Kwee Tiong Hok

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Kwee Tiong Hok, also known as Kwee Ang Hok, was a native of Quanzhou, Anxi, Fujian Province. Born in the year of Tongguang in Later Tang, he was known for his piety from childhood. He worked herding sheep for the Yeoh family and was deeply filial, always returning home to serve his parents.

When

First attested
923 CE
Attested period
923 – 926
Historical notes
Born in the year of Tongguang in Later Tang.

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“His birth name was Kwee Tiong Hok (郭忠福) or Kwee Ang Hok (郭洪福), a native of Quanzhou, Anxi, Fujian Province, born in the year of Tongguang in Later Tang, on the 22nd day of the 2nd lunar month, and his family lived at the foot of Kwee Mountain for many generations.”

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