Shim (Surname)
Shim or Sim is a Korean surname. There are six Shim clans in Korea based in the regions of Cheongsong, Pungsan, Samcheok, Buyu, Uiryeong, and Jeonju. The biggest Shim clan is Cheongsong; they comprise about 85% of the all those with the surname Shim. Fourteen percent of all Korean Shims are members of the Pungsan and Samcheok clans. As of 2000, there were 252,255 people with this surname in South Korea, less than 1% of the population. Emblem of Cheongsong Shim. The Cheongsong Shim clan's emblem depicts rivers, pines, and the Hanja for Shim. In Korea, rivers  and pines signify human longevity. The circle was modeled on the Sun and the Moon, which symbolize that descendants will move forward, succeed, and be worthy of their ancestors. Genealogical table. In 2002, a version of Cheongsong Shim genealogical tables was published as a book. It includes 10 volumes of genealogical tables, an index, and an introduction to the history of the Cheongsong Shim clan. According to an officer of the Cheongsong Shim, they will eventually publish other genealogical tables on the internet. Family feud. When the tomb of Yun Gwan was rediscovered in the 18th century, it sparked a  300-year-old family feud between the Yun and Shim clans. The reason for the feud was because a member of the Shim clan was buried uphill from Yun Gwan's tomb, destroying part of the original tomb in the process. The feud was finally settled in 2008.