Xiang Tu

Xiang Tu
Chinese相土
Literal meaning(personal name)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiàng Tǔ
Wade–GilesHsiang4 T'u3
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSeung Tóu
Cheng Du
Chinese乘杜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChéng Dù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSìhng Dou6

Xiang Tu (Chinese: 相土; pinyin: Xiàng Tǔ; ? – ?) was an ancient Chinese noble, an ancestor of the Shang dynasty. His family name is Zi (子), and his other name is Cheng Du (乘杜). His hometown is in Shangqiu (商丘), Henan (河南), and he was the third leader of the Predynastic Shang.