1, the distribution and population of the Qi family
Qi surname is a traditional surname of China with a long history. Qi is widely distributed in China, especially in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Heilongjiang and Anhui provinces. According to statistics, the proportion of Qi surname in the national population is about 0.029%, ranking 2 17 in the surname ranking.
2. The origin of Qi surname.
Qi surname originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and has a long history. There are two main sources: one is from Ji's surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the father of Sun Lin, a doctor of Wei State, was named after his fief in Qicheng (now Beiqi City, Puyang, Henan Province). The descendants of their father took the feudal surname as their surname, forming the Qi surname. This Qi surname originated from the Yellow Emperor's Ji surname, which is the same clan as the Zhou Dynasty royal family.
The second is from the surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were also people named after Song Gong. The formation of this Qi surname is related to the inheritance of Gong's family in Song Dynasty. Song State is a descendant of Shang Dynasty, and belongs to Zi surname. The descendants of the son Li (also known as Li) at that time took the word "Qi" in his name as the surname, forming another surname of Qi.
A celebrity named Qi.
1, Qi Jiguang
Qi Jiguang (1528- 1588) was a famous strategist and national hero in Ming dynasty. He was born in Dengzhou, Shandong Province (now Penglai, Shandong Province), and his ancestral home is a family of military commanders. Qi Jiguang served as the company commander of Jizhou during Jiajing period, and was responsible for the defense of Jizhou, Changping and Baoding.
He formed and trained the "Qijiajun", won many victories in the battle with the Japanese pirates, successfully eliminated the Japanese pirates, and made great contributions to safeguarding national security, and was known as the "anti-Japanese star". Qi Jiguang is not only outstanding in military achievements, but also good at literature, calligraphy and poetry. He was honest all his life, cared about people's livelihood and won wide respect and praise.
2. Zhong Qi
Zhong Qi, a famous painter in Song Dynasty, was born in Southern Song Dynasty. He is good at painting landscapes, especially plain landscapes. He used to be the governor of the Painting Academy, in charge of the affairs of the Painting Academy.
Zhong Qi's landscape painting is famous for its profound artistic conception and unique composition, which has high artistic value. His painting style was influenced by contemporary painters, but he was unique and formed his own style. In creation, Zhong Qi likes to write his name with backhand, which is also praised by people.