Good Son is Sad If He Hears the Name of His Father

Name: Good Son is Sad If He Hears the Name of His Father
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Good Son is Sad If He Hears the Name of His FatherThe Tabooing of Names in China as a Way of Implementing Social Values\nAuthor(s): Piotr Adamek\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367596712, 978-0367596712\nSynopsis\nWhen in 1775 the scholar Wang Xihou ??? compiled a dictionary called Ziguan ??, he wrote, for illustrative purposes, the personal names of Confucius and the three emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong in the introduction. In oversight, he recorded their complete names. This accidental writing of a few names was condemned by Emperor Qianlong as an unprecedented crime, rebellion and high treason. Wang Xihou was executed, his property confiscated and his books were burnt. His family was arrested and his sons and grandsons were killed or sent as slaves to Heilongjiang. \n\nIt is surprising what an enormous impact the tabooing of names (bihui ??) had on Chinese culture. The names of sovereigns, ancestors.