- Peng (surname)
Family name
name = Peng
imagesize=
caption= 彭 "Péng"
pronunciation =
meaning ="drum beats"
region =China
origin =
related names =Pang, Phang
footnotes=Peng (Chinese: ;
pinyin : Péng) is a commonChinese family name , ranking 35th most common in2006 . AlternateRomanizations include "Pang" (Cantonese, Hakka) and "Phang".The character (彭) is comprised of 壴 ("zhǔ" meaning "drum") and a pictograph ("shān" representing "beats"). More commonly used as a
surname , this character is also an adjective, meaning "big". [cite web|url=http://zhongwen.com/d/180/x94.htm|title=Learn Chinese Characters|accessdate=2006-12-12]The surname Peng (彭) is traced to the legend of
Peng Zu (彭祖), God of Longevity, who legend tells lived 800 years. During theShang Dynasty , Jian Keng, a descendent ofZhuanxu (顓頊), was granted the feudal territory Dapeng (大彭, or Land of Peng), and later adopted the name, Peng Zu. [cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200604/27/eng20060427_261670.html|title=Chinese surname history: Peng|publisher=People's Daily Online|date=2006-04-27|accessdate=2006-12-12] [cite web|url=http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/peng-zi.html|title=Peng-zi|publisher=Encyclopedia Mythica|date=1998-12-27|accessdate=2006-12-13] [cite book|title=In Search of Your Asian Roots|author=Chao, Sheau-yueh J.|publisher=Clearfield|year=2001|isbn=0-8063-4946-8] Peng is also a swiss surname, originally from Vals,GR.People with the surname Peng (彭)
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Peng Bo , Olympic diving medalist
*Peng Chong , a former Chinese politburo member
*Peng Dehuai , the Communist Party of China military leader.
*Peng Ming-min , Taiwan independence activist
*Peng Shuai , professional tennis player
*Peng Wan-ru , Taiwanese politician and feminist
*Peng Xiuwen , conductor and composer
*Peng Zhen , a leading member of the Communist Party of China
*Peng Huaying (彭華英), a Taiwan independence activist during 1920s
*Adrian Pang (彭耀顺; born 1966), Singaporean Chinese actor
*Diana Pang (彭丹; born 1972), Hong Kong dancer and actress
*Jacqueline Pang (彭晴; born 1974), Hong Kong radio announcer and author
*The Pang Brothers (born 1955), Hong Kong, twin brothers Danny Pang Fat (彭發) and Oxide Pang Chun (彭順), screenwriters and film directorsee also
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List of common Chinese surnames
*Pang (surname)
* Fanling Wai, a walled village inFanling ,Hong Kong , built by the Pang clanExternal links
* [http://english.people.com.cn/200604/27/eng20060427_261670.html Chinese surname history: Peng]
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