The population with the surname Zhang is about 78 million, accounting for 7.1% of the Han population. It is the third largest surname in China today. The origin of the surname Zhang can be traced back to ancient legends. Ancient books record that Hui, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor, invented the bow and arrow, which indeed made a great contribution to society at that time, so he was given the surname Zhang. There is another branch of the surname Zhang that was formed in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is based on the characters in the names of ancestors. The founder of Korea interpreted Zhang as Zhanghou, and his descendants took Zhang as their surname. This branch of the surname Zhang is mainly found in Henan today. within the province. In addition, the Southern Barbarian chief living in Yunnan was given the surname Zhang by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period. Since then, his descendants have adopted the surname Zhang. According to the records of "Three Kingdoms", Zhang Liao's original surname was Nie, which was later changed to Zhang. He lived in Xuchang for generations and became a common surname. During the Jin Dynasty, people with the surname Zhang from the Central Plains moved to Fujian. During the Tang Dynasty, people with the surname Zhang followed Chen Zheng, Wang Chao and others to live in Fujian. After that, people with the surname Zhang from Guangzhou, Henan, moved to Guangdong. From the early Qing Dynasty, people with the surname Zhang from Guangdong and Fujian moved to Fujian. The surnames moved to Taiwan, and many people went to make a living overseas. Most people with the surname Zhang are from the north, mainly the Han nationality. The Zhang surname prospered, with a prosperous population and many branches, and it developed into a famous family in many parts of the country. The surname Zhang has been a surname for many talented people since ancient times. For example, during the Warring States Period, there was a politician named Zhang Yi from the Wei state; the most famous figures named Zhang in the Western Han Dynasty were Zhang Liang and Zhang Qian; in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were also two most outstanding figures named Zhang - the scientist and writer Zhang Heng and the famous medical scientist Zhang Zhongjing; in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling was in Sichuan Founded the Taoist sect, known as "Zhang Tianshi", Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao founded the Taiping Taoist Uprising, known as the "Yellow Turban Army", Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu founded the Tianshi Tao; Zhang Fei and Zhang Liao, the generals of the Three Kingdoms; Western Jin Dynasty literature During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Zhang Feng, the leader of the peasant uprising, and Zhang Sengyao, the painter; in the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Shuo and Zhang Jiuling were both prime ministers and writers, including the famous general Zhang Xun, the calligrapher Zhang Xu, and the novelist Zhang Du. Poets Zhang Ruoxu, Zhang Ji, Zhang Zhihe; peasant uprising leader Zhang Yuxian in the Five Dynasties; peasant uprising leaders Zhang Yu and Zhang Hai in the Northern Song Dynasty; generals Zhang Xian and Zhang Jun in the Southern Song Dynasty; general Zhang Hongfan in the Yuan Dynasty; politician Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty, painter Zhang Lu, The medical scientist Zhang Jingyue, the famous Taoist Zhang Sanfeng, the leader of the peasant uprising Zhang Xianzhong; in the Qing Dynasty there were Zhang Boxing, the "most honest official in the world", Zhang Zongyu, the leader of the Nian Army, Zhang Zhidong, the leader of the Westernization faction, Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Jingyao, Zhang Zongchang, the Beiyang warlords, etc. Outstanding representatives of overseas Chinese with the surname Zhang include Zhang Daoxing, president of Lincoln University, Zhang Guangzhi, professor of Harvard University, astronaut Zhang Fulin, chief accountant of the World Bank in Washington, Zhang Zhancheng, genetic biologist Zhang Jueming, famous painters Zhang Yuliang and Zhang Rong, senior aerospace director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Chief Engineer Zhang Yunqiao, one of the top ten richest men in Hong Kong, Zhang Rongfa, etc.