Guo Dong Hong

FemaleDecember 1889–March 1988

Brief Life History of Guo Dong

Guo Dong Hong was born in December 1889, in Xiamen, Fujian, China. She had at least 1 son with Tong Nian Hong. She died in March 1988, in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines, at the age of 98.

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Tong Nian Hong
1893–1921
Guo Dong Hong
1889–1988
Kim Liong Ang
1909–1972

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    Children (1)

    World Events (8)

    1894 · First Sino-Japanese War

    Age 5

    The First Sino-Japanese War was a conflict regarding Korean influence between Japan and China. The fighting began on July 25, 1894, and ended on April 17, 1895. This period was notable for Japan beginning to show regional dominance over China, primarily due to the fact that the Qing Dynasty's military had not been sufficiently modernized. In February of 1895, after suffering repeat losses for over six months, the Qing Dynasty sued for peace, initiating the close of the war.

    1898

    Age 9

    The U.S. navy destroys the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. Spain cedes the Philippines to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris in December, Philippines rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines independent on June 12, which will be recognized in the future as the Philippines' Independence Day.

    1921 · Founding of the Communist Party of China

    Age 32

    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.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Sung, Soon, Young, Jong, Jung, Song, Yong, Jin, Seung, Jae, Sun, Kyung. Korean Chong, Chang, Min, Seong, Chung, Moon, Chul, Byung, Dae, Myong, Sa, Jung Hee. Vietnamese Thanh, Cuong, Quang, Son, Hung, Binh, Mai, Vinh, Hoa, Long, Minh, Nhi.

    Chinese: Mandarin and Cantonese form of the surname 洪, meaning ‘vast’ in Chinese: (i) adopted in place of another Chinese surname, 共 (Gong in Mandarin pinyin). In some families, this surname is traced back to Gong Gong (共工), an official during the reign of the legendary Huang Di, the ‘Yellow Emperor’ (c. 27th century BC ). In other families, it is borne by descendants of people from the state of Gong (共) (located in present-day Huixian in Henan province), which was granted to Ji He, known as Gong Bo (Earl Gong), a figure during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC ). For other families, it is borne by descendants of Shen Sheng, a prince in the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 BC ), who was given Gong as a posthumous title. His descendants inherited this title as their surname. Later, some of his descendants changed the surname to 洪 in order to escape persecution by their enemies. Thus, the surname 洪 shares some of the same ancestors with the surname 龔; compare Gong 1. (ii) adopted in place of another Chinese surname, 弘 (see 5 below), which originated in Yuzhang (present-day Nanchang in Jiangxi province) and Qu’e (present-day Danyang in Jiangsu province). 弘 was the personal name of crown prince Li Hong (李弘) (652–675 AD ) in the Tang Dynasty. In ancient China it was taboo to bear the same name as a member of the royal family, so in Yuzhang and Qu’e people with the surname 弘 changed it to 洪, which has the same pronunciation.

    Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 弘, meaning ‘great’ in Chinese: from the second element of the personal name Hong Yan (弘演 or 弘延), style name of an official in the state of Wey (衛) during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC ).

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

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