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became old, he passed on his Yan Shui Yew. He belonged to the
knowledge to the benefit of the Tzu word-line, denoting a
th
younger generation as their guide descendant of the 25 generation
and master. row. His occupation was as a learned
and gifted poet who preferred to stay
at home rather than seek fame and
fortune abroad.
A second revision was conducted by
forefather Yan Cheng Chung (25 Next to be recorded was the name of
th
generation line) and completed by forefather Yan Tan Fang, also known
forefather Yan Chen Fang (27 under his non-de-plume Yan Yu Tu
th
generation descendant). and designation Yew Hsing.
Of interest was the new material of According to the word-line Fang used
information unearthed and added in the third position below his given
into the preface of the Ho Hu branch. name Tan, he showed his status in
th
It owed its existence to a descendant seniority as a descendant of the 24
generation rank. He entered into
of ancestor Yan Kai Wen, by the government service as a civil servant
name of Yan Ting Ping, a 11
th
generation descendant who settled Then it skipped back to the 25
th
down and set up his homestead in generation row with the mention of
the Chien chia hamlet. Ancestor Yan two personnel in this lineage.
Ting Ping and his deceased legal wife, Forefather Yan Tzu I, with the non-
who was hailed from the Yeh clan, de-plume Yan Cheng Shih and
were both buried in Chiu Yao Shan. designation Cheng Chung. A joint
Another list of the Chien Chia family historian in this revision and
personalities was compiled and a student of a country school were
recorded down for posterity. Their the family particulars known about
him.
presentation was given, not in
sequence and accordance with their Secondly, forefather Yan Tzu Yu,
order of seniority. The reason for this using the non-de-plume of Yan Chao
haphazard arrangement might have and designation His Ssu, was, by
to do with their origin from that of a profession, a male actor in the
lower conjugal house. Chinese opera, and in addition, had
achieved some success in the army.
Heading the list was forefather Yan
Lun Chung, using the designation of
Kou Sheng. The word-line Lun used Followed soon by forefather Yan Ju
as his middle name indicated that he Pi, who was also known by his non-
de-plume as Yan Yu Chien and
belonged to the lineage of a 23 designation Nien Chun. There was
rd
generation descendant. no way available to indicate his
proper order of seniority within the
Below him was forefather Yan Tzu clan, and his only record showed that
Hsien, using the non-de-plume of
