Suo Fei Er is Zheng He’s ancestor, who left for country Song and settled down in
Xianyang.His fifth generation descendant Sayyid Shams al-Din served 18 official positions in
Xianyang, during which he observed people’s sentiments, concerned people’s lives, attached
importance to constructing water conservancy, ran schools and established the infrastructure
of the towns.His political achievements were very prominent and he was deeply loved by the
people.He contributed a lot to the development of the origin of“silk road”culture,
especially to the water conservancy projects that was built and used for, and appraised by
the following generations.Zheng He also descended Xian to visit his friends, offered
sacrifices to his ancestors, and rebuilt Huajue Temple and Great Mosque, which reflected the
long-standing relationship between his family and Xian.Sayyid family’s cultural contribution
to Xianyang is officially recognized and appraised by the folks.According to various
historical data, Xianyang is the birthplace of Sayyid’s family, the root of the tens of
thousands of descendants.The Sayyid’s tomb is most likely located in Mijiayan in Xian.