Ancient China · Aristocrat

Hou Chengzi 郈成子

Attested c. BC 500

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hou Chengzi was an aristocrat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. BC 500 分宅
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 14, passage 273

Events and relationships

Divided house for orphans
Charitable · Benefactor
Directly stated · Book of Liang 14, passage 273

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 14Volume 14: Jiang Yan; Ren Fang · 1 passage

自昔把臂之英，金蘭之友，曾無羊舌下泣之仁，寧慕郈成分宅之德。 Of all those arm-clasping heroes, those gold-and-orchid friends—not one wept Yangshe Xi's tears below the bier; who would emulate Hou Chengzi's virtue of dividing his house?