First, from the bottom, the surname Ran is the descendant of the Yellow Emperor. Shenyuan is the name of future generations. Zhou Wenwang's tenth son, Ran Jizai, was recommended by the Duke of Zhou as an agent because of his meritorious service in counterinsurgency, and was sealed in the country of Ran by his nephew Zhou Chengwang.
In ancient times, Ran and Shen had the same pronunciation, and Ran Guo was also called Shen Guo. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Shen was destroyed by Cai, and the descendants of Ran Jizhai fled to Chu. In memory of their country, they all changed their surnames to Shen.
Second: from the surname. Mi is also an ancient surname, which is rare now. Mi's family came out of Chu, and his son was named Shen Yi. Later generations also took Shen as their surname.
Third: the state applied for the state in Xia and Shang Dynasties, which was destroyed by the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later generations took the state as their surname.
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Shen Xing celebrities
First, Shen Wansan.
Shen Wansan took advantage of the connection between the Grand Canal in the east of Jiangxi and the Liuhe River in the northeast to go to sea for trade, making Zhouzhuang a distribution center and trading center for grain, silk and various handicrafts, and promoting the development of Zhouzhuang handicrafts and commerce. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang made Nanjing his capital, and Shen Wansan donated money to build a third of Nanjing's capital.
Second, Shen Yue.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Shen Yue, a writer in Southern Liang Dynasty, compiled the Four Tones Spectrum, which divided China's Chinese characters into four tones, and brought the phonology of Chinese characters into a new realm.
Third, Shen Kuo.
Shen Kuo in Song Dynasty was a famous scientist in the history of China. Shen Kuo is well-read, and is the author of Meng Qian Bi Tan, which is an encyclopedic scientific work.
Fourth, Shen
Shen's ancestor was Shen, a native of Zhejiang in the late Ming Dynasty. Shen Yu 165 1 arrived in Taiwan Province Province. He established schools and clinics on the island, and widely spread the traditional culture of China. After his death, Taiwan Province people built a temple for him, calling him "the ancestor of Taiwan Province literature".
Public trust. Com- Shen surnamed Ran was originally a family. In ancient times, these two words were pronounced the same.