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(1628-1644). His burial ground was
at Ma An bare mountain, 23rd
capital, Yung Chun county.
He took for his legal wife a
maiden of the Pan clan and her
original home was in Su Pan Hamlet.
She died early after giving birth to
two daughters.
Forefather Yan Wen Huang
married again and his second wife
came from the Mao clan, who bore
him two sons as heir to the family.
Their names were:-
1. Yan Tao Chung ,name Ancestor
Hsin Pei and
2. Yan Tao Sung tablet name
Ancestor Yi Hsin.
22nd Generation Yan
Yan Tao Chung, eldest son of
forefather Yan Wen Hung, was the
22nd successor as the head of the
Yan clan with the word-line of Kung
and Kung Li became his formal
name. He was also given a stylistic
name of Hsin Pei and Ancestor Hsin
Pei was the name inscribed in his
memorial tablet kept in the ancestral
shrine.
He was born between 7.00-
9.00pm on the 23rd day of the 11th
moon in the 24th year (1596) reign of
Emperor Wan Li (1573-1619). He
passed away on the 8thday of the 8th
moon in the 13th year (1656), when
Emperor Shun Chih (1644-1660) of
the Ching dynasty (1644-1911) was
on the throne. He was buried at Tien
Tou, Hsiao Ku hamlet.
A marriage alliance was made,
when forefather Yan Tao Chung
fetched home his bride from the Wu
clan whose place of domicile was in
Tung Yuan hamlet. She gave birth to
three sons and a daughter, boosting
the continuity of the Yan clan
bloodline for posterity. The male
issues were:-
1. Yan Hsiang Chih,
2. Yan Hsiang Liang and
3. Yan Hsiang Hsin, tablet name
Ancestor Hsun Tai.
There were two nephews in the
household of his younger brother,
forefather Yan Tao Sung.
23rd Generation Yan
Of the three sons of forefather Yan
Tao Chung, only his youngest child
succeeded in reaching manhood.
Yan Hsiang Hsin became his
successor and assumed as the 23rd
patriarch of the Yan clan under the
word-line of Chi. His formal name
was Chi Huan and stylistic name was
Hsun Tai.
He was born on the 1st day of
the 10th moon in the 50th year
(1632) reign of the Ming Emperor
Chung Chen (1628-1644), who was
the last of his line.
He passed away on the 12th
day of the 8th moon in the 22nd year
(1683) under the rule of the Ching
Emperor Kang His (1662-1722). His
burial ground was at Tung Shan Ken,
23rd capital.
His legal wife was the daughter
of the Cheng clan and in their
married life; she produced two sons
and a daughter for her husband.
The male heir was named:-
1. Yan Tso Wu tablet name Ancestor
Sheng Ping and
2. Yan Tso Shen, who was without
any male issue.