After textual research by a large number of experts at home and abroad, it is confirmed that Yan's family originated from Xiaozhu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, Shanting in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. "The Xiao Chuo aristocratic cemetery excavated in the early Spring and Autumn Period of 2002 is the final conclusion of the theory that the Yan surname in China's surname originated from Xiao Chuo. A large number of archaeological excavations have proved this. " Yan, a professor at Qufu Normal University and consultant of the World Yanshi Clan Association, said at a recent academic seminar. This conclusion has been recognized by 39 experts from China Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University and University of London. In June, 2002, a villager in Dongjiang Village, Shanting, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province found a large group of tombs while taking soil. Archaeologists immediately carried out rescue excavation, found 6 tombs, and unearthed funerary objects 103, including more than 40 bronzes. There is an inscription on the edge of the bronze mouth, which reads *** 15: "Cao Bao, son of You Zhu's father, long live his eyebrows." The inscriptions on the four bronze medals are the same, so experts confirmed that these four bronze medals were made by Xiaoguo's first monarch friend for his son. Cao Shuqin, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, confirmed that one of the six tombs was the tomb of Xiaoguo's first monarch friend. Xiaoguo was a vassal state in the Spring and Autumn Period, but it only existed in ancient books such as Chunqiu and Zuozhuan for a long time, and it has not been confirmed. This archaeological discovery in Dongjiang Village has solved the historical unsolved case of Xiaoguo. According to historical records, as early as before the Shang Dynasty, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor established the Gulou tribe. After the destruction of the Shang Dynasty, the enfeoffment system was implemented, Lou was made a vassal state, and the ancient capital was in Yishanyang (now Zoucheng). During the regency, in order to weaken the power of the vassal state, the method of divide and rule was adopted, and the father of the country made contributions to the Zhou family and sealed the land of the second son's friends, so it was called the title of the country. It was named because it was separated from the State of Guo. Xiaoguo experienced more than 600 years in Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period and Qin Dynasty. Professor Yan said that after his friend was blocked, he was already another faction to Cao Gong, and his descendants could not continue to take Cao as their surname. Xiaoguo is a vassal state of Yan surname in Zhou Dynasty, so Yan surname is the national surname of Xiaoguo. After you became a country, according to the practice at that time, taking the word "Yan" as the surname, Xiao Chuo became the country of Yan. In Yan's genealogy, you are called "Yan You", and at the same time you are honored as the ancestor of Yan. This is the origin of Yan. Professor Yan said that Yan You is listed as the ancestor in the genealogy of Yan surname preserved in the world, which fully shows that all Yan surnames in the world are descendants of Xiao Guo Yan You. The discovery of the tomb of Shi Junyou and the bronze inscription confirmed the theory of Yan's coming out and provided strong evidence for Yan's traceability. After the excavation of noble tombs, not only did it attract extensive attention from archaeology and historians at home and abroad, but also some people with strict surnames from Southeast Asian countries and Taiwan Province Province of China came to Zaozhuang to recognize their ancestors. The compilation of surnames, annals and other books have very detailed records: the son of Emperor Zhuan Xu was named Yan, and the son was named Lao Tong, who gave birth to two sons, both of whom served successively. Among them, Lu Zhong, her son, gave birth to six more sons, namely Fan, Huilian, 07 13, Lai Yan, An,. When Zhou Wuwang was forced to destroy the princes, a descendant of the old Wu 'an was sealed in the ground, which is now the southeast of Zou County, Shandong Province. However, according to the records in A Brief History of Tongzhi Clans, there was another branch of Yan family at first. The book says: "Langya, whose ancestral home is Lubo poultry, supports those who have food collected in Yiyan, so it is settled." The ancestor of this Yanshi clan was Boqin, who was the son of Duke Zhou in the ritual and music system in the early Zhou Dynasty. Because the Duke of Zhou was left in Beijing to assist the royal family, he sealed his eldest son, Boqin, in Lu, with a noble and glorious position. Therefore, the origin of Yan's branch can be traced back to Duke Zhou, who contributed to traditional culture, and even to Zhou Wenwang, a saint with the same brilliant family background. As mentioned above, Yan's family comes from two different sources, one is Lu Zhong, the great-grandson of Emperor Zhuan Xu, and the other is Boqin, the son of Duke Zhou. However, if we push forward, Zhuan Xu Emperor is the grandson of the Yellow Emperor, surnamed Ji, and his family is also the descendant of the Yellow Emperor's surname Ji, then the calculation shows that the surnames of the two Yanshi are different from time to time, but they are actually descendants of the Yellow Emperor with the same blood. There is another similarity between the two Yanshi families, that is, they both originated in today's Shandong Province. No wonder the famous Yan family members in the pre-Qin period were either Lu or Qi. Yan celebrities in the pre-Qin period were like stars twinkling slightly in the sky. Although they are so far away, Guanghua has remained for thousands of years. Yan Hui, the biggest, brightest and most admired star, is probably the most proud disciple of Confucius. Yan Hui was praised by Confucius many times before his death, and even admired by hundreds of millions of people after his death. He is regarded as a model of Confucianism, and no one has ever opposed it. The descendants of Yan Hui, like the descendants of Confucius, have a certain ranking, so they can be traced back clearly, which is of course the place where they are luckier than other surnames. Later, in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Yan Hui's descendants began with Yan Shigu, a great scholar, and his reputation was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Yan Shigu, the thirty-seventh grandson of Yan Hui, made unparalleled contributions to traditional learning. Yan Zhenqing is even more famous. He is not only remembered for his vigorous cursive script, but also devoted his life to the great achievements of the Tang Dynasty, which is worth writing. There are many outstanding celebrities named Yan in history. In addition to the above-mentioned Yan of Yan Hui, Yan Yanyuan of the Song Dynasty in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and Yan Yuan of the Qing Dynasty are also accomplished and contributed to traditional culture.
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