Genre History series Original language(s) Cantonese First episode date 16 February 2011 Number of episodes 26 | Country of origin Hong Kong No. of episodes 26 Network Asia Television Language Standard Cantonese | |
Presented by Spencer Leung (Chinese: 梁思浩) Running time 30 minutes each episode | ||
Seek for Surname History (Chinese: 尋找百姓家) is a TV series broadcast by ATV in Hong Kong in 2011. Each episode is dedicated to telling some of the legendary stories that belong to the Chinese surnames in the Hundred Family Surnames ancient text.
Production
The first season features 26 episodes hosted by Spencer Leung (Chinese: 梁思浩). The content is not limited to just the five big surnames, but also covers lesser known names.
Many of the stories are legacy stories researched from ancient family trees that go back hundreds to thousands of years. Some of the stories focus on how the surname ended up in Hong Kong.
References
Seek for Surname History Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA