The Zeng (曾) Surname: From Confucian Lineage to the Wuyi Diaspora
A Sage's Name: The Kingdom That Became the Surname
The Zeng (曾, Zēng) surname carries a Confucian pedigree no other Wuyi surname can claim: its first ancestor is 曾子 (Zēngzǐ, Zengzi), the disciple Confucius made the model of filial piety and later canonized as…