Kong is a Chinese and Korean surname. It can also be written as Kung in Taiwan, Hung in Hong Kong, Khổng in Vietnam, and Gong in Korea. There are around 2.1 million people with this surname in China i
Portrait of Confucius
The Duke Yansheng, literally "Honorable Overflowing with Wisdom", sometimes translated as Holy Duke of Yen, was a Chinese title of nobility. It was originally created as a marquis title in the Western
Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong
The spirit way of Kong Yanjin, the 59th-generation senior-line direct descendant of Confucius and Duke Yansheng, in the Cemetery of Confucius, Qufu.
Mansion of South Branch of Kong family in Quzhou, Zhejiang
Kong Lingyi (孔令貽, 1872–1919) in 1904, the last Duke Yansheng in the Qing dynasty. After the 1911 Revolution, he retained the title during the time of the Beiyang government till his death.