The Chang family poem For centuries, Cindy Chang’s family has named its sons using words from a poem. The past six generations: Great-great-grandfather
Light from the lake reflects the Big Dipper
Hu (Lake)
Hu-zao (Fertile Lake)
Great-grandfather Guang (Light)
Guang-xin (Shining Prosperity)
Grandfather Xuan (Reflects/announces)
Xuan-yao (Announcing Brilliance)
Generations delight at the Golden Age
Father, uncle Bei-dwo (Northern Bell)
Bei (North) – First character in “Big Dipper”
Bei-jiann (Northern Key)
Brother, cousins Dou (Dipper)
Tian (Heavenly)
Tian-shu (Heavenly Axis)
Tian-chuan Tian-dong (Heavenly Authority) (Heavenly Pillar)
“Dipper” changed to the more poetic “heavenly” Nephews Shi (World) – First character in “generations” Source: Chang family Graphic: Cindy Chang, Khang Nguyen, Los Angeles Times
Shi-jun (World No. 1 Talented, Smart, Handsome Man)
Shi-xia (World Knight)
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