譚氏源流

譚氏歷史，始見於周，詩經有譚公記錄，即譚國之君也。周奉行分封制，譚公獲封子爵，食采於譚國，子孫世襲子爵之位，故又稱譚子。

譚國考據

譚國在今山東省濟南歷城東七十里龍山鎮南，即膠濟鐵路龍山站東北二里許是也。其地在周室為譚國，漢朝名東平陵縣，又曰平陵縣。漢文帝十六年置為王國，景帝二年為濟南郡治，其後郡治徙歷城，平陵始廢。王莽更名樂安。唐高祖武德二年，置譚州，復平陵縣。太宗貞觀六年，屬齊州；十七年改全節縣。宋屬齊州歷城地，稱古譚城，後為東平陵鎮。清為平陰縣地。民國二十四年間，山東省政府與中央研究院考古組合組古蹟研究會，發掘濟南東龍山鎮譚國故城，所獲古物甚多，有商周陶銅玉器等，証實確為譚國故城。

譚以國為氏

譚公子孫，世代相傳，承襲子爵，保有譚國。於周莊王十三年，即魯莊公十年（公元前 684 年）為齊所滅，譚子奔莒。後子孫四散，以國為氏，迄今二千六百多年矣。

廣東譚氏 分始興、從化、龍門、仁化四派

始興派：以南朝陳雲旗將軍譚瑱為始祖，有族譜。

從化派：以宋初進士譚桓為始祖，譜系不詳。

龍門派：以宋紹興進士譚瑞奇為始祖，譜系不詳。

仁化派：以宋刑部尚書譚伯蒼，自江西虔縣遷仁化；而其伯父洪翁亦官至廣州儒學提舉，居粵。

乃奉其祖父宏帙公為入粵始祖，宗支遍全省，人口數十萬，海外宗僑亦多為其裔。有宏帙公祠在廣州越華路，曰宏帙書舍，規模宏大，即全省之合族祠也。惜抗日戰時已被毀，所幸各房族譜俱全，秩然不紊。（錄自譚氏誌）

上凌譚氏譜序

家之譜，即國之史也。所以記其字諱，別其昭穆，譜之係於人道大矣。珪幼習經書，雖云不才，而報本追遠之義頗知。倘乏家譜，則愈久愈失其傳，後雖有賢俊，弗知其源本焉。爰按舊譜，續成新篇，自吾凌沖鄉開基祖彥實翁前後，無不詳記，以期後人一按覽而無不瞭然。譜誠次玉都閫纘戎，韻詩以繼。

年少雖云學未優，素懷報本豈曾休。

繩其祖武洋洋在，詒厥孫謀滾滾流。

追遠已成昭穆序，受天之祐弟兄週。

余家會亦韋家會，一脈流芳萬古秋。

嘉靖歲次庚戌菊月吉旦 十八世孫 紹珪 頓首書

註釋：紹珪翁字美章，乃稅賢祖房第十八世孫，於明嘉靖庚戌歲（公元 1550 年）授命修譜。

增修譜序

嘗讀左傳，至天子建德、因生賜姓、胙土命氏之句，而知姓源也。統其祖之所自出，百世而不遷，氏流也。別其子孫之所自，分數世而一變也。故其姓一而別為氏者，則或以官、以爵、以國、以謚不等，皆一本之分也。古者姓氏之權出於一，後世姓氏之權出於二，則氏雖本於姓，然漢唐而後，氏又別為一姓矣。故歐陽永叔嘗云：人若昧於姓氏之所自出，則與禽獸何異。蘇老泉曰：秦漢以來，仕者不世，然其賢人君子，猶能識其先人，至百代不泯，無廟無宗，而支派不忘，苗裔不散，皆由有譜在。故曰五世不修譜，大不孝也。信非虛談矣。

余家自虔翁以迄於今，其間奕葉昭穆，與夫字諱及所配姓氏、并所葬墳塋土名，雖旁支亦無遺漏，皆由前人有仁孝二字打點心腸，故我後人得有憑據耳。苟今不重修，則載之舊譜者恐漸朽蠹，未入譜者無由登記。吾輩獨無仁孝之想，而竟聽祖宗之原委詳於前、而缺於後乎？用是苦心增修，庶幾世數及遠近井井有條，尊卑本支脈脈有據，前之所托，後之所承，其在斯乎。

不肖叨著儒衣，未及寸豎，殊覺有愧。然吾鄉中稅吉、稅賢二翁之祠，乃更為快。但分居孫末，難以倡義，所望諸父老有仁孝之忱者，會集通族，協力齊心，共為之振舉也。因增修譜而併及之，譜成，謹依前韻偶成一律，以彰祖德於永久云。

光宗窳呰撫無優，祖德流芳足見休。

奕葉滋榮惟本茂，波瀾湧謚只源流。

四時昭穆四時序，百代箕裘百代週。

萬世按圖還憶我，雲礽世系亙千秋。

萬曆四十年歲次壬子陽月吉旦 二十世孫 向廷 書於尊敬堂

註釋：向廷翁乃宏宗祖房二十世孫，於明萬曆四十年（公元 1612 年）修譜。

重修家譜序

國有史，郡有誌，家有譜，所以記其事也。余之家譜，始修於紹珪翁，續修於向廷翁，世數井然。自順治戊子家禍，各房星散，祠宇蕩然，凡所以妥先靈而序昭穆者無有焉。迨康熙庚戌、辛亥始歸家，兩房子孫睹蓬蒿而愴愴，撫木本而增悲。芟夷墳田，積貯祖嘗，而祀祖於祠地，亦甚慘然。且詢及家譜，多無存者。惟有國元翁之妣陳氏，歷遭七難而不失。此雖陳氏之功，亦祖宗之靈也。鼎範翁對眾領修譜，有志而未逮。辛未冬，鳩工庀材，復建彥實翁祠宇焉，則所以根本而追遠者，亦可以少安矣。但譜牒未續，恐目前昭穆久而或湮。因承父兄所命，將陳氏所存家譜，遺漏者補之，未入譜者登之。雖不敢謂有裨於前人，亦庶幾後之有所考云爾。

康熙歲次壬申孟春吉旦 二十三世孫 孖掖 盥手書

註釋：掖翁乃祖連房二十三世孫，字德珮，於康熙壬申歲（公元 1692 年）寫此序文。記述自順治戊子家禍（公元 1648 年），有二十一世孫重佑及重雅等人勾結盜賊，禍及鄉親，因而各房星散。

補述：有鑑於我族譜就先祖之生死年份，均沿用當時皇帝年號或干支登記，雖然正確，但後人難以查核。乃引用公元年曆對照，將歷代先祖有年份記錄者，補上公元年份，以為後者易於考證。

2011 年 10 月 時年房第三十一世孫 永基 識

上凌鄉開族來源（古稱凌沖）

上凌始祖彥實公，是廣東譚氏仁化派始祖宏帙公之十二世孫，出生年份無記錄。時逢元末變亂，治安不寧，遂由開平龍塘遷居上凌。娶周氏，生二子：長子稅吉，號凌溪；次子稅護。妾林氏，生子稅賢，號瀧溪。

公卒於明洪武二年（公元 1369 年），葬於上凌象山黃泥塘，壬山丙向，距今已有六百四十年矣。由十九世孫開始，各房子孫有字派規定，沿用至今。

字派列下

道純國重 德茂家昌

仁昭時耀 義立世光

承基纘緒 嗣美揚芳

福隆祚永 慶厚胤祥

道純國重 / Dao Chun Guo Zhong

德茂家昌 / De Mao Xia Chang

仁眧時耀/ Ren Chao Shi Yao

義立世光 / Yi Li Shi Guang

承基纘褚 / Cheng Ji Zuan Chu

嗣美揚芳/ Si Mei Yang Fang

福隆祚永/ Fu Long Zuo Yong

慶厚胤祥/ Qing Hou Yin Xiang

About multiple Chinese names & titles, please visit below website:

http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/hbnames-u.html#men

譚氏族譜 原文翻譯英文

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譚氏源流

The Origin of the Tan Clan 

'Tam' (Cantonese pronunciation) and 'Tan' (Putonghua Pinyin) are used interchangeably on this site. 

The history of the Tan Clan dates back to the Zhou Dynasty. The Book of Songs contains records of Lord Tan, ruler of the State of Tan. Under the enfeoffment system of the Zhou royal house, Lord Tan was conferred the title of Viscount and granted the fief of Tan. His descendants inherited the viscountcy for generations, hence also known as the Tan Viscount Lineage.

譚國考據

Historical Research on the Ancient State of Tan

The ancient State of Tan was located some seventy li east of Longshan Town, Licheng District, Jinan, Shandong Province, roughly two miles northeast of Longshan Railway Station. In the Zhou Dynasty, this place was the State of Tan; in the Han Dynasty, it was named Dongpingling County, also known as Pingling County.

In the 16th year of Emperor Wen of Han, it was established as a royal fief kingdom; in the 2nd year of Emperor Jing’s reign, it became the administrative seat of Jinan Commandery. Later the commandery government moved to Licheng, and Pingling declined. Wang Mang renamed it Le’an.

In the 2nd year of Wude under Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, Tan Prefecture was established, and Pingling County restored. In the 6th year of Zhenguan, it was placed under Qi Prefecture; in the 17th year, it was renamed Quanjie County. In the Song Dynasty, it belonged to Licheng of Qi Prefecture and was referred to as the Ancient Tan City, later known as Dongpingling Town. In the Qing Dynasty, it fell under Pingyin County.

In the 24th year of the Republic of China, the Shandong Provincial Government jointly formed an archaeological research team with the Academia Sinica. They excavated the ruins of the ancient Tan capital northeast of Longshan Town, Jinan, unearthing a wealth of cultural relics including pottery, bronze and jade artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, confirming the site as the authentic old capital of the State of Tan.

譚以國為氏

Tan Adopted the State Name as Clan Surname

Descendants of Lord Tan passed down their lineage hereditarily, retaining the State of Tan for generations. In the 13th year of King Zhuang of Zhou (684 BC, the 10th year of Duke Zhuang of Lu), the State of Tan was conquered by the State of Qi. The Lord of Tan fled to Ju. Thereafter his descendants scattered across the land and adopted Tan — the name of their former state — as their clan surname, a tradition spanning over 2,600 years to this day.

廣東譚氏 分始興、從化、龍門、仁化四派

The Tan Clan in Guangdong is divided into four major branches:

Shixing, Conghua, Longmen and Renhua.

1. Shixing Branch: Founded by Tan Tian, General of the Cloud Banner in the Chen Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties, with complete genealogical records.

2. Conghua Branch: Founded by Tan Huan, jinshi scholar in the early Song Dynasty; genealogy details unrecorded.

3. Longmen Branch: Founded by Tan Ruiqi, jinshi scholar of the Shaoxing reign in the Song Dynasty; genealogy details unrecorded.

4. Renhua Branch: Founded by Tan Bocang, Minister of Justice in the Song Dynasty, who moved from Qian County, Jiangxi to Renhua. His uncle Hong Weng also served as Director of Confucian Education in Guangzhou and settled in Guangdong.

Subsequently, Hongzhi Gong (Grandfather of Tan Bocang) was honored as the Ancestor Who First Entered Guangdong. His clans spread across the whole province, numbering hundreds of thousands, with many overseas descendants belonging to this lineage.

The Hongzhi Ancestral Hall once stood at Yuehua Road in Guangzhou, known as Hongzhi Academy — a grand clan shrine for all Tan branches across Guangdong. It was destroyed during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Fortunately, genealogical records of each branch survived intact, preserving the lineage clearly without disorder.

(Excerpted from Records of the Tan Clan)

上凌譚氏譜序

Preface to the Genealogy of the Tan Clan of Shangling

A family genealogy is to a clan what official history is to a nation. It records given names, courtesy names, and distinguishes generational order and seniority; hence its significance to human ethics is profound.

From childhood I studied classics, and though modest in talent, I well understand the duty of honoring ancestors and tracing origins. Without a family genealogy, lineage fades with time, and later generations, however wise and outstanding, shall never know their ancestral roots.

Following old genealogical records, I compiled this new edition, documenting in full all ancestors from Yan Shi Weng — the founding ancestor of Lingchong Township — onward, so that descendants may read and understand the complete lineage at a glance. I close the preface with a regulated verse in the inherited rhyme:

Though young in years and unrefined in learning,

My heart has ever cherished honoring ancestors.

Ancestral virtue endures in unbroken legacy,

Blessing posterity with endless flowing grace.

Tracing origins sets the order of generations,

Heaven’s blessing unites all brethren as one.

Our clan gathering equals the Wei clan’s renown,

One noble lineage flows fragrant through eternal autumn.

Written in reverence by the 18th-generation descendant Shao Gui

On an auspicious day of the ninth lunar month, the Gengxu year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty

Note: Shao Gui Weng, courtesy name Meizhang, was a descendant of the Shuixian Branch. He undertook genealogy revision in the Gengxu year of the Jiajing reign (1550 AD).

增修譜序

Preface to the Revised Genealogy

I once read the Zuo Zhuan, which states: “The Son of Heaven establishes virtue; bestows surnames by birth; grants fiefs and clan names.” From this we understand the origin of surnames.

A surname unites all descendants from one ancestor, unchanged through a hundred generations. Clan divisions branch from the main lineage, separating every several generations. Thus one original surname may divide into multiple clan lines, differentiated by official title, rank, state fief, or posthumous title — all stemming from one common root.

In ancient times, surname and clan authority were unified; after the Han and Tang dynasties, clans evolved into independent surnames. Ouyang Xiu once said: “He who is ignorant of his ancestral origin is no different from beasts.” Su Xun remarked: “Since the Qin and Han dynasties, official positions ceased to be hereditary. Yet virtuous and noble families still preserve ancestral heritage for a hundred generations — maintaining ancestral halls and clan bonds without dispersion — all made possible by genealogical records.” Hence the saying: “To neglect genealogy revision for five generations is grave unfilial piety.” This is no empty saying.

Our lineage has passed down from Qian Weng to the present. Generational succession, given names, spouses’ surnames, and burial locations are fully recorded even for collateral branches — all preserved by the virtue of benevolence and filial piety of our forebears, granting later generations clear reference.

If we fail to revise the genealogy now, old records risk decay and loss, and new descendants will remain unregistered. Shall we lack the heart of benevolence and filial piety, allowing ancestral heritage to be fully recorded by earlier generations yet broken and incomplete thereafter?

With sincere effort I undertook this revision, arranging generational order clearly and uniting main and branch lineages coherently, honoring the legacy of predecessors and securing reference for posterity.

Though wearing the robe of a Confucian scholar, I have achieved little in life and feel profound humility. Yet our clan’s ancestral halls of Shuji and Shuxian branches are worthy of preservation. As a junior descendant I cannot take the lead alone, and earnestly hope all elders of the clan share the spirit of benevolence and filial piety, uniting the whole clan to uphold this legacy.

Upon completing the revised genealogy, I again compose a regulated verse in the inherited rhyme to glorify ancestral virtue for eternity:

Honoring ancestors lies in upholding virtue,

Ancestral fragrance endures beyond all doubt.

Branches flourish only when the root is strong,

Waves surge forth only from an abundant source.

Seasonal rituals uphold generational order,

Hereditary blessings prosper through a hundred ages.

May future generations view this record and remember me,

Our noble lineage shared through endless centuries.

Written by the 20th-generation descendant Xiang Ting

In the Respect Hall, on an auspicious day of the tenth lunar month, the Renzi year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty

Note: Xiang Ting Weng was a descendant of the Hongzong Branch. He revised the genealogy in the 40th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1612 AD).

重修家譜序

Preface to the Recompiled Family Genealogy

Nations have official histories, prefectures have local records, and families have genealogies — all to record events and preserve heritage.

Our genealogy was first compiled by Shao Gui Weng and continued by Xiang Ting Weng, arranging generations in perfect order. In the Wuzi year of the Shunzhi reign, clan disaster scattered all branches; ancestral halls lay desolate, with no proper place to honor ancestors or regulate generational rank.

It was not until the Gengxu and Xinhai years of the Kangxi reign that surviving clansmen returned home. Gazing upon overgrown ruins stirred profound sorrow; reflecting on ancestral roots deepened grief. They cleared ancestral graves and inherited clan estates to resume worship at the original shrine site, yet in humble and desolate circumstances.

Worse still, most family genealogies were lost. Only Madam Chen, wife of Yuangu Weng, preserved one copy through seven perils — a blessing of ancestral spirit as much as her own virtue.

Ding Fan Weng led the clan in desiring genealogy revision yet passed away before fulfilling the task. In the Xinwei winter, clansmen raised funds and materials to rebuild the Yan Shi Weng Ancestral Hall, settling the duty of honoring ancestors and tracing origins. Yet without updated genealogical records, generational order risks fading with time.

Entrusted by elders and elders, I supplemented omissions in the genealogy preserved by Madam Chen and registered unrecorded descendants. Though daring not to claim merit equal to predecessors, I strive to provide clear reference for future generations.

Written with reverence by the 23rd-generation descendant Maye

On an auspicious day of the first lunar month, the RenShen year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty

Note: Maye Weng, courtesy name Depei, was a descendant of the Zulian Branch. He wrote this preface in the RenShen year of the Kangxi reign (1692 AD). The text records the clan disaster of the Wuzi year of the Shunzhi reign (1648 AD), when the 21st-generation descendants Chongyou and Chongya colluded with bandits, bringing calamity to the township and scattering clan families.

Supplementary Note: Traditional genealogies record ancestral birth and passing years by imperial reign titles and heavenly stems-and-earthly branches. Though accurate, these are hard for later generations to verify. This edition cross-references Gregorian calendar years for all ancestors with dated records, facilitating future research.

Composed by Wing Ki, 31st-generation descendant of the Shinian Branch

October 2011

上凌鄉開族來源（古稱凌沖）

The Founding Origin of Shangling Township (Ancient Name: Lingchong)

Yan Shi Gong, the founding ancestor of Shangling, was the 12th-generation descendant of Hongzhi Gong — founding ancestor of the Renhua Branch of the Tan Clan in Guangdong. His birth year is unrecorded. Amid chaos in the late Yuan Dynasty and widespread unrest, he moved from Longtang, Kaiping to settle in Shangling.

He married Lady Zhou and had two sons: the eldest Shuji, art name Lingxi; the second Shuhu. By his concubine Lady Lin, he had a third son Shuxian, art name Longxi.

The ancestor passed away in the 2nd year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1369 AD) and was buried at Huangnitang, Elephant Hill, Shangling, facing south by north ren mountain orientation. Over six hundred and forty years have passed to this day.

Starting from the 19th generation, a fixed generation naming poem was established for all branch descendants, still in use today.

字派 輩份詩

Generational Naming Poem

Dao Chun Guo Chong

De Mao Jia Chang

Ren Zhao Shi Yao

Yi Li Shi Guang

Cheng Ji Zuan Xu

Si Mei Yang Fang

Fu Long Yong Shou

Qing Hou Yin Xiang