Xue

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Xue is the pinyin (romanization) of the Chinese surname 薛 (Xuē); also known as Hsueh in Romanic (Wade-Giles) in oversea Chinese. The family name is carried by the descendant of Meng Chang Jun of fedual state of 薛 in Zhou dynasty. Xue can also be a Chinese given name.

[edit] Famous people surnamed 薛:

• Xue Baochai, character in Dream of the Red Chamber
• Xue Haifeng, athlete
• Xue Huan, wife of Kieran King
• Xue Ji, Tang dynasty calligrapher
• Xue Jinghua, the prima ballerina of the ballet Red Detachment of Women
• Xue Ren Gui, Field marshal and chief commander of Royal Guard of Tang Dynasty
• Xue Wei, painter
• Xue Yue, Chinese Army commander of World war II.

[edit] Famous people with Xue as given name

• Shen Xue, 2002 World figure skating champion