Zhang's introduction:
Zhang's surname is one of the surnames in China, which is a multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname, mainly derived from Ji's surname and changed surname. Zhang Hui is the ancestor of this surname. Historically, during the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Er was made king of Zhao by Liu Bang, and Zhang Gui, the seventeenth grandson of Zhang Er (255-3 14), established the former cool country.
Zhang ranked 24th in the Song version of Hundred Family Names. The third surname in song dynasty. Yuan Ming's second surname. From June 2065438 to October 2009 10, according to the data released by the Household Administration Research Center of the Ministry of Public Security, Zhang's total population reached 95.4 million, ranking third in the country.
Zhang's original intention is to "make the bow string", which means that the string will open when stretched on the bow, as opposed to "relaxation". It is extended to the meaning of opening, winding, grasping and stretching. Zhang, also known as the star, belongs to the fifth of the seven nights of Suzaku, and the sky is arranged like a bow. Zhang is a primitive totem of god who is good at making bows and arrows in clan worship, and later became clan name, place name and surname.
Migration and communication:
Zhang was first active in Qingyang, and his hometown was in Puyang, Henan and Qinghe, Hebei. It was not until the Western Period that there was a trace of Zhang in Shaanxi, and Zhong Zhang was engraved on the bronze wares of the Western Zhou Dynasty. They were nobles of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Zhong Zhang assisted Zhou Xuanwang in revitalizing the Western Zhou Dynasty.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin was the most important area in Zhang's development history. Hedong "Jieyi" is an important gathering place and birthplace of Zhang (in ancient times on the east bank of the Yellow River in Linyi, Shanxi).
Zhang Bei is a matter of Jin, and Jin destroys the aftermath of Korea. Zhang Lao and (that is) are both doctors in the state of Jin. The descendants of North Korean aristocrat Zhang Lao became the first hero of the founding of the Han Dynasty, and were regarded as ancestors by some descendants of Zhang. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, people surnamed Zhang mainly lived in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other regions.
The Qin and Han Dynasties was an important period for Zhang's development and reproduction. Zhang entered Sichuan in the early Qin Dynasty, and most of them were descendants of Sanjin nobles. In the anti-Qin war and the subsequent dispute between Chu and Han, his political inclination was obvious, he made achievements in the war and was awarded a title. Then go west to Ningxia, Gansu.
Zhang's crowd activity area quickly developed to the whole north, northwest and Sichuan, becoming the first surname in the northern region at that time. At the same time, the descendants of Sean who stayed in the Western Han Dynasty set out from Shaanxi, moved to Hebei and entered Jiangsu, and crossed the Yangtze River and entered Jiangnan. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang arrived in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places.