Yin surname migration

In ancient times, there was a man named Yin Shou, a teacher of Emperor Yao, who lived in Heyang (now Meng County, Henan Province). Xia Jie minister Yin Xie was killed by Shang Tang. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a wise man named Yin Gui in Zhong Nanshan. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yi Yin in the State of Jin, and Zhao Jianzi sent him to Jinyang. Yin of Qin State was appointed as an official of Hanguguan. According to legend, Lao Tzu swam to Hangu Pass and was left behind by him, giving five thousand words of Tao Te Ching. During the Warring States Period, the name of Yin Wenshan, a philosopher of the State of Qi, caused a controversy. Records of Han Shu Literature and Art recorded the article Yin Wenzi and was listed as a famous writer. It can be seen from these situations that the main active areas of Yin in the pre-Qin period were Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Shandong.

From the Western Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Yin traveled to Hebei, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan, Hunan, Gansu, Jiangxi and other provinces. When Emperor Gaozu Xuan Di proclaimed himself emperor, Yin Guiweng, a native of Pingyang, Heyang, was appointed as the magistrate of the East China Sea, which won the hearts of the officials. Later, he was promoted to You Fufeng. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Confucian scholar Yin Min was born in Zhuyang, Nanyang. He is knowledgeable and doesn't believe in divination. Yin Zhen, a native of Kaili, Guizhou, studied Confucian classics and maps with Confucian scholar Xu Zhen, then returned to his hometown to teach, and later served as the secretariat of Jingzhou. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, Yin developed into a noble family in Tianshui (now Gansu) and Xizhou (now western and northwestern Gansu). There are many successful people.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the descendants of Yan developed into famous families in Hejian, and Yin also settled in Xiangyang, Hubei. In the Tang Dynasty, Yin Sizhen, a native of Chang 'an, was a county with a history of 13, which was famous for its incorruptibility. Lin Yin, a painter, was famous for painting Buddhism, Taoism and ghosts.

During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yin developed to some places in Jiangsu, Yunnan, Liaoning and other provinces. Yuan Yin, a scholar and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, was called Mr. Hanoi. Yin Chun, a scholar, is the author of The Analects.

In modern Singapore and other countries, there were overseas Chinese surnamed Yin.