Suwon Baek clan

The Suwon Baek clan (Korean: 수원 백씨; Hanja: 水原 白氏) is a Korean clan. It is from Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. According to research conducted in 2015, the number of members of the clan was 354,428. Their founder was , who came to Korea in 780 during the Silla period and took a government post. Paek was originally from Suzhou in the Tang dynasty. According to the Tonggyŏng t'ongji (동경통지; 東京通誌), after having left China due to false accusations stemming from the An Lushan rebellion, he built the Chŏnghyesa temple, constructing a thirteen-story stone pagoda at the site.