Starting from Zhang Yi, who lobbied the Six Kingdoms Company to attack Qin during the Warring States Period, celebrities from the Zhang family appeared on the stage of history in each subsequent dynasty.
In the Han Dynasty, people named Zhang were already among the best.
Whether it is in politics, career, academics, art, medicine, etc., they are all at the forefront.
Zhang Liang, a minister in the early Han Dynasty, made many clever plans to assist Liu Bang in conquering the world.
Zhang Qian, who went on two missions to the Western Regions, strengthened the connection between the Central Plains and ethnic minorities. Scientist Zhang Heng created the world's earliest armillary sphere (armillary sphere) that used water power to rotate and measure Seismograph for earthquakes.
The famous medical scientist Zhang Zhongjing wrote Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, which made significant contributions to the development of medicine in the motherland.
The calligrapher Zhang Zhi said, "The style of the characters is made up of one stroke, with occasional disconnections, but the blood is continuous, and when it is connected, the energy is connected to the alternate lines", which is called "Jincao" .
After the Han Dynasty, there were Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Uprising; Zhang Fei and Zhang Liao, the generals of the Three Kingdoms; Zhang Zai, a writer and scholar Zhang Zhan in the Jin Dynasty; Zhang Ji, Zhang You, Zhang Ji, poets of the Tang Dynasty, and calligraphers Zhang Xu, a poet in the Song Dynasty; Zhang Feng, a poet in the Song Dynasty.
According to legend, there was a Zhang Gongyi family in the Tang Dynasty who lived together for nine generations and made a lot of money. They were praised far and wide.
The incident reached Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, who came to visit him personally.
Gaozong asked him about Liao Qiao, who kept the family property and harmonized the family. He only wrote more than a hundred words "forbearance" as an answer.
Gaozong realized the principle of governing a country and a family. He was deeply moved and drove back to the palace with satisfaction.
Since then, in order to commemorate this meaningful event, the Zhang Gongyi family adopted "Hundred Ren" as their family emblem.
According to records from Tang Dynasty classics, during the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, officials celebrated Xuanzong’s birthday and presented many exotic treasures. Only Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling presented a book called "Qianqiu Jinjianlu".
In the book, he discussed in detail the rise and fall of ancient and modern times, intending to advise Xuanzong to remember the lessons of the rise and fall of past dynasties when the world was at peace, be prepared for danger in times of peace, and protect the country forever.
Afterwards, Xuanzong valued his precious "gift" very much and even issued a special edict to commend it.
Therefore, Zhang Jiuling's clan members were also proud of him and began to use "Jinjian" as their hall name.
The surname Zhang had developed into a popular surname with a large population in the Han Dynasty. By the Tang Dynasty, it ranked first among the top 10 most popular surnames in the world.
In the Ming Dynasty, people with the surname Zhang could be found in 113 counties across the country, and their coverage rate accounted for more than 93% of the total number of states and counties in the country. Today, it is a country with tens of millions of people, distributed throughout the country and the world. Chinese surnames in many areas.
From ancient times to the present, Zhang has produced 63 prime ministers and 56 generals.
In addition, the contributions of thinkers Zhang Zai and Zhang Zhu to Confucian theory, the sublimation of Buddhist thought by Buddhist scholar Seng Zhao (common surname Zhang), and the Taoist family of Zhang Tianshi are all of great significance.
Zhang Xueliang’s war against Japan, Zhang Fulin’s space exploration, etc. are also major events that made great contributions to the world and are famous in history