I. Sources
Hong has three sources: one is the descendant of Gong, a famous water conservancy expert in ancient myths and legends; Second, the frantic descendants of the Zhou Dynasty; Third, foreigners change their surnames.
Second, history.
In the long history of China, the surname Hong has also undergone many changes. At first, the surname Hong was only a relatively small surname, mainly distributed in the Yellow River basin. With the passage of time, Hong gradually spread to all parts of the country and became a more common surname.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the population of Hong increased greatly. During this period, people surnamed Hong were mainly engaged in agriculture and handicrafts, among which rice cultivation and silk manufacturing were the main ones. Many people surnamed Hong are also engaged in cultural and artistic work, such as calligraphy, painting and music.
Since modern times, with the economic development and social changes in China, many outstanding talents have gradually emerged from the Hong family. They cover a wide range of fields, including politics, economy, culture, art and so on. For example, Hong Shen, a famous politician, actor and painter, is the representative of Hong's characters.
Great names in history
1, Hong Juefan (1071~1128).
The meaning of the word, since the number of silence, Xinchang, Yunzhou, Jiangxi (now Yifeng, Jiangxi) people. Song Dynasty poet, essayist, monk historian, Buddhist. When he was young, he was gifted and brilliant, and his books surprised him. Zou Yuanzuo, a native of the same county, was surprised by his life, while Peng Yuancai was surprised by his pleasure, so he was called "Xinchang Three Musts".
At that time, he was deeply appreciated by Huang Tingjian and sang with many poets of Jiangxi Poetry School, and his poems were quite famous. Some people think that Hong Jue, the outstanding poet and monk in the Song Dynasty, should occupy a place in the history of literature. He is the author of Zen of Shimen Characters, Introduction to Silence, Record of Continuing Lights, Five Lights Meeting Yuan, etc.
2. Shi Hong (117 ~1184).
The word Wenbo was born in Poyang, Raozhou (now Boyang, Jiangxi). Inscriptor, poet, and poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. Together with his younger brothers, Hong Zun and Hong Mai, they are both famous for their literature, and they are known as "Three Shows of Poyang's Heroism" and "Three Hongs' Articles are famous all over the world". At the same time, he also made great achievements in epigraphy, and he, together with Ouyang Xiu and Zhao Mingcheng, was called the "Three Masters of Epigraphy" in the Song Dynasty.
Tired of being the right servant of the official to the official, he was the same as the Tang envoy and sealed the Duke of Wei. He is the author of twenty-seven volumes of Lishu, twenty-one volumes of Lishu, and Lishu, Lishu and Li Yun. Another author has eighty volumes of Panzhou Collection.