The birth of the surname Zhang has a history of about five thousand years. In the time of the ancestor Huangdi, Huangdi had a son named Shaohao Qingyang. Shaohao's son Hui was very smart and loved to use his brain since he was a child. Once, he watched the night sky and was inspired by the combination of stars. After research, he invented the bow. At that time, human beings basically made a living by hunting. The invention of the bow was a great event, so the Yellow Emperor named Hui Hui the official name "Gongzheng", also known as "Gongzhang", who specialized in making bows. He combined the official names into He was given the surname "Zhang". Zhang Hui became the ancestor of people with the surname Zhang. It is added that the ancestor of the surname Zhang was named "Hui". He was the grandson of Huangdi (some say he was the son of Huangdi). He was a great inventor. He invented the bow and arrow and the net (gu). Bows, arrows and nets were new production tools at that time, which allowed people to hunt more birds, beasts, fish and shrimps, and also reduced the damage caused to themselves by wild beasts. The clan tribe where he belongs has been producing bows, arrows and nets for generations, so his descendants took "Zhang" as their surname.
The surname Zhang has a long history and is one of the earliest surnames in China. In primitive societies, hunting was an extremely important means for people to make a living. The status and role of bows and arrows can be imagined. Moreover, at that time, the few Dongyi tribes flourished and spread throughout the Shandong Peninsula, northern Jiangsu and Jianghuai; it is said that the Shang Dynasty tribes were their direct descendants.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Public Security, Zhang is the third most populous surname, with 87.502 million people, accounting for 6.83% of the country's total population.
Celebrities of the Zhang family: Zhang Yi was a native of Wei during the Warring States Period. Prime minister of King Hui of Qin, he lobbied the six countries with the strategy of liaison
Zhang Liang was a famous official in the early Han Dynasty
Zhang Qian was sent as an envoy to the Western Regions
Zhang Daoling, the real founder of Taoism
Zhang Fei, Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Sanfeng, Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Daqian, Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Yimou, Jacky Cheung, Zhang Sijia, Cecilia Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Leslie Cheung, Zhang Huimei, Zhang Jiahui
The surname Wang is the largest surname in China, one of the three largest surnames in the world, and the oldest in China. A surname ranked 8th in "Hundred Family Surnames".
The origin of the Wang surname is quite old. In addition to coming from the royal family, there are also many people who were given the surname Wang or assumed the surname Wang. For example, Jia, the great-great-grandson of King Dan of Yan, dedicated his life to Wang Mang. The surname Wang was given; for example, Wang Shichong, a local separatist in the late Sui Dynasty, was originally from the Huzhi clan in the Western Regions and assumed the surname Wang; Wang Sengbian, a general in the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, was originally from the Wuwan clan and belonged to the Xianbei clan. He was named king by the Wanyan clan in the Jin Dynasty, so he changed his name. Wang Han. Not only do many members of the Chinese royal family bear the surname Wang, but the descendants of many tribal leaders and rulers of ethnic minorities also bear the surname Wang. Therefore, the surname "Wang" has many sources, is widely distributed, and has a prosperous population.
Among the many branches of the Wang family, the one derived from the descendants of King Wen of Zhou with the surname Ji is still the most famous. This branch of the Wang surname originated from the original Zhou Dynasty, which is today's Gansu and Shaanxi Xi'an areas. Its subsequent main enfeoffment areas were in today's Shandong Province. According to textual research, Wang Dao, a famous official in the Zhongxing Dynasty of Jin Dynasty, is the descendant of this Wang family who multiplied in Shandong. His descendants have been married for generations, making the Wang family a famous family for a while.
Wang Celebrities: Wang Jian, a famous general of the Qin State at the end of the Warring States Period
Wang Zhaojun is one of the four beauties in Chinese history. Wang Mang
Wang Chong (27 AD - about 96 AD): a philosopher of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Wang Fu (ca. 85-162): Thinker of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Wang Ping (?-248): Zijun, a native of Danqu, Brazil. He was a general of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. He was a strategic general and a famous general of the late Shu Han Dynasty.
Wang Jun (206-286): courtesy name Shizhi, a native of Hongnonghu County, a famous military strategist in the Western Jin Dynasty. He once commanded a great victory in the war against Wu.
Wang Xiang (185-269): named Xiuzheng, a native of Langya (now Linyi) in the Western Jin Dynasty, and lived through the Han, Wei and Western Jin dynasties. Famous filial son.
Wang Dao (276-339): courtesy name Maohong, a native of Linyi, Langxie, and a famous politician in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Wang Xizhi (321-379, one work 303-361): a native of Linyi, Shandong Province, a great calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
His son Wang Xianzhi is also a famous calligrapher.
Wang Huizhi (338?-386): a native of Jin. Ziyou. Langxie was born in Linyi (now part of Shandong). Wang Xizhi's fifth son.
Wang Xianzhi (344-386): a calligrapher and poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His courtesy name was Zijing. His ancestral home was Linyi, Shandong. He was born in Kuaiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). He was the seventh son of Wang Xizhi.
Wang Meng (325-375 AD): Fu Jian’s prime minister during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
Wang Bo (649-676 AD): a poet of the Tang Dynasty, the first of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty.
Wang Zhihuan (AD 688-742): a poet of the Tang Dynasty, whose "Climbing the Stork Tower" has been passed down for a long time.
Wang Wei (701-761 AD): poet and painter of the Tang Dynasty.
Wang Xianzhi (AD? - 878): Leader of the peasant uprising in the late Tang Dynasty.
Wang Quanbin (908-976 AD): a general from the Five Dynasties to the early Northern Song Dynasty. He served as a general in the Later Tang, Later Jin and Later Zhou dynasties.
Wang Xiaobo (AD? - about 995): leader of the peasant uprising in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Wang Anshi (1021-1086 AD): politician, thinker, reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and prime minister of Song Shenzong.
Wang Chongyang (1113-1170 AD): the founder of Quanzhen Taoism.
Wang Shifu: a great dramatist of Yuan Opera and the author of "The Romance of the West Chamber"
Wang Yangming (1472-1528 AD): named Shouren, a philosopher and educator of the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Shizhen (1634-1711 AD): a great poet in the early Qing Dynasty.
Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692 AD): a thinker in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
There are not many surnames such as Yang and Zhu, but they are relatively at a slight disadvantage in terms of number.