Ah- Thoung MU

Male1909–2009

Brief Life History of Ah- Thoung

When Ah- Thoung MU was born in 1909, in Guangdong, China, his father, Siou- fa MU, was 27 and his mother, WONG- SI, was 25. He died in 2009, in his hometown, at the age of 100.

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Family Time Line

Siou- fa MU
1882–1982
WONG- SI
1884–1984
Ah- Sène MU
1907–2007
Ah- Ming MU
1908–2008
Ah- Thoung MU
1909–2009

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1911

    Age 2

    Chinese Revolution. Yuan Shih-k'ai is recalled from retirement to take command of army to put down the revolution. He negotiates with the revolutionaries, with the hope of being instituted as the head of a new government, but is disappointed when Sun Yat-sen is appointed president of the new republic.

    1921 · Founding of the Communist Party of China

    Age 12

    The CPC, Communist Party of China, was founded on July 23, 1921. It was the founding political party of the People's Republic of China, and remains the only governing party within mainland China to this day (although there are eight other subordinated parties that are permitted by the government). Founders of the CPC included Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu.

    1945

    Age 36

    Civil War begins. Nationalists versus Communists.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Chung, Chang, Jian, Li, Tong, Bin, Chao, Cheng, Chin, Chuan, Der, Feng, Fung, Hua.

    Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 穆, meaning ‘solemnity, virtue’: (i) from Mu (穆), posthumous title of the Duke Mu of Song (died 720 BC ), the 14th ruler of the state of Song (located in present-day Shangqiu in Henan province). He earned the title Mu, 穆, because of his virtue during his reign. (ii) from the Qiu Mu Ling (丘穆陵) family, members of the Xianbei ethnic group in ancient northern China, who changed their original surname to Mu (穆) during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD ). (iii) from Mu (穆), posthumous title of the Duke Mu of Lu (died 377 BC ), ruler of the state of Lu (located in present-day Shandong province).

    Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 慕: (i) said to be traced back to Yu Mu (虞慕), ancestor of the legendary Emperor Shun (c. 23rd century BC ). (ii) shortened form of the compound surname Mu-Rong (慕容), a surname from the Xianbei and Tuyuhun ethnic group in northern China. (iii) a surname from Korean and Jurchen ethnic groups in northeastern China.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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