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Qiao may refer to: * Qiao (surname), a common pronunciation for some Chinese surnames, such as 喬 and 橋. * Qiao (橋), Chinese character for "bridge". * Qiao (譙), a location in ancient China which corresponds to present-day Bozhou Bozhou () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It borders Huaibei to the northeast, Bengbu to the southeast, Huainan to the south, Fuyang to the southwest, and Henan to the north. Its population was 4,996,844 at ...
, Anhui. also an ancient Chinese surname. {{dab ...
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Qiao (surname)
Qiáo () is the 96th most common last name in China. The Qiaos are descendants of the Jī (surname), Ji (姬) family. This name was named after a mountain. According to the legend, the ancient king Yellow Emperor, Huang Di was buried in mountain of Qiao Shan (Huangling County, Huangling in Shaanxi). Some of Huang Di's descendants were responsible for taking care of his grave, and they eventually adopted Qiao as their last name, originally using "橋" before changing to "喬" later. Many people with this South of Shangqiu in Henan Province. During the Three Kingdoms, there were Two Qiaos, two famous Qiao sisters who were known for their beauty. The older sister, Daqiao, was married to Sun Ce, a founder of Eastern Wu, Wu kingdom. The younger sister, Xiaoqiao, was married to the famous general Zhou Yu. Alternate spellings *Chiao *Kiu Notable people * Tien Kieu, Vietnamese Australian politician * Roy Chiao (喬宏 1927 – 1999) was a British Hong Kong-era Chinese actor * Qiao Ren ...
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