Shao ranks 83rd among the 100 surnames. The surname Shao is a descendant of Zhao Gongxi, one of the three Dukes of the early Zhou Dynasty. He was the concubine of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. He was granted the title of Yan State during the reign of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, and was later granted the title of Zhaodi (southwest of today's Qishan County, Shaanxi Province). He was called Zhao Gong in history. His descendants took Zhao as their surname and were called the Zhao family. During the Warring States Period, due to some reasons, the Zhao people living in Henan added a city to the right of the surname "Zhao" and changed it to "Shao". In other words, "Zhao" and "Shao" were actually the same surname. . [Shao Family Fame] The main Shao people in history include the following: Shaoping, the Marquis of Dongling in the Qin Dynasty, Shao Yi, the calligrapher and painter of the Song Dynasty, Shao Yong, the philosopher, Shao Xing, the leader of the anti-Jin rebel army, Shao Mi, the painter of the Ming Dynasty, Shao Changheng, the poet of the Qing Dynasty, Calligrapher Shao Tai, scholar Shao Jinhan, writer Shao Qitao, Confucian scholar Shao Yichen, painter Shao Yun, modern politician Shao Lizi, writer Shao Quanlin, etc. Today, the surname Shao has a large population and is the 83rd most common surname in China.