The origin of the surname Li and the ancestors of the surname Li can be summarized as follows:
1, the origin of the surname win.
In other words, Li's surname is the surname won, and his blood ancestor is the leader of Dongyi nationality (blaming, suppressing or winning the surname). Dali, who was once appointed Shun (the official in charge of criminal law), took the official as Li (the ancient word "Li" and "Li" are interlinked? [3-4]), first for Li, then for Li. ? [5-7] The ancestor of surname is Li Li, and Li Er is the first 1 1 world.
2. Li Shu's totem theory. In other words, Li's surname originated from totem worship and thought it was totem.
Li Yin became an official in Dali and got his surname Li. Later, he took refuge for food. Because they eat wild plums, they are cultivated as domestic plum trees, and plum trees are regarded as sacred trees, that is, totem trees. Therefore, all descendants of Li often plant Li as a symbol next to the house, and this habit has been preserved to this day. Li Baijia had a peach and plum garden, and many plum trees were planted in the palace garden of the Tang Dynasty.
3, the source of Ji surname (tiger totem) said. ?
In Shang Dynasty, there was a descendant of Zhou surnamed Ba, who lived in Zhong Lishan (now northwest of Changyang, Hubei). After the destruction of commerce, Ba people were named Ba Zi State (now Banan District, Chongqing). In 306 AD, Ba people established a great country in Sichuan, which was called Cheng Han in history. This was the first dynasty established by Li in China.
Li believes that Li's totem is not a plum tree, but a tiger. The totem of Laozi's birthplace in Li Er, Chen Chu is a tiger, and "Li Er" means "tiger" in Chu language. Ba people regard the tiger as a totem, and Ba people read the tiger as Li. When the tiger totem evolved into a surname, the Ba people respected the surname of the Han people, so they used Li according to the sound.