Dongfang in Chinese or Dongbang in Korean is a compound surname in East Asia. Dongfang has two points of origin. One branch is said to be descended from the
Fuxi clan, which originated in the east; the other is said to be descended from
Dongfang Shuo, whose original family name was
Zhang Zhang may refer to:
Chinese culture, etc.
* Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname
** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname
* Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu
* Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan
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People's Daily
The ''People's Daily'' () is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The newspaper provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP. In addition to its main Chinese-language ...
. Overseas Ed. May 9th, 2001. Dongfang, a surname originated from Dongfang Shu
始于东方朔的东方姓
Dongfang is the 119th surname in
Hundred Family Surnames.
Notable people named Dongfang
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Dongfang Shuo, poet in
Han Dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...
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Dongfang Qiu, poet and historian in
Tang Dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...
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Dongfang Xian, scholar in Tang Dynasty
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Dongfang Bubai, fictional character from ''
The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''
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Chinese-language surnames
Korean-language surnames of Chinese origin
Individual Chinese surnames