The origin of "Xi" is to change the surname. According to Guang Yun, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the doctor of the State of Jin talked about his books and records of the State of Jin, so he took his books as his surname. In the Qin and Han dynasties, the descendants of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, avoided the taboo of his own name and changed his surname to Xi, which was close in sound. Family celebrity Hou, a native of Xiangyang in the Tang Dynasty, was born in a scholarly family. He is honest, has no desire and will not be swayed by powerful people. Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty wrote poems in Yuan Pavilion. Among the ministers, Yu Shi is the most famous, and is called the poet's crown. During the Tianbao period (742-755 AD), the official was the minister of rites.
Geocentric distribution
Pingliang, Gansu. In Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province province, Xi's surname did not enter the top 100. Xi's surname has a long history. It is said that when Emperor Yao of the Tang Dynasty was still an ancient emperor, an old man named Wang created a song that caused a sensation. Emperor Yao respected him very much and named him "Xi Stone". His descendants take "Xi" as their surname. During the Warring States Period, there was a doctor in the State of Jin named "Bo", who was in charge of the study of Confucian classics in the State of Jin. His descendants take "Ji" as their surname. Later, in order to avoid the taboo of Chu overlord Jixiang, Ji Xiang changed his surname to Xi. After Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang, some people changed the surname of "Xi" back to "Ji", but others did not change it, which continues to this day. Xi's surname later developed into a noble family in Anding County, and was known as the King of Anding in the world.
Xi surname history
Xi is one of the oldest surnames in China with a history of at least 4,200 years. "Do it at sunrise and rest at sunset; Dig wells to drink water, plow fields to eat; What is Dili to me? " -This famous song "Digging the Earth" is familiar to everyone in China and catchy. As we all know, The Song of Breaking the Earth and the other Anti-Qu Ballad are the two oldest poems in China. According to Records of the Five Emperors, Song of Digging the Earth was written by an old man who planted crops in Xiangling (now Sui County, Henan Province) when Emperor Yao ruled the world in ancient times. The old man often sings "digging the earth" after farming, and it gradually spreads. Although the name of the teacher Xi in the Emperor Yao era is unknown, it provides the most concrete evidence for the surname Xi in ancient China. This is exactly what is recorded in "Wan's General Spectrum": "In the era, the old man of Tusang, surnamed Yao Zun, was a teacher". From this point of view, although China people with the surname Xi are not the most, they have a history of at least 4,300 years and are one of the oldest surnames in China. More than 4000 years ago, there was a man named Xi in Sui County, Henan Province. By the time of the Chu-Han War more than 2000 years ago, a new family appeared in Shaanxi of the State of Jin, that is, the surname of Ji was changed to. The appearance of this branch of the Xi family is recorded in detail in books such as Garden of Surnames and Compilation of Surnames. "Xingyuan" first pointed out: "Dr. Jin talked about Zubo's book because of his surname and learned Jin Jing"; Then the Collection of Surnames went on to point out: "After talking about surnames, Dr. Jin talked about thirteen generations of grandchildren, avoiding the name of Xiang Yu and changing his name. He first moved to the Kanto Haozu, Xi moved to his family and settled in Jingxing. " Xi's family, originated from an ancient teacher, originated in Henan; Xi family's ancestral home is Shaanxi, belonging to the Jin nationality in the Spring and Autumn Period. Referring to the record of "looking for stability and welcoming Jing" in the Book of Surnames, it is found that the stability and welcoming Jing before the Tang Dynasty are all in Gansu today; In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Xi family flourished in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, which shows that the early Xi family should be active in northern China. During the Tianbao period of Emperor Tang and Ming Dynasties, the brilliance of poetry was the highest in all previous dynasties. At this time, among the many literati in the whole court, Yu Yu was praised as the "poet's crown" by the emperor's imperial mouth, and he was also an outstanding child of Xiangyang family to carry forward the school spirit. It is said that once Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty personally went to Yuanting to compose poems, and the monarch and the minister were in harmony. After the emperor's personal selection, he thought Yu's poems were the best, so he won the unparalleled honor of "the crown of poems". More than 300 years ago, in the late Ming Dynasty, the Xi family, which had been active in the Central Plains, had appeared all over the south. Xi in the last years of Chongzhen lived in Yao 'an, Yunnan at that time.
Xi surname character
Xi Dan: Jinzhong, a native of Henan in the Song Dynasty, was able to write poetry at the age of seven. He was a scholar during Yuan Feng's reign. He wrote a letter to talk about the current situation and put forward a practical plan. Zong Shen thought it was timely and adopted his suggestion. It has been smooth sailing since then. Official to official assistant minister, Mo Ge straight bachelor. He has served as the magistrate of Chengdu twice and has a good political voice. He was promoted to a great scholar in the ancient temple. Xi Shumin: (A.D. 19 13 ~ 1970), born in Dawu, Hubei. Major General of China People's Liberation Army. Xi Hui Kai: (A.D. 1943 to present), born in Jiangshan, Zhejiang. A famous expert in internal medicine. Xi Murong: A famous poet, essayist and painter. My ancestral home is Ming 'an Banner of Chahar League in Inner Mongolia. After being a Mongolian royal family, my grandmother was a royal princess and later settled in Taiwan Province Province with her family. Xi Juan: Taiwan Province Romantic Novel Writer.