Sun Clan｜The Renown of Le'an: The Clan of the Sage of War｜The Surname Archive·SoChina

Central Plains Origin

OriginsOrigin

Main lineage: One line comes from the Sun clan of the state of Wei (Ji surname); another from the Sun clan of Chu (Mi surname); the line of Sun Wu of Qi is the best known.

A clan of many sources: Formed by the merging of several lines of descent.

Root point: Le'an, Shandong.

Migration RoutesMigration Routes

▸ Internal migration: The clan arose in the old lands of Qi and Lu; the Wei–Jin migration took it to Jiangnan; the Tang and Song brought it to Fujian and Guangdong; the Ming and Qing saw dispersal through migration.

▸ Overseas branches: Suns of Fujian and Guangdong went to the Nanyang.

Cultural SymbolsCULTURAL SYMBOLS

CommanderyLe'an 乐安

Hall NameLe'an Hall 乐安堂

Family PreceptsExalt both the pen and the sword; keep faith and cherish benevolence

Ancient NotablesSun Wu, Sun Bin

Overseas Community Leaders[To be added]

Classic StoryThe Art of War of Sun Tzu

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The mainstream hall name is Le'an Hall, with Le'an in Shandong as the ancestral landmark. Fujian and Guangdong are the emigrant homelands, and overseas Sun associations keep up root-seeking exchanges.