Xing Clan

Overview

The Xing family is recorded in Volume 78 of the *Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, under the name of Xing Huayuan, listed as a Nikan surname within the Manchu banner system. Xing Huayuan was a bondservant under the Plain Yellow Banner, residing in San Kuai Shi, but the year of his submission is unknown. His son, Xing Yatu, served as a deputy head of the inner banner, and his great-grandson, Chengming, served as a military officer at the time the genealogy was compiled. These three individuals represent three generations: ancestor, son, and great-grandson.

Bonservant under the banner system was a specific administrative position within the banner. Deputy heads of the inner banner participated in the management of personnel and supplies within the inner banner system, while military officers were junior officers in the military organization, responsible for troop management, training, and guard duties. Xing Yatu's administrative position and Chengming's military position were respectively assigned to different categories; the original text does not mention that Xing Huayuan himself held these positions.

The original genealogy's "residence" indicates the family's past geographical location, while "submission" records the timeline of their entry into the political system; both types of information are useful. Regarding San Kuai Shi (Three Stones), the Fushun Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism confirmed that the modern San Kuai Shi National Forest Park is located in Hou'an Town, Fushun County, which can be used as a reference for searching places with the same name. Currently, there is still a lack of evidence connecting the early Qing Dynasty village to the Xing family in order to presume that the ancestral home was in this area; only candidate locations are listed. The specific location, migration process, and original inscribed name are yet to be verified.