Bing (Chinese surname)
Introduction '''Bing''' is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written  in Chinese character. It is romanized '''Ping''' in Wade–Giles. Bing is listed 214th in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.
Origin During the Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BC), a government minister of the State of Qi (in modern-day Shandong province) was enfeoffed at the settlement of Bing. He and his descendants adopted Bing as their surname.
Notable people * Bing Ji (邴吉; died 55 AD), Han dynasty chancellor* Bing Yuan (邴原), Eastern Han politician* Bing Zhigang (邴志刚; born 1957), Vice-Governor of Liaoning province
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