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The [|Situ] clan in China traces its origins in its current Chinese characters to the Minister of the Masses, as documented in the Three Ducal Ministers of the Eastern Han dynasty. The title is referred to as a ‘Minister’, but the title could also be interpreted as a ‘Master’. For instance one of the three Ministers, Dà Sīmǎ, could be translated as the, ‘Master of War’, since the literal translation would be more appropriately and literally translated as the ‘Master of Horses’, the Horse, being a key component of warfare.

The ’Si’ character can also be translated as a Master, by the ‘Hand in Fist’ iconography.

The last documented Situ, was Wang Yun of the Eastern Han and significantly a key character in the Eastern Han Dynasty, leading to the Fall of the Dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdom period China. Both are of the most documented periods in Chinese [|Imperial History]. And is best known, in perhaps the most famous Chinese historical novel, [|Romance of the Three Kingdoms].

It is believed by contemporary Situ Clan members that the Family receives its namesake through the history of [|Wang Yun]. Wang Yun is revered for his respect for the Rule of Law and for his capacity as the ‘Manager of the Affairs of the Masters Writing’ to which it recognizes the role of egalitarianism in education as an open door for achievement.

The Ancestors of Wang Yun perhaps had hidden for many centuries, as they faced [|annihilation] immediately and through family folklore passed down through generations, for one transgression or another. It should be noted that the family mythology points to acting with good intentions, but nonetheless, regarded as treason. It was common, that many Han clans had migrated to Southern China as a result of the turmoil through many succeeding Dynasties.

[|Today], it is almost 100 % certain, that if you know someone with the Situ surname, anywhere in the World, that they can trace their lineage back to Chikan, Hoiping in Guangdong Province, China. This is documented by direct lineage through the Seto Library in Chikan and through the Hong Kong Seto Association dating back roughly 1,000 years. Situ clan members can be proud of both their Han and Yue ancestry and through their union with the Sit clan in Guangdong.

The Situ Clan pays homage to its ancestry in the Situ Library and Situ School founded in [|Chikan], recognized as a Unesco World Heritage Site.