Huangdi
The surname Xu has three origins:
1. It comes from the surname Ying, who is a descendant of Ruomu, the son of Boyi, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu. Because of his father's merits, Ruomu was granted the title of Xu during the Xia Yu Dynasty and established the Xu Kingdom. From the time of King Mu of Zhou to the 32nd generation, his grandson Xu Junyan was well supported by the people and the country became increasingly powerful. At that time, King Mu of Zhou liked to travel around, leaving no one to manage the country's affairs. Xu Junyan came up with the idea of ????taking over the throne of Zhou as the emperor. He called himself King Xu Yan and led allied forces from various countries to attack Zhou. King Mu learned that he traveled thousands of miles in a chariot driven by Zaofu. Returning to the Zhou capital, he sent a large army to suppress it. Xu Junyan couldn't bear to let people suffer, so he took the initiative to withdraw his troops, abandoned the country and fled, hiding in the mountains near Pengcheng (now Xuzhou). After King Zhou Mu defeated Queen Xu Yan, seeing that he was very popular among the local people, he named his descendants Xu Zi and continued to govern Xu State. In 512 BC, the State of Xu was destroyed by the State of Wu. The descendants of Xu Zi took the country as their surname and were called the Xu family.
2. Legend has it that Bo Qin, the eldest son of Duke Zhou, was granted the title of Lu State and was divided into the "six tribes of the Yin people", namely the Tiao family, the Xu family, the Xiao family, the Suo family, the Changshao family, and the Weishao family. Shi. In ancient times, there was the Xu family.
3. Change the surname to Xu. During the Five Dynasties, Li Sheng changed his surname to Xu, and his descendants were also called Xu.
According to the first statement, the surname Xu comes after Zhuanxu, who is the grandson of Huangdi, so it comes from Huangdi!
2. Migration and Distribution
The Xu State, which was sealed off in ancient times, is located in the northern part of Fengyang County, Anhui today. This is the earliest birthplace of the Xu surname. The Xu family living here was already a big family when the Xu Kingdom fell. Afterwards they migrated to the north one after another. Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xu family moved to today's Gansu Province. In other words, during the Han Dynasty, the Xu surname had spread to a vast area in the north. The large-scale migration of the Xu surname to the south began in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and further multiplied in southern my country during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. At the end of the Song Dynasty, people surnamed Xu moved from Shicheng County, Jiangxi Province to Tingzhou and other counties in Fujian Province. In the Yuan Dynasty, the Xu surname was mainly spread in Fengshun, Haifeng, Meixian, Bolong, Guangdong and Nangeng in Chaozhou. In short, the Xu surname was mainly distributed in the lower reaches of the Yellow River in my country during the Qin and Han Dynasties, especially in Shandong Province. From the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty, the Xu surname was mainly spread in most areas of the Huaihe River and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. After the Song Dynasty, it was distributed in the vast Jiangnan area.
3. Historical celebrities
Xu Shu: a famous female poet in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a native of Lintao, Gansu.
Xu Roll: a famous philosopher and writer in the late Han Dynasty, a native of Weifang, Shandong. One of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", he is the author of "Zhonglun"
etc.
Xu Da: A famous general in the Ming Dynasty, a native of Fengyang, Anhui. He followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in establishing the Ming Dynasty, was granted the title of Duke of Wei
, and was posthumously named King of Zhongshan after his death.
Xu Guangqi: an outstanding scientist of the Ming Dynasty, a native of Xujiahui, Shanghai. The research scope is wide, with agriculture, astronomy, and mathematics being the most prominent. He is the author of "The Complete Book of Agriculture", the main translator of "Chongzhen Almanac", and the translator of "Elements of Geometry", etc.
Xu Wei: An outstanding writer, calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty, with long writing style, he was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. He claims to be the best calligrapher in the world and is good at cursive writing. Specializing in ink paintings of flowers, bamboos, landscapes and figures. He is the author of "The Complete Works of Xu Wenchang", "Continued Records of Southern Ci", etc.
Xu Xiake: An outstanding traveler and travel writer in the Ming Dynasty, a native of Jiangsu. His footprints were all over the north and south of the Yangtze River. His observation notes were recorded on a daily basis and compiled into "Xu Xiake's Travels" after his death.
Xu Beihong: an outstanding painter and art educator in modern times, a native of Yixing, Zhejiang. He is good at oil painting, Chinese painting, and sketching.
He is especially famous at home and abroad for his horse painting.
Xu Zhimo: A native of Haining, Zhejiang Province, he is a poet of the Crescent School. He is the editor-in-chief of literary publications such as "Poetry Magazine" and "Crescent Moon" and is a representative of the Crescent School
Poetry style.