The surname Liang
1. Origin of the surname
The surname Liang has three origins:
1. According to historical records, the surname Ying is Boyi. There was a descendant named Feizi who was very good at raising horses. So King Xiao of Zhou put him in charge of raising horses, and as a result, the horse breeding industry developed greatly. King Xiao of Zhou gave him the title of Qin Yi, and he was called Qin Ying. Feizi's great-grandson Qin Zhong was the official of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty. He was ordered to conquer Xirong, but unfortunately he was killed by Xirong. Later Qin Zhong's five sons led troops to continue to attack Xirong. They united as one and shared the same hatred of the enemy, and finally defeated Xirong and regained the lost territory. Qin Zhong's youngest son was granted a title in Liang and established the Liang Kingdom, called Liang Kangbo. The monarchs after Liang Kangbo were called Liang Bo. He liked to build gorgeous palaces very much, and he often carried out large-scale construction projects. The people could not bear the suffering and fled one after another. Later, Duke Mu of Qin destroyed the Liang Kingdom and renamed the Liang region Shaoliang. After the fall of the country, most of the descendants of the Liang Kingdom fled to the Jin Kingdom. They took the original country name and their surname was the Liang family.
2. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin State had Jieliang City, Gaoliang, Quliang and other places. Duke Hui of Jin offered five cities to bribe Qin, including Jie Liang City. The descendants who were sealed in places such as Jieliang, Gaoliang, Quliang, etc. used the name of the feudal land "Liang" as their surname.
3. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Baolielan family who represented the ethnic minority also changed their surname to Liang.
2. Migration Distribution
According to the "Liang Family Genealogy", Liang Yi'er was the great-great-grandson of Liang Kangbo and lived in the east of Hedong (the county is located in the city of King Yu in the northwest of Xia County, Shanxi). The founder of the Liang family in Hedong. Liang Eu was the ninth grandson of Kang Bo. He lived in Qufu (now part of Shandong) in his later years. His son Liang Cong moved to Yunzhou (now around Yishui County, Shandong). In the last years of Emperor Ping of the Western Han Dynasty, Liang Qiao, the 20th grandson of Liang Yi'er, moved to Anding (approximately on the north bank of the Beijing River in Jingchuan County, Gansu Province today) and was the founding ancestor of the Liang family in Anding; there was also a branch that moved to Fufeng (now Xingping County, Shaanxi Province). southeast). During the Eastern Han Dynasty, in addition to the above-mentioned areas, there were already Liang residents in some places near Henan and Jiangnan. During the Western Jin Dynasty, there was Liang Fen, whose daughter was Emperor Huai of the Jin Dynasty. Due to the chaos in the Jin Dynasty, the whole family followed the Jin Dynasty across the river, and their descendants multiplied in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang), Hepu (now Guangxi) and other places. Liang Xia, the grandson of Liang Fen, served as an official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Because Huan Xuan was enthroned, he was forced to follow Emperor An of Jin and fled to Sanshan in Luoyang County, Fujian. He later settled here and became the ancestor of the Liang family in Fujian.
Before the Tang Dynasty, the Liang family's residence expanded to some places in today's Hebei, Qinghai, Sichuan, Hunan and other provinces. Liang Su, who had lived in Lu Hun for a long time, "scattered eastward and traveled to Wuyue" after the Anshi rebels entered Luoyang. Liang Xia's 21st-generation grandson Liang Qi moved to Huangdan Village, Hui'an County, Quanzhou during the Tang Dynasty; Liang Xigu, the 25th-generation grandson, moved to Paraffin, Shunde, Guangdong during the Northern Song Dynasty, and his 4th-generation grandson Liang Mengjian moved to Ningshibi Township, Fujian. After that, this branch of the Liang family began to develop and multiply in Fujian and Guangdong. In the late years of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, some people immigrated to Taiwan, and then some moved overseas to start businesses.
3. Historical celebrities
There are many talented people named Liang, and there is no shortage of people in every generation.
The story of the familiar idiom "raising a case to raise eyebrows" was handed down from Liang Hong and his wife Meng Guang during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Liang Hong came from a poor family but was erudite and talented. Because his poems satirized the corruption and extravagance of the government, he was persecuted by high-ranking officials and later died of illness. According to records, when he returned home every day, his wife Meng Guang "brought food and raised the case to the level of her eyebrows" to show her respect and love.
The most prominent family with the Liang surname was the Anding Wushi Liang family headed by Liang Song during the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Zhang, Liang Song had two daughters, both of whom were named nobles. Xiaogui lives a harmonious life with the emperor. Later, Emperor He ascended the throne.
His grandson was Liang Shang. Emperor Shun served as a general and was in charge of government affairs. After his death, his son Liang Ji succeeded him. Liang Ji
's sister Liang Na was Empress Shun, also known as Empress Dowager Liang, and her other sister was Empress Huan. The Liang family has seven princes, three queens, six nobles, and two generals. It can be said that the family is full of nobles.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was the hermit Liang Hong and the great calligrapher Liang Hu. His works were loved by Cao Cao,
and he wrote poems to praise them.
In the Zhao Dynasty, there was Liang Du, the leader of the Xuzu uprising;
In the Tang Dynasty, there were Liang Lingzan, an astronomical instrument manufacturer and painter, and Liang Su, a writer;
In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were powerful Liang Hao, who knew Kaifeng Prefecture, was an official to Taiwei, and Kaifu Yitong was in the third division; there were women in the Southern Song Dynasty
General Liang Hongyu, leader of the anti-Jin rebel army Liang Xing, and painter Liang Kai;
In the Ming Dynasty, there was the dramatist Liang Chenyu; in the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, there was the construction craftsman Liang Jiu;
In the Qing Dynasty, there were Liang Huafeng, the admiral of Jiangnan, the poet Liang Peilan, and the Dongge University scholar and bachelor of the Hanlin Academy
Liang Shizheng, Liang Guozhi, Dongge bachelor and military minister, calligraphers Liang Zhangju and Liang Yannan;
In modern times, there is Liang Shiyi, who served as Prime Minister in 1921; bourgeois reformism
Liang Qichao, the author and advocate of the reform and reform; Liang Xi, the forest scientist; Liang Sicheng, the architect; and Liang Siyong, the archaeologist.
In contemporary times, there is Liang Shuyi, a Chinese-American banker.
In addition, the descendant of the Liang family worth mentioning is Liang Shanbo, a native of the Jin Dynasty who is well known to women and children. He and Zhu Yingtai's eternal love song moved millions of people.