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The second and third daughters were opportunity, he used diplomacy
given in marriage to separate lords of urging the rich merchant class and
the Ou Yang families. No details inviting the servicemen to join his
were available of the four remaining mission in the development of Hsi
daughters. Pin.
Of his own choice, he selected
The Grave of First Ancestor a place at Shan Ting Li, meaning the
Yan Fang at Shih Chieh, Szu administrative unit centre, named as
Pin, Te Hua County "the pavilion on the top of the hill",
and now known as Shih Chieh, Szu
Pin, as his place of residence.
Ancestor YAN FANG was the He passed away between 9.00
Founder and First Ancestor of the and 11.00 am Szu time, on the 1st
Yan clan in Fu Chien Province. He
was the third son of Yan Ching Mao day of the 2nd moon, Keng Chen year
at the beginning of the year during
and the direct descendent and the reign of Hsien Tung. He enjoyed
grandson of the 43rd generation of a lifespan of seventy-four years of
ancestor Yan Hui. His stylistic name age.
was Chiao Hsien. His other Joint remembrance at his
designation was Tse the Third, which grave, held on the 10th day of the
was the number of his seating order. 11th moon, 1967 was attended by
He was born between 3.00 - his direct decedents surnamed Yan
5.00am Yin time on the 8th day of the from the following cliques/branches
5th moon, Ting Mao ?? year at the in Fu Chien Province:-
beginning of the third year or Chen's * Shang Chang, Shieh Chien hamlet,
reign during the time of Emperor Szu Pin village, Te Hua County.
Tang Te Tzung (Tang Dynasty * Tu Shan, Tung Shan hamlet, Pu
618A.D.). Cheng village, Ching Pai
He resided at Wen Chou or administrative unit, 19th capital,
Wen Prefecture, in Honan Province, Yung Chun County.
and left the place to accompany his * Shih Ku, Nan An county.
father on a mission to open up Min * 24th capital, Yu Chi County.
territory in Fu Chien Province for * 29th capital, Yu Chi County
settlement and cultivation. He was * Hsia Kang, Ta Pu County.
appointed as a governmental official * Chi Pan, Ta Pu County.
with the rank of a Marquis, having to * Shen Pan, Ta Pu County.
do with running a secretariat and * Chi Hsi, Peng Hu County.
maintaining order like a county * Kung Li, Peng Hu County.
magistrate. * Hou Fang, Wu Li Chieh County.
He was well versed in Chinese
literature and became a model The Line-Word to indicate a
government official without worldly Member's Genealogical senority in a
desires, possessed virtue in family tree was drawn from rites used
simplicity and born with a pleasant since ancient times. Two words were
disposition. All the way and at every
introduced from the 17th to the 29th
