Zhao’s surname? Hall number: Tianshuitang County title: Tianshui County? Hall couplet: Yiqin Shize Half family name? The Zhao family is a surname named after the fiefdom. Zaofu, the ninth grandson of Boyi (an important minister of the Yu Dynasty and the ancestor of all ethnic groups with the Ying surname), was a famous expert in driving chariots and horses in the Western Zhou Dynasty. He assisted King Mu of Zhou (King of the Western Zhou Dynasty) in putting down the rebellion of King Xu Yan, and King Mu granted him the city of Zhao. (today's Hongdong County, Shanxi Province) Yu Zaofu. From then on, his descendants took Zhao as their surname. ?Zhao Heng, the 20th generation grandson of Cepheus, established the State of Zhao in 408 BC, with its capital in Jinyang (now south of Taiyuan City, Shanxi). In 386 BC, it moved its capital to Handan. It was destroyed by Qin in 222 BC. The last monarch of the Zhao Kingdom was ordered by Qin to lead Xirong. He lived in Tianshui (today's Tianshui County, Gansu Province) for a long time, and developed into a prominent family here, so he named "Tianshui" as the county hall. ?During the Northern Song Dynasty, there were two outstanding figures in the Zhao family. One was the censor of the palace, Zhao Bian, with the courtesy name Yuedao and the nickname Zhifeizi. He is known as the iron-faced censor and is very honest. When he went to Chengdu to serve as an official, he only brought a harp and a crane with him. He was regarded as a model of honest officials. First, Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the two dynasties of Taizu and Taizong, always read "The Analects" behind closed doors every time he returned home from court, which made important contributions to the establishment and strength of the Song Dynasty. He once said to Emperor Taizong: "I have an Analects of Confucius. Half of it will help Taizu rule the world, and half of it will help Your Majesty rule peace." "Family Sound" is the couplet of Zhao's hall. ?The Zhao surname ranks as the 7th most common surname in China today based on population. ? Qian surname? Hall number: Wu Sutang County Wang: Pengcheng County? Hall couplet: She Dou Shi Ze Chao Hu Family name? The Qian family is a surname named after an official. "Tongzhi Clan Brief" records: "Peng Fu, the descendant of Peng Zu, served as a sergeant in the Qian Mansion (an official in charge of money) during the Western Zhou Dynasty. People called him Qian Fu after his official position. From then on, his descendants took Qian as their surname. "Since the Qian surname is derived from the Peng surname, people with the Qian surname still regard Pengcheng, the birthplace of the Peng surname, as their county seat. In fact, from the Warring States Period, the Qian surname people mainly developed in Jiangnan. ?Qian Miao, a native of Hangzhou in the late Tang Dynasty, served as the governor of Zhenhai (AD 852-932). According to legend, he used a bow and arrow to shoot at the tide of the Qiantang River in Hangzhou to fight against the sea god. In 896 AD, he defeated Dong Qichang and established the present-day Zhejiang, southwestern Jiangsu and northeastern Fujian Province. In 907 AD, he was conferred the title of King of Wuyue by Hou Liang and called himself the King of Wuyue. During his reign, he recruited migrant workers to build the Qiantang River and Taihu Lake water conservancy projects, which improved local agriculture. be developed. (Wu Yue Kingdom AD 5 AD 84), he died with the posthumous title of King Wu Su. In order to commemorate Qian Miao, the family took his posthumous title of "Wu Su" as the hall title, and his achievements as "Shooting Shi Ze and Chao Hu Jiasheng" as the hall couplet. ?The surname ranks as the 89th most common surname in China today based on the cost of the population. Sun surname? Hall number: Yingxuetang County name: Taiyuan County? Hall couplet: Shanxi Yuanliu Jiangdong founding of the country? The Sun family is the surname named after the grandfather's name. "Yuanhe Surname Usurus" records: "Wuzhong, the grandson of Sun Huisun, the ninth generation of King Wen of Zhou Jichang, took the character Sun in his grandfather's name as his surname in memory of his grandfather."? During the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu, a native of Qi State, wrote "The Art of War" "In Chapter 13, I saw King Helu of Wu, who was appointed as a general and led his troops to conquer the State of Chu. Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" is China's earliest military book and is still highly praised at home and abroad. Sun Wu's grandson Sun Bin was also an outstanding military strategist. Due to the influence of Sun Wu and Sun Bin, this group of people with the Sun surname developed rapidly and formed a prominent family with a large number of people in Taiyuan, Shanxi. Therefore, the Sun family is listed in "One Hundred Family Surnames". Taiyuan County. Historically, it was called Sun's Taiyuan Wang. ?At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Ce and Sun Quan, the 22nd descendants of Sun Wu, established the Wu Kingdom in the Jiangdong area (now Nanjing), which was known as Soochow in history. It stood side by side with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and the Three Kingdoms for 59 years. ?During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Sun Kang, a descendant of Sun Wu, came from a poor family and had no candle to study at night. He went to court to sit in the snow and read in the snow. Later, he became a great scholar and became a censor. He realized his ambition and became one of the people in the world who devoted himself to reading. model and role model. Therefore, the family members took "Yingxue" as their hall name and "Shanxi Origin and Jiangdong Founding" as their hall couplet. ?Sun is the 12th most common surname in China today based on the population. Li's surname? Hall name: Longxi Tang County Wang: Longxi County? Tang couplet: Denglong Shize Shehu's family name? Li is a surname that was changed to avoid disaster. During the reign of Emperor Yao, there was a hereditary Gaotao family in Dali (chief justice) who lived through the three dynasties of Yu, Xia and Shang. They were named Li family after their official names. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Sun Lizheng offended King Zhou and was executed. His son Li Zhen fled with his mother and lived on Li, so he changed his surname to Li.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Song, Zheng, Wei and other states established Chushi (officials to manage the market). Their descendants took the official name as Chushi, and later the official surname was Chu. ?The Chu surname was mainly developed in Henan after the surname was obtained. Therefore, "Hundred Family Surnames" listed the Chu surname as a Henan county. ?The most famous figure in the Chu family is Chu Suiliang (AD 596-695), a minister of the Tang Dynasty. He was born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). He was well versed in literature and history, and was especially good at calligraphy. His calligraphy followed that of Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, After Ouyang Xun and Yu Shinan, they developed a new style. Later generations called him, Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan and Xue Ji the four great calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, he was promoted to Zhongshu Ling (prime minister). In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (AD 649), he was assisted by Taizong's imperial edict. Gaozong ascended the throne and was appointed as Shangshu of the Ministry of History, Zuopushe and Zhizhi of political affairs. He was granted the title of Duke of Henan and appointed as Shangshu Youpushe, also known as Chu Henan. The people of this family took "Henan" as their hall name and "Dengshan Shi Ze Ze, assisting in political affairs" as their hall couplet to commemorate Chu Suiliang. Wei surname? Hall number: Changpingtang County Wang: Hedong County? Hall couplet: Hedong Shize Mobei Family name Wei is a surname with the country as its surname. After Zhou Gongdan (the one who assisted King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty in the posthumous edict of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty) put down the rebellion of Wu Geng (the son of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty) and the three supervisors (the three people who guarded Wu Geng), he divided the seven tribes of Yin people (original citizens of Shang Dynasty) and the old capital of Shang Dynasty. The surrounding areas were entrusted to King Wu's younger brother Ji Feng, and the capital was established at Chaoge (Qixian County, Henan Province) with the title of Wei, and its citizens took Wei as their surname. ?After the Qin Dynasty, the Wei surname mainly developed in Shanxi and became a prominent family in Hedong County (now Linfen, Shanxi). Therefore, "Hundred Family Surnames" lists the Wei family as "Hedong" county. ?During the Western Han Dynasty, the famous general Wei Qing (? - 106 BC), courtesy name Zhongqing, was born in Pingyang, Hedong (southwest of Linfen, Shanxi). During the reign of Emperor Wu, he was an official and became a general, and was granted the title of Marquis of Changping (Gaoche County, Shanxi). In the second year of Yuanshuo (AD 127 BC) led his army to defeat the Xiongnu and regained the lost land in Henan during the Qin Dynasty. In the fourth year of Yuanshou (AD 119), he and Huo Qubing (a famous general in the Han Dynasty) went deep into Mobei and defeated the main force of the Huns again. In his life, he led troops to attack the Xiongnu seven times, stopped the plunder of the Xiongnu nobles, pacified the northern counties, and eliminated the threat from the Xiongnu to the Han Dynasty. In order to commemorate Wei Qing, the family took his title of "Changping" as his hall title, and wrote a couplet based on his birthplace and achievements: "Hedong Shize, Mobei Jiasheng." Jiang's surname? Hall number: Le'antang Junwang : Le'an County? Hall couplet: Sanjing Shize Jiuhou's family name? King Zhou Cheng (King of the Western Zhou Dynasty) granted his nephew Ji Dan's third son Bo Ling to Jiang Di (now Guangshan County, Henan), established a general state, and the people of his country were named after the country. The first name and surname are Jiang's. ? During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Chiang was destroyed by the State of Chu. Some of its descendants moved to Le'an (today's Zouxian County, Shandong Province) and developed into a prominent family there. Therefore, "Le'an" was the county title and title. ?In the Western Han Dynasty, Jiang Xu, the grandson of Bo Ling, was the governor of Yanzhou during the reign of Emperor Ai Liu Xin. He was known for his integrity. Later, because of Wang Mang's interference in politics, he took advantage of illness and went into seclusion. The door was blocked by thorns, and the three classics were opened in the house and he could not leave. Only Yang Zhongqiu Zhong traveled with him. ?In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jiang Heng, the great grandson of Jiang Xu, and Liu Xiu, Emperor Zuoguang Wu, made meritorious deeds against Red Eyebrows and were promoted to the rank of general. Their nine sons were all granted the title of marquis: Gonghua Hou Ying; Hou Zheng of Kuaiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang); Marquis of Linjiang (Zhong County, Sichuan) Chuan; Linhu Hou (Wuwei County, Anhui) Yao; Linsu Hou Xi; Puting Hou Xun; Jiujiang Hou (Dingyuan County, Anhui) Ren; Yunyang Hou (Chunhua County, Shaanxi) Mo; Hanting Hou (Yixing, Jiangsu) Cheng. Jiang Cheng was the ancestor of Yixing, and his descendants were generals and officials. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he fled the chaos and moved to Xikou Town, Fenghua, Zhejiang. This is the blood ancestor of Chiang Kai-shek. ?In order to flaunt the development of the Jiang family, the people of the family used "Sanjing Shize, Jiuhou Jiasheng." as the hall couplet. It became synonymous with Chiang and has been used to this day. ?The Jiang surname ranks as the 4th most common surname in China today based on the population. Shen surname? Hall name: Wuxingtang County title: Wuxing County? Hall couplet: Eight chants of Shize and four rhymes Family sound? Ji Zai, the son of Jichang, King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, was granted the title of Shen Di (now north of Pingyu, Henan) and established the Shen Kingdom in 506 AD It was destroyed by Cai Guo in 1988. His descendants took Shen as their surname. ?During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Shen family mainly developed in southern Henan and northern Hubei. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Dr. Shen Sui, the 11th generation descendant of Ji Zai, and his grandson Shen Rong, moved to Wuxing (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). Their descendants were prosperous, served as officials for many generations, and developed into a famous family. Therefore, the Wu family took "Wuxing" as the county title and hall name. ?In the development of history, the descendants of the Shen family have continued to strive for self-improvement and contributed to China's prosperity and progress. Many famous figures have emerged. In the Southern Dynasties, there was a writer named Shen Yue, who was a native of Wu Xing and Jiankang. He served successively in the Song and Qi dynasties, and later helped Emperor Wu of Liang ascend the throne and became a minister.
He once lectured at Bailu Academy (southeast of Wulaofeng in Lushan, Jiangxi), and later built Ziyang Ehu Academy, and has been engaged in education for more than 50 years. In order to commemorate Zhu Xi, the family used his nickname "Ziyang" as the Zhu family hall name, and used the name of his academy to write the couplet "Ehu Shize, Ludong Family Sound". ?The surname Zhu is the 14th most common surname in China today based on the population. Qin's surname? Hall name: Tianshui Tang County Commander: Tianshui County? Hall couplet: Dedicated to the world and blessed the family? "Tongzhi Clan Brief" records: "A descendant of Boyi, the minister of the Dayu Dynasty, had a man named Feizi. , good at raising horses, King Xiao of Zhou (King of the Western Zhou Dynasty) ordered him to raise horses between the Qian and Wei rivers. There were many horses, so he was granted the title of Qin Yi (now east of Zhangjiachuan, Gansu). His descendants took the fief as their surname, that is, Qin "The Qin family mainly developed in Tianshui (today's Tianshui, Gansu Province) after acquiring the surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Feizi's great-grandson Qin Zhong was the official of King Xuan of Zhou (King of the Western Zhou Dynasty). Unfortunately, he was killed in battle when he was ordered to conquer Xirong. His son Qin Zhuanggong asked for orders to continue the expedition, won the battle, and regained the lost territory. He was named the official of Xicui for his merits. Zhuang Gong's son was also granted the title of Marquis due to his meritorious service, and his descendants became high-ranking officials for generations, developing into a powerful clan in the local area, known as "Tianshui Wang" in history. Most people of this family take "Tianshui" as their hall name. ?In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China and established my country's first feudal ruling dynasty, which led to the emergence of numerous celebrities with the surname Qin. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were five brothers, Qin Peng, Qin Xi, and Qin Gu from Maoling, who were all officials at the county guard level. Their annual salary was two thousand dan, which added up to ten thousand shi. Therefore, the capital was called the "Qin Family of Ten Thousand Stones". He often used money to help others, and had an excellent reputation, and his official position was as high as Beihai Prime Minister. Therefore, the people of this family used "contributing to the world and blessing the family reputation" as their hall couplet. ?The Qin surname ranks as the 78th most common surname in China today based on population. DA