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Regarding the origin of the surname Shen, ancient books have different opinions, but it can generally be divided into countries There are two categories: those with Yi as their surname.
Among the vassal states surnamed Ji in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, there was Shen (one name was Dan), who was a viscount and called Shen Ziguo. It was located in the north of Pingyu, Henan Province. The first king was Ji Zai, the son of King Wen of Zhou, BC. In 506, it was destroyed by Cai State, and its descendants took the country as their surname, the Shen family. In ancient times, there was a Shen State, which was built in the Fenhe River Basin of Shanxi Province today by the Shaohao Jintian family. It was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period. Their descendants took the country as their surname, and also had the surname Shen.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Shen family mainly developed and multiplied in southern Henan and northern Hubei. At the end of the Warring States period, there was Shen Ying, a descendant of Dan. He lived in Shenqiu and had a high position. Shen Ying's grandson Shen Sui was a doctor of Qin, and his grandson Shen Zun was the Taifu of the King of Qi during the Western Han Dynasty. He was granted the title of Dehou and moved to Shouchun, Jiujiang (now Shouchun County, Anhui). Shen Zun's ninth grandson, Shen Jing, served as the prefect of Jiyin at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. He avoided Wang Mang's troubles and lived in seclusion in Tongbai Mountain. He had three sons: Xun, Rong, and Tai. Shen Rong was engaged in Jiujiang in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was granted the title of Marquis of Haihun by Emperor Guang because he said he wanted to surrender the "traitor" Yin Liang. Shen Rong refused and moved to Wucheng in Kuaiji (today's Wuxingnan, Zhejiang Province).
The Shen family in Wuxing has been an official for many generations and has developed into a famous family. From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, people named Shen were basically from Wukang, Wuxing (now Wukang Town, Deqing County, Zhejiang Province). The Southern Dynasty writer Shen Yue, the Song Dynasty scientist Shen Kuo, the Qing Dynasty writer Shen Deqian, and the modern writer Shen Yanbing (also known as Mao Dun) all came from the Wuxing Shen family. The Shen family of Wuxing took "Wuxing" as their hall name.
There are not many people with the surname Shen in Jiande. They are basically scattered in the east gate of Shouchang, Cuikengkou, Genglouguaotangyuan and Qiantan Dafan. Most of the people with the surname Shen in these places were born in the mid-19th century. , who migrated successively from Xianshen Village in Hengxi. The people with the surname Shen who lived in Hengxi moved from Wukang (today's Deqing) in the late Tang Dynasty. Therefore, most people with the surname Shen in Jiande also had "Wuxing" as their hall name.