Liang surname is a Chinese surname, ranked 128th in the "Hundred Surnames".
Notable people with the Liang surname in history
Liang Yier (? - 618 BC): Ying surname, Liang clan, name Yier. Resided in Hedong (the county seat is now in the northwest of Xia County, Shanxi), Jin State general.
Liang Zhan, named Zhan, courtesy name Shuyu, style Zi Jing. A ninth-generation descendant of Kangbo, the founder of Shaoliang, and a five-generation descendant of Jin state official Liang Yier. He studied under Confucius during the reign of Duke Jing of Qi. He was 29 years younger than Confucius, from Qi. Liang Zhan had a son named Tuo at the age of 42, named Xiang, who became a disciple of Zengzi. Both father and son were enshrined in the Confucius Temple. In Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian: The Family Tree of Confucius", it is written: "Confucius taught poetry, books, rites, and music, and had about 3,000 disciples, of whom 72 were proficient in the Six Arts." Liang Zhan was one of the 72 virtuous disciples.
Liang Hu, courtesy name Menghuang (some records say Menghuang, and should be the same person as "Liang Mengxing" in the "Xiangyang Records"). From An Ding Wuzhi. Eastern Han dynasty calligrapher. Liang Hu, courtesy name Menghuang, birth and death years unknown, from An Ding Wuzhi (now Pingliang, Gansu), a famous calligrapher at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and the Cao Wei period.
Liang Hong, courtesy name Bo Luan, from Fufeng Pinglei, birth and death years unknown, lived approximately during the early years of Emperor Guangwu of Han to the end of Emperor He's reign. Orphaned as a child, he studied at the Taixue (Imperial Academy). Poor but with high integrity. After completing his studies, he raised pigs in the Shanglin Park, accidentally causing a fire that spread to other houses. Liang Hong fully compensated the house owner for the damage, and when there was still not enough, he worked as an employee to repay. Returning to his hometown, influential families admired his high morals and many wanted to marry their daughters to him, but Liang Hong refused all of them. He married a woman named Meng Guang from the same county, who was ugly but virtuous. They moved to the Baoling Mountains, wearing simple clothes and using a straw hairpin and cloth skirt, making a living by farming and weaving, and entertained themselves by reciting poetry, reading books, and playing the zither. When he went east out of the pass, passed through the capital, he composed the "Five Laments Song". Emperor Zhang could not find him. Then he changed his surname to Yunqi, name Yaowei, courtesy name Houguang, and lived between Qi and Lu with his wife. He eventually died in Wu.
Liang Su, Tang dynasty essayist (753-793). His courtesy name was Jingzhi, also known as Kuazhong. From Anying (now Jingchuan, Gansu), originally residing in Lu Hun (now northeast of Song County, Henan).
Liang Lingzan, birth and death years unknown, Tang dynasty painter and astronomical instrument maker. Han nationality, from Shu (now Sichuan). Officially served as a military officer. In the ninth year of Kaiyuan (721 AD), Emperor Xuanzong ordered monk Yixing to reform the new calendar (Danyan Calendar), but without the Huangdao Youyi (celestial sphere) for observation. Liang Lingzan created a wooden model of the moving celestial sphere. Yixing praised his creation as in harmony with nature, which was very helpful for calculating. Later, he and Yixing created the bronze celestial sphere. Also skilled in seal script, and good at painting figures. His surviving works include "The Five Planets and Twenty-Eight Stars' Divine Forms", a single volume. The Northern Song dynasty's Li Gonglin once said that his painting style resembled Wu Daozi.
Liang Hao (963–1004), courtesy name Taisu, from Yuncheng, Yanzhou (now Dongping, Shandong). A minister of the Northern Song dynasty. Born in the fourth year of Jianlong of Song Taizu (963), died in the first year of Jingde of Song Zhenzong (1004). A状元 (top scholar) in the 985 Yiyou examination.
Liang Hongyu (1102–1135), her name does not appear in historical records; she was only referred to as Liang Shi. "Hongyu" is the name given to her in various historical anecdotes and storybooks after her death. It first appeared in the Ming dynasty legend "Double Martyrs": "My name is Liang Shi, my nickname is Hongyu. My father is dead, my mother is alive, I am registered in the music academy, and I am from Tokyo." A famous female hero against the Jin dynasty in the Song dynasty. Originally from Chizhou, Anhui, born in Huai'an, Jiangsu. Later met Han Shizhong. Liang Hongyu was moved by his kindness and virtue, and offered herself to him. Han Shizhong bought her as a concubine, and after the death of his original wife Bai, she became his official wife. In 1151, Han Shizhong died, and the couple was buried together at the foot of Lingyan Mountain in Suzhou.
Liang Guozhi (c. 1521–1594), courtesy name Bolong, style Shaobai, Yuchishi, from Kunshan (now part of Jiangsu), a dramatist of the Ming dynasty. He wrote plays such as "Red Line Girl," but his most famous work is the legend "The Silk Gown."
Liang Guozhi (1723–1786), courtesy name Jieping, style Yao Feng, also known as Fengshan, and style Meitang, from Huji, Zhejiang. A Jinshi in the 13th year of Qianlong (1748), the top scorer in the imperial examination. He successively held positions including the chief editor of the Hanlin Academy, and later served as the Chief Secretary of the East Hall and Minister of Finance. He was diligent in classical studies and governance, self-disciplined and frugal, loved learning and valued talent, and was meticulous and cautious in handling affairs.
Liang Qichao, a renowned political activist, enlightener, bourgeois propagandist, educator, historian, and literary figure in modern Chinese history. One of the leaders of the Hundred Days' Reform. He once advocated the "Poetry Revolution" and "Novel Revolution" for literary reform. His works are compiled into "Yinbingshi Collection."
Liang Shiyi (1869–1933), courtesy name Yifu, style Yansun, Han nationality, from Sanshui, Guangdong. His ancestral home is now the Gangtou Village in Bani Town, Sanshui, Foshan. A Jinshi of the Guangxu era, appointed as a compiler of the Hanlin Academy. He participated in the activities of forcing the Qing imperial family to abdicate under Yuan Shikai, and served as the secretary of the presidential office of Yuan Shikai, the president of the Bank of Communications, the vice minister of finance, and the prime minister of the Beiyang government. He was a senior official in the transportation and finance sectors of the Republic of China, and the leader of the old Communications faction, an important political figure during the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China era.
Male celebrities with the Liang surname
Liang Chao Wei, Liang Jia Hui, Liang Yusheng, Liang Jia Shu, Liang Shaopo, Liang Zhixing, Liang Jiarren, Liang Liewei, Liang Yijun, Liang Xiaoxiong, Liang Xingbo, etc.
Female celebrities with the Liang surname
Liang Yongqi, Liang Cheng, Liang Minyi, Liang Jingru, Liang Jiagi, Liang Lushi, Liang Jing, Liang Yiling, Liang Yuen, Liang Yulin, Liang Peishi, etc.
