A large number of domestic and foreign experts confirmed after research that the surname Yan originated from the Xiaozhu (pronounced "Zhu") country in the Spring and Autumn Period, which is now located in Shanting District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. "The excavation of the noble cemetery of the Xiaozhu Kingdom in the early Spring and Autumn Period in 2002 provides the final conclusion that the Chinese surname Yan originated from the Xiaozhu Kingdom. A large number of archaeological excavations have proved this." Professor of Qufu Normal University, World Yan Family Yan Jingqin, consultant of the Clan Association, said at an academic seminar held recently. This conclusion was recognized by 39 participating experts including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, and the University of London. In June 2002, a villager in Dongjiang Village, Shanting District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province discovered a large group of tombs while collecting soil. Archaeological experts immediately conducted rescue excavations and discovered 6 tombs and 103 funerary objects. Among them, there are more than 40 bronze burial objects. There is an inscription around the mouth of the bronze Li, which contains 15 words: "Zhu You's father, his wife, and his son Cao Bao, his eyebrows and longevity will be treasured forever." The inscriptions on the four bronze Li's are the same, and experts have confirmed that these four Li's are the same. It was written by You, the first king of Xiaozhu Kingdom, for his son. Cao Shuqin, a researcher at the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and others confirmed that one of the six tombs is the tomb of You, the first king of Xiaozhu Kingdom. Xiaozhu Kingdom was a feudal state in the Spring and Autumn Period, but for a long time it only existed in ancient books such as "Spring and Autumn" and "Zuo Zhuan" and was not confirmed. This archaeological discovery in Dongjiang Village has settled the unsolved historical mystery of Xiaozhu Kingdom. . According to historical records, the Zhulou tribe was established by the descendants of the Yellow Emperor long before the Yin and Shang Dynasties. After King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he adopted a feudal system. Zhu Lou was granted the title of a vassal state, called Zhu, and its ancient capital was in Yang of Mount Yi (now in Zoucheng). During the regency of Zhou Gongdan, in order to weaken the power of the vassal states, he adopted the method of divide and rule. He used the appearance of Yi's father in the Zhu state to contribute to the Zhou family and granted his second son You the land, so it was called the state of Zhu. Because it was separated from the Zhu State, it was named Xiaozhu State. Xiaozhu State has experienced the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and the Qin Dynasty, which lasted for more than 600 years. Professor Yan said that after You were enfeoffed, the Duke of Zhu with the surname Cao became another tribe, and his descendants were not allowed to continue to use Cao as their surname. Xiaozhu State was a feudal state with the surname Yan in the Zhou Dynasty, so the surname Yan was the national surname of Xiaozhu State. After You established the country, according to the practice at that time, he took the character "Yan" from his father, Duke Wugong Yi of Zhu, as his surname, and Xiaozhu became a country with the surname Yan. You were called "Yan You" in the Yan family genealogy, and at the same time, he was revered as "Yan You". The ancestor of the surname Yan. This is the origin of the Yan family. Professor Yan said that all the genealogies preserved by the Yan family in the world list Yan You as the ancestor, which fully proves that all the Yan family members in the world are descendants of Yan You in Xiaozhu country. The discovery of the tomb of You, the first king of the Xiaozhu Kingdom, and the bronze inscriptions verify the conclusion that the surname Yan originated from the Xiaozhu Kingdom, and provide substantial evidence for tracing the origin of the surname Yan. After the excavation of the tombs of the nobles of Xiaozhu Kingdom, it not only attracted widespread attention from the archaeological and historical circles at home and abroad, but also people with the surname Yan from some Southeast Asian countries and Taiwan, China, came to Zaozhuang to recognize their ancestors. Regarding the glorious family history of the Yan family, "Surname Compilation" " and "Tongzhi" and other books have very detailed records: Emperor Zhuanxu's son was called Cheng, and his son was called Laotong. Laotong gave birth to two sons, Chongli and Wu Hui, both of whom served as emperor's guards. Huozheng is the so-called Zhu Rong clan. Among them, Wu Hui's son Lu Zhong gave birth to six more sons, namely Fan, Huilian, 0713, Laiyan, An, and Jilian. When King Wu of Zhou raised an army to destroy Zhou and Guang and enfeoffed the princes, he gave birth to his son Lu Zhong. A descendant of Wu'an named Jie was granted a title in Zhu, which is now southeast of Zouxian County, Shandong Province. It was initially a vassal state of Lu. Later, when it was passed down to Yifu, because Yifu's character was Yan , "Gongyang Zhuan" called him Yan Gong, so the descendants of Yi's father also took the surname of "Wang Fu's surname" from then on. However, according to the records in "Tongzhi Clan Brief", there is another branch of the Yan family. The book says: "Chulangya originated from Lu Boqin. The people who gathered food from Yanyi became the clan." The ancestor of this branch of the Yan family was Boqin, and Boqin was made in the early Zhou Dynasty. The son of Zhou Gong, who was fond of rituals. Since Zhou Gong was left in the capital by the Emperor Zhou to assist the royal family, he sealed his eldest son Boqin in the State of Lu, with a distinguished and glorious status. Therefore, the origin of this branch of the Yan family can be traced back to the Duke of Zhou who made great contributions to traditional culture, and even to the sage king King Wen of Zhou, whose family background is equally brilliant. As mentioned above, the surname Yan has two different sources. One is from Lu Zhong, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu, and the other is from Boqin, the son of Duke Zhou. However, if we go further back, Emperor Zhuanxu is the descendant of Huangdi. The grandson's surname is Ji, and King Wen of Zhou's family is also a descendant of the Yellow Emperor's surname Ji. So after all calculations, although the two Yan's got their surnames in different ways depending on the time and place, they are actually descendants of the same bloodline from the Yellow Emperor. . The two Yan surnames also have one thing in common, that is, they all originated in what is now Shandong Province. No wonder the people with the Yan surname who became famous in the pre-Qin period were either from the Lu State or the Qi State at that time. The celebrities of the Yan family in the pre-Qin period are like the faintly shining stars in the sky. Although they are so far away, their brilliance has remained the same for thousands of years. The largest, brightest and most admired star among them is probably the most proud disciple of Confucius, Yan Hui. . Yan Hui was repeatedly praised by Confucius during his lifetime, and after his death, he was admired by hundreds of millions of people. He was regarded as a model of Confucianism, and no one ever expressed any objection. The descendants of Yan Hui, like the descendants of Confucius, also have a certain ranking, so they have clear lines when traced back. This is of course where they are luckier than other surnames.
Later in the early Tang Dynasty, the descendants of Yan Hui began with the great scholar Yan Shigu. His knowledge and achievements were both immortal, making the Yan family's reputation deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Yan Shigu was the thirty-seventh generation grandson of Yan Hui. His contribution to traditional scholarship is unparalleled by few. Yan Zhenqing became even more famous. Not only did he remain famous for his powerful cursive calligraphy, but his illustrious achievements in being loyal to the Tang Dynasty throughout his life deserve a special mention. There are so many outstanding celebrities with the surname Yan in history. In addition to the Yan Hui lineage and below, Yan Yanyuan of the Song Dynasty in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and Yan Yuan of the Qing Dynasty also achieved great achievements and merits. Literati in traditional culture.
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