Examining the origin of the Menghe Ma' family and its lineage-Ma Peizhi

Abstract

Ma Peizhi (1820-1903) was one of the medical representatives in the Menghe School of Chinese Medicine. He was born into a medical family, and used the surname Ma () when practicing medicine. In fact, his ancestral family name was Jiang () and he was also known as Jiang Wenzhi (). Based on the Genealogy of the Menghe Jiang' Family (fragment now), Genealogy of the Jiangyin Jiang' Family and other relevant materials, in particular, the previous research by other scholars, it was found that the reason for the surname change of Menghe Jiang' family -- the surname Ma drew attention of patients but not the surname Jiang. It was also found that the first generation with the surname Ma was Jiang Ermao and the six generations were the Ma Peizhi.Ma Peizhi (1820-1903) was one of the medical representatives in the Menghe School of Chinese Medicine. He was born into a medical family, and used the surname Ma () when practicing medicine. In fact, his ancestral family name was Jiang () and he was also known as Jiang Wenzhi (). Based on the Genealogy of the Menghe Jiang' Family (fragment now), Genealogy of the Jiangyin Jiang' Family and other relevant materials, in particular, the previous research by other scholars, it was found that the reason for the surname change of Menghe Jiang' family -- the surname Ma drew attention of patients but not the surname Jiang. It was also found that the first generation with the surname Ma was Jiang Ermao and the six generations were the Ma Peizhi.