Today (10) days, some netizens uploaded a photo of the Su Clan Ancestral Hall in a certain place, which recorded that Su Bingtian was the twenty-ninth generation grandson of the famous lyricist Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty, and subsequently, #Su Bingtian is a descendant of Su Shi # in one fell swoop on Weibo hot search, some netizens suddenly realized: No wonder! After all, Su Shi is very good at running: bamboo sticks and shoes are lighter than horses... Some netizens also questioned the authenticity of the ancestral hall, saying that "I am afraid that Su Bingtian is the last person to know about this matter."
Photos of the Su Clan Ancestral Hall were circulated on the Internet
The Red Star News reporter contacted Gu Yi Village in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, Su Bingtian's hometown, and the staff of the village committee said that they "did not know whether Su Bingtian was a descendant of Su Shi." ”
Su Bingtian
In order to verify whether the online claims are true, the Red Star News reporter immediately interviewed Zhou Yukai, president of the China Su Shi Research Society, who said that through the understanding of the society, there are many people who claim to be descendants of Su Shi and those who have a Su Shi family tree, and there are many opinions, "I don't know whether Su Bingtian is a descendant of Su Shi. ”
Statue of Su Shi, Collection of the National Museum of China
So, does Su Shi have a family tree? Liu Qingquan, director of the research office of the Sansu Cultural Research Institute in Meishan City, Sichuan Province, and deputy secretary-general of the China Su Shi Research Society, said, "It is estimated that there is no, if there is, it is all newly compiled." Looking at Su Bingtian's social media, he never mentioned that he was a descendant of Su Shi.
Although in the eyes of historical researchers, the history of the country, Fang Zhi and genealogy can be regarded as historical documents, but in history due to escape, livelihood, eunuchs and uprooted from home abound, resulting in records interruption, even Su Shi's father Su Xun, when sorting out the Su family genealogy, can only be traced back to his Gaozu, for the ancestors before Gaozu, Su Xun can only sigh: "Woohoo! The high ancestors are not detailed. Therefore, historians will never use genealogy alone as a basis for historical evidence. The exception may be the "Genealogy of Confucius", which lasted for more than 2500 years, was rigorously examined, and was the most reliable family tree.
Red Star News reporter Zeng Qi
Edited by Duan Xueying
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