his family's brown sugar business, went to Japan to export brown sugar, and settled in Japan. He met many Japanese political figures and business celebrities, including Nobuhiko Ushiba, who had been active in Japan's diplomatic circles.
Gu Xianrong left a lot of legacies in Japan, especially real estate, which was also inherited by Gu Kuanmin. Later, the real estate was expropriated by the Japanese government for the development of industrial zones. Gu Kuanmin was expropriated overnight. Become extremely rich in time. This money became his capital for engaging in "***" activities in Japan, and therefore he became one of the core figures engaged in "***" activities in Japan, and once served as the chairman of the "*** Alliance".
After the active efforts of Shen Zhiyue, director of Taiwan's "Investigation Bureau" and long-term underground intelligence work, in 1972, Ku Kuanmin returned to Taiwan and "surrendered" to Chiang Kai-shek. In 1978, Ku Kuan-min also returned to Taiwan from Japan to attend the inauguration ceremony of Taiwan's sixth "president". Since then, he often traveled between Taiwan and Japan to engage in business. After he represented Nissan in participating in the investment plan of Taiwan's Volkswagen Automotive Factory, which failed, he set up a private office in Bailing Building, Ren'ai Road, Taipei City.
In 1981, Ku Kuan-min founded the monthly magazine "Taiwan Spring and Autumn", but it soon ceased publication due to its small circulation and suffered a lot of losses. At present, Gu Kuanmin's businesses include Rongxing Garden and Longchang Enterprise, as well as Rongsheng Construction and Yaoxing Investment Company, mainly operating real estate.
But Gu Kuanmin never gave up the concept of "***".
After "***" activities became public and became increasingly rampant in the late 1980s, Gu Kuanmin returned to "***" activities. He spent almost all the money he received from his family property and business on "***". He believes that "***" is not only an ideal, but also a "return" to the Taiwanese people. He once said: "It was '***' in the past, it is '***' now, and it will be '***' in the future."
He has always supported the idea of ??having "***" "The Communist Party of China is Taiwan's largest opposition party and joined the Communist Party of China in 1995. In Taiwan's "presidential" election held in early 1996, he made generous donations and strongly supported Taiwan's presidential and vice "presidential" candidates Peng Mingmin and Hsieh Chang-ting. At the end of the same year, he became an adviser to the "Nationalist Party" and "National Founding Party" that had just split from the Communist Party.