The origins, historical celebrities and current situation of the Qi surname are as follows:
One of the sources of the Qi surname is the surname Jiang. It is said that it came from the Qi State, the fiefdom of Jiang Ziya, a hero of the Zhou Dynasty. It is named after the country. The birthplace of the Qi family is located in Yingqiu (now Linzi, Zibo, Shandong).
Later, after the Qi State changed its surname to Jun, the descendants of the royal family surnamed Jiang basically took the name of the country and called them Qi in order to remember the glory of the country and the misery of the country. , Zhaoshi, etc. Later, most people of the Qi clan respected Jiang Ziya as the ancestor of their surname.
The Qi surname is widely distributed in my country, especially in the three northeastern provinces of China and Hebei and Henan. The population of the Qi surname in the above five provinces accounts for about 62% of the total population of the Qi surname in the country. The total population of people with the surname Qi in the country is 1.723 million, ranking 123rd, with a larger population.
Historical celebrities named Qi:
1. Duke Huan of Qi
Duke Huan of Qi, named "Xiaobai", was the first of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period and the first of the five hegemons of ancient times. 1. Together with Jin Wengong, he was called "Qi Huan Jin Wen". He reigned from 685 BC to 643 BC and was the fifteenth king of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period.
2. Qi Zhouhua
Qi Zhouhua's courtesy name is Qiruo, his nickname is Jushan, and he also calls himself Lonely Immortal. He was born in Tiantai, Zhejiang Province. When he was young, he could write poetry and make profound discussions. The writing has a unique spirit, the calligraphy is Zhong, Wang, and the rest is flowers and birds, which is smart and elegant. Traveling all over the five famous mountains, I tried to abandon Confucianism and travel abroad.
3. Qi Baishi
Qi Baishi's original name was Chunzhi, with the courtesy name Weiqing, and his nickname Lanting. Later, he changed his name to Huang, with the courtesy name Binsheng, and his nicknames were Baishi, Baishi Shanweng, Laoping, Hungry Sou, and The owner of the Shanyin Pavilion, the old man in Jipingtang, the three hundred stone seal rich man, etc. Qi Baishi is a Chinese calligrapher, painter, and seal engraver who is good at writing poetry.