Celebrities of the Zhang family include:
Zhang Yi, before the Warring States Period? -309 Politician and strategist in Daliang, Wei State
Zhang Liang 250 BC - 186 BC Western Han Dynasty Father of Yingchuan City, politician, strategist, and feudal lord
Zhang Cang From 256 BC to 152 BC in the Western Han Dynasty, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty in Yangwu County was granted the title of Marquis of Beiping
Zhang Tang in the Western Han Dynasty? -Du Ling, a famous official in the Han Dynasty in 116 BC, served as a censor doctor
Zhang Qian, Western Han Dynasty? -114 BC Chenggu, explorer, diplomat, granted the title of Prince of Bowang
Zhang Anshi, Western Han Dynasty? -In 62 BC, the son of Zhang Tang of Du Ling, one of the eleven heroes of Qilin Pavilion, was granted the title of Marquis Fuping
Zhang Daoling was the eighth grandson of Zhang Liang in Feng County, Jiangsu Province in 34 years to 155 BC of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the founder of Taoism
Zhang Heng was an astronomer, mathematician, and inventor in Western Hubei of Nanyang from 78 to 139 years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was granted the title of Western Hubei Bo
Zhang Zhongjing was a medical scientist and medical sage from Nanyang from about 150 to 215 years of the Eastern Han Dynasty
p>Zhang Jiao Eastern Han Dynasty? -184 years Julu Founder of Taiping Road, leader of the Yellow Turban Army
Zhang Liao Three Kingdoms Wei 169-222 years Yanmen Mayi Famous general of Cao Wei, sealed within the pass
Zhang He Three Kingdoms Wei ? -231 years, Hejian State, M County, Cao Wei, a famous general, named Mhou Zhang Fei, Three Kingdoms Shu? -221 AD Zhuojun One of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, he was granted the title of Marquis of Xixiang
The Zhang family generally refers to the surname Zhang.
The surname Zhang, one of the Chinese surnames, is a typical multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname, mainly derived from the surname Ji and the surnames of ethnic minorities. Zhang Hui is the ancestor of this surname. Historically, Zhang Er was named King of Zhao by Liu Bang during the Western Han Dynasty, and Zhang Gui (255-314), Zhang Er's seventeenth grandson, established the Qianliang Dynasty.
The surname Zhang ranked 24th in the Song version of "One Hundred Family Surnames". As of 2007, according to the statistical analysis of China's registered population by the Public Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, the number of people with the surname Zhang ranked third among Chinese surnames, with 87.502 million people, accounting for 6.83% of the total population of China.
The original meaning of "Zhang" is "to string the bow", to stretch the string on the bow and to draw the bow, which is opposite to "to relax". It is extended to the meaning of bowing, stringing, catching, stretching, etc. Zhang is also the name of a star. It belongs to the fifth of the seven constellations of Suzaku. The arrangement of celestial phenomena is shaped like a bow. Zhang is the original celestial totem worshiped by clans who are good at making bows and arrows, and then becomes the clan name, place name and surname.
The main origins of the surname Zhang are:
1. Originated from the surname Ji:
① It comes from Sun Hui, the Yellow Emperor in ancient times. It is a surname based on the official title. This branch of the surname Zhang takes Qingyang (Qingyang, east of today's Qinghe County, Hebei Province) as its origin, and is the Qinghe Zhang family. There is a saying among the people that "everyone with the surname Zhang in the world comes from Qinghe".
② Comes from the descendants of Huangdi Ji, and belongs to the surname of Zi. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a senior official in the Jin State who named Zhang Hou, and his descendants were named after him, also known as the Zhang family.
2. Derived from changing the surname:
① Comes from the surname Nie. The original surname of Zhang Liao, a general of the Wei Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, was Nie. His family changed his surname to Zhang to avoid resentment, and his descendants took Zhang as their surname.
② Comes from the given surname. Long Youna, the Southern Barbarian chief who had lived in Yunnan for a long time, was given the surname Zhang by Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. From then on, his descendants took Zhang as their surname.
③ Originated from the ancient Xi tribe. Zhang Zhongzhi was from the Xi tribe and lived in Fanyang. Because he was good at riding and shooting, he was adopted as an adopted son by Zhang Suogao, the general of Fanyang, so he adopted the surname of Zhang from his adoptive father. Later, Zhang Zhongzhi repeatedly made military exploits and was promoted to Minister of Rites, and was granted the title of Duke of Zhao.
④ Comes from the surname changed by ethnic minorities. In ancient times, some ethnic minorities such as Wuhuan, Jurchen, Jie, Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Khitan changed their surname to Zhang. Today's Achang, Naxi, Lisu, Yao, Zhuang, Li, Gaoshan, Tibetan, as well as the Hesheli, Zalari, Zhangjia, Zhangjin, Zakuta, Aiyi, etc. There are more than a dozen Manchu surnames, and some people changed their surname to Zhang.