Analysis of the Folk Tradition:
The statement about the origin of Zhang's surname is as follows:-Shao Hao made a bow and arrow, and the surname originated from the Yellow Emperor. According to the New Tang Book. The Prime Minister's Pedigree Table says: "The fifth son of Qingyang's brother of the Yellow Emperor Shao Hao waved his bow and arrow, and his descendants gave him the surname Zhang." Therefore, it can be seen that he was once the inventor of the important weapon bow, and later he took Zhang as his surname. It's for the Zhang family in Hebei. < BR> From the descendants of the Yellow Emperor Ji surname, according to "Tongzhi". According to A Brief Introduction to Clans, in the Spring and Autumn Period, a doctor in the State of Jin called Zhang Jie, whose name was Zhang Hou, and his grandson named his surname, also known as Zhang. In addition, Zhang became an official in the Jin Dynasty. After the division of the State of Jin by Korea, Zhao and Wei in 43 BC, most of them moved with the capital of the three countries, except for some of them. It is for the Zhang family in Shanxi, Hebei and Henan. < BR> From the given surname or his surname, his family changed his surname. Long Youna, the chief of Nanman who lives in Yunnan, was given the surname of Zhang by Zhuge Liang, the Shu Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, and later his descendants took Zhang as their surname. Zhang Liao, the general of Wei, was originally named Nie and later changed to Zhang. There are also some ethnic minorities who change their surnames to Zhang. < BR> Family tree <; BR> Hebei: Nanpi Zhang's genealogy in Dongmen, Nanpi Zhang's genealogy in Ximen, Nanpi Zhang's genealogy in Ximen and Nanpi Zhang's genealogy in 18 branches. < BR> Shanxi: Zhang's genealogy is not divided into volumes, Zhang's genealogy is one volume, Zongyang Zhang's genealogy is four volumes, and Dingyang Zhang's genealogy is four volumes. < BR> Liaoning: Guangning Zhang's genealogy is not divided into volumes, Shuntian Zhang's genealogy is not divided into volumes, and Zhang's genealogy is one volume. < BR> Sea: Six volumes of Zhang's genealogy in Shenpu, the first volume of Zhang's genealogy in Fengxian, one volume of Zhang's genealogy in Yunjian, one volume of Zhang's genealogy in Yunjian and eight volumes of Zhang's genealogy in Nantang. < BR> Jiangsu: Zhang's genealogy in ten volumes, Zhang's genealogy in Tongshan, Zhang's genealogy in two volumes, Zhang's genealogy in six volumes and Zhang's genealogy in Huaiyin in in nine volumes. < BR> Zhejiang: Qinghe Zhang genealogy is not divided into volumes, Zhang genealogy is one volume, Yongshang Zhang genealogy is twenty-two volumes. < /P>
< P> Gathering place: <; BR> Migration distribution <; BR> Generally speaking, the Zhang family, which is distributed in various places, has branch ancestors and migration reasons. < BR> Hedong Zhang, a Chinese grandson of Zhang Sikong in Jin Dynasty, moved to Hedong Zhang from Fan Yang; Shixing (now under the Lotus Ridge in the southeast of Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province) Zhang also came from Jin Sikong and Zhang Hua, and moved to Junzheng with Jin Nan, because the official lived in Qujiang, Shaozhou; Feng Yi (now Dali County, Shaanxi Province) was Zhang, who came from Shaozigang, Sikong zhanghao, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was the prefect of Guangling in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Wu Jun (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province) Zhang, from Zhang Song's fourth son Mu, was the prefect of Shu County in the Eastern Han Dynasty and began to live in Wu Jun; The Zhang family in Wucheng (now the northeast of Qinghe County, Hebei Province) in the east of Qinghe River was born in Liu Hou, Han Dynasty, where Stuart Zhang Xin, the grandson of Zhang Liang, was born in the First Association of Xin. He moved from Hanoi to Qinghe, passed down from Yi, served as a post-Wei assistant, and moved to Weizhou Changle at the end of Sui Dynasty. Hejian (now Hebei) Zhang lived in Yifeng, Zhongshan, after Zhang Cang, the Wen Hou of Beiping, Han Dynasty. Wei Jun (now Anyang City, Henan Province) Zhang lived in the plain. < BR> In the Jin Dynasty, Zhang moved to Fujian from the Central Plains. During the general chapter of Tang Gaozong, Zheng Chen and Chen Yuanguang were ordered to enter Fujian, accompanied by the Central Plains Zhang Military Academy. During the Zhonghe period in Tang Xizong, Wang Chao and Wang Shenzhi entered Fujian, and Zhang Mu, a native of Gushi, Henan Province, accompanied them. Later, they were named Liang Guogong and Fujian Zhang, which were roughly divided into Jianhu, Jinpo and Banqiao schools according to their places of residence. Later, some of them moved to Guangdong, and all said that their ancestors came from Gushi, Gwangju, Henan Province. Zhang, who emigrated overseas, is now mainly distributed in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, the United States, Britain, France, Australia, Panama and other countries and Hong Kong. < BR> Zhang is the fourth surname in Taiwan Province after Chen, Lin and Huang. Zhang from Taiwan Province is from Fujian and Guangdong. Taiwan Province Zhang was divided into Jinpo School and Banqiao School. Mainly living in Changhua, Taipei, Tainan, Nantou and other places, Changhua accounts for one-sixth of the total population in Taiwan. Like the mainland Zhang surname, it has three obvious characteristics: first, it has an early surname and a long history; Second, the clan is large and numerous, spreading all over the country, and there are Zhang clansmen everywhere; Third, there are countless talents. From ancient times to the present, Zhang's outstanding figures have contributed to the prosperity of the Chinese nation. The first ancestor of the Zhang family who entered Taiwan was Zhang You, from Meifeng, Guangdong. From the beginning of Qing Dynasty, people from Fujian and Guangdong Zhang moved to Taiwan Province one after another, and many people went overseas to make a living. HallNo. "Bairentang": In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Gongyi IX lived together, which had a great influence on the world at that time. Tang Gaozong went to his home and asked him to introduce his experience of living in harmony. Zhang Gong took a pen and wrote 1 words of "forbearance" and presented them to Gao Zong. Emperor Gaozong admired Zhang Gong and rewarded him with 1 feet of silks and satins.
Zhang's Tang titles include "Qinghe", "Jinjian", "Filial piety", "affinity", "Guanying", "Yanyi", "Dunmu", "Zongyue", "respect for friendship" and "origin".
historical celebrity: Zhang Liang: adviser of the Western Han Dynasty, from Hao County, Anhui Province. Liu bang called him "a thousand miles away in strategic planning." Zhang Qian: A diplomat of the Western Han Dynasty, a native of Chenggu, Shaanxi. Two missions to the western regions have established friendly exchanges between China and Central Asian countries. < BR> Zhang Heng: A scientist and writer in the Eastern Han Dynasty, from Nanyang, Henan. In astronomy, he changed the theory of "covering the sky", put forward the theory of "muddy sky", drew star charts, and invented "muddy sky instrument" and "seismograph". < BR> Zhang Ling: A native of Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province, founded the "Five Doumi" (Taoism) religion in Guanxian County, Sichuan Province at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was called Zhang Tianshi. Zhang Zhongjing: A physician in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a native of Zhenping, Henan. Diligently seek the ancient teachings, learn from all sides, and write "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" to benefit the people and be respected as a medical saint for future generations. Zhang Sui: Astronomer of Tang Dynasty, from Nanle, Henan. He is the first person in the world to measure the meridian. Zhang Xu: A great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu. He was addicted to alcohol, and every time he got drunk, he called for crazy walking, and then he wrote, and his escape was amazing, and he was called "Cao Sheng". Zhang Jingyue, a Chinese medicine theorist in Ming Dynasty, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. He expounded the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, which played an important role in the development of traditional Chinese medicine theory. Zhang Decheng: At the end of Qing Dynasty, the people of China fought against the leader of the Boxer Rebellion in Eight-Nation Alliance.