Distribution area
According to the research of surnames, there are three main counties of Yan family: Tianshui County: Pingxiang (now northwest of Tongwei County, Gansu Province) where Hantianshui County is located. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hanyang County was changed to Jixian County (now southeast of Gangu). Wei restored Tianshui to its original name. The Western Jin Dynasty moved its capital to Shangbang (now Tianshui City). Tianshui County in Sui and Tang Dynasties was Qin Zhou. Fengyi County: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Zuo Fengyi, and the Three Kingdoms Wei changed Fengyi County to govern Linjin (now Dali County, Shaanxi Province). Huayin county: the name of ancient county. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the land of Jin State, and in the Han Dynasty, it was located in Huayin County (named Huayin because it was in the north of Huashan). It is located in the east of Huayin County, Shaanxi Province, and moved to the northwest of Mian County, Shaanxi Province during the Southern Dynasties and the Song Dynasty. In the first year of Tang Tianbao (742), Huazhou was changed to Huayin County, which was ruled by Zheng County (now Huaxian County, Shaanxi Province). In the first year (758), Huazhou was restored. The old city is now in the southeast of Huayin County, Shaanxi Province.
Historical source
The origin of "strictness"
Yan has six origins: 1, which comes from Zhuang. In order to avoid the name of Liu Zhuang, I changed my surname to Yan. According to "Tongzhi Genealogy Taking History as Family Name", in the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to avoid talking with Liu Zhuang, Zhuang changed his surname to Yan. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, some people with strict surnames resumed their original Zhuang surnames. In this way, Zhuang surname and Yan surname coexist in the world. Therefore, there is a saying that "the Zhuang and Yan families can't marry with the same surname". 2, from the surname mi, after the Warring States period, posthumous title as the surname. According to Yuan He Shi Bian, "Mi Shi is his grandson and Shi Shi is his surname." Mi surname can be traced back to Zhuan Xu, a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. 3. After Yan died of illness in the Warring States Period, he was given the title of surname. Qin Youyan, whose surname is Yan in Fengyandao County (now Yingjing, Sichuan Province), was passed down from generation to generation. There have been strict countries since ancient times, and China people take the country name as their surname. According to the surname test, there was a strict country in ancient times, and China people took the country as their surname. 5. Dingling people have strict surnames. According to the Book of Jin, when Hou Yan was Murong Sheng, there were people in Dingling who took Yan as their surname. 6. People from ethnic minorities have strict surnames. Manchu, Yi, Tu, Xibe, Korean and other ethnic groups all have Yan surnames.
Get a surname ancestor
Yanji. Yan Ji, whose real name is Zhuang, was a famous scholar and poet in the Western Han Dynasty, and was later called "Master Yan". His works are very rich, with 24 words and poems, but only one "Mourning for Time" has been handed down to this day, which is a work in memory of Qu Yuan. History in the Eastern Han Dynasty, because of Liu Zhuang, ordered Zhuang to change his surname (the name of the ancient emperor could not be used by his subjects). Yanji's surname is strict, and it is also after death. Yan clan people regard him as the ancestor of Yan family because of their dignity and reputation.
Migration distribution
Yan surname was mainly changed from Zhuang surname, so it was widely distributed from the beginning. History shows that in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yan lived in Shandong, Hubei, Anhui and Zhejiang. In addition, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places also have Yan's footprints. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the northern Yan nationality lived in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Gansu and other northern regions, among which Shaanxi and Gansu were the most prosperous, and the three counties in the development history of Yan nationality: Tianshui County, Fengyi County and Huayin County all came from these two places. It can be seen that this period is the grand occasion of the development of Yan surname in the north. However, with the war of later generations and the change of dynasties, more Yan surnames moved south. The Yan surname in the Central Plains has gradually become silent, while the Yan surname in the South has become more and more exposed. After the Tang Dynasty, although the development of Yan surname in the north was suppressed by the war, there are still few celebrities of Yan surname in the history books, such as Yan Tingzhi, a teacher of the Tang Dynasty, who left Huayin (now hua county, Shaanxi). In the south, there are celebrities named Yan one after another. There were Yan Ren, Yan Yu and Shen Yan in the Song Dynasty, all of whom were from Shaowu (now Fujian) and were called "three strictness". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yan lived in the coastal areas of Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian. In addition, Yunnan, Guangdong and other places also have a few residents with strict surnames. In Ming Dynasty, Shanxi people migrated from Sophora japonica to Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Anhui and other places. During the reign of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, Yan began to enter Taiwan Province from Fujian and Guangdong. During the reign of Yongzheng and Qianlong, the number of people entering Taiwan Province increased gradually, living in Taipei, Miaoli and Nantou. Today, most Yan surnames are in Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other provinces, and the population of Yan surnames in these three provinces exceeds half of the country. Yan is the first 1 12 surname in China, with a large population, accounting for 0. 14% of the Han population in China.
The name of a hall
Tianshui Hall: According to "Thousand Family Names", the family of Gu Yandi lived in Tianshui County. In addition, the Tang names of Yan mainly include Fuchun Hall, Diaoshan Hall, Guqiu Hall, Qian Shan Hall, Yiya Hall, Lusi Hall, Chiwu Hall and Haiyun Hall. Five, clan characteristics 1, Yan surname is a typical southern surname. 2. Yan is a celebrity with literary talent and martial arts. Most of his China literati are in the name of benevolence, righteousness and filial piety. For example, in the Western Han Dynasty, there was a strict respect for reading Laozi, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a hermit Yan Guang. Military commanders include Yan Yan in the Three Kingdoms Period and Yanwu in the Tang Dynasty.
Yanshi Ancestral Hall General Couplet
[Inscription on the lintel of Yanshi Ancestral Hall]
Fuchun Liu Fang's Fuchun Liu Fang tells the story of Yan Guang. Yan's genealogy said: "Yuyao people were classmates of Guangwu, and Guangwu ascended the throne (that is, the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty). Gong changed his name and disappeared. The emperor thought of his talent and went to visit him. After the state of Qi, it is said that a man dressed in sheepskin caught a fish in the water. He was employed by a special envoy of Chean Yuan Yuan, who came back three times and then arrived, which brought dawn to the past discussion. Because of his lying down, the light is enough to add to the emperor's belly. Tomorrow, the Grand Master will play: The guest star violates the throne. The emperor smiled and said, "Lie with my old friend Yan Ziling. ".In addition to remonstrating with the doctor, I will go if I don't give in. Plough fish in Fuchun Mountain. This Diaoyutai is also the land of Han Fuchun County. "Yan Ziling's spiritual outlook of not serving the powerful and upright, is highly praised by scholars in past dynasties. Fan Zhongyan wrote "Mr. Yan's Ancestral Hall" for this purpose, praising his story: "... making greedy husbands honest and cowards stand up is a great contribution to reputation and education." He also wrote a song: "Yunshan is grey, the rivers and seas are boundless, the gentleman's wind, the mountains are high and the water is long."
The four-character couplet of Yanshi Ancestral Hall
Tianshui Ishizawa; Voice of Fuchun family. -anonymous wrote "tianshui" county yan ancestral hall.
The surname is Genji; Looking out from Huayin. -anonymously compiled "Yanshi Ancestral Hall, General League and All-League Code" and "The Origin of Yanshi".
Will record the immortal head; Wandering fisherman. -Anonymous from the Yanshi Ancestral Hall General Association refers to the strict help and kindness of Wu people in the Western Han Dynasty. When Emperor Wu was an official doctor, he was good at arguing. In the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was a prefect with high moral character. The second couplet refers to Yan, a writer in the early Qing Dynasty, a famous Sun You, who fished in his later years and was from Wuxi. In his early years, he was also called "Three Cloth Clothes in the South of the Yangtze River" with Zhu Yizun and Jiang. During the reign of Kangxi, the learned macro words were reviewed and accepted by officials and participated in the compilation of Ming history. Poetry is mostly pastoral and can be painted. They are the authors of Autumn Water.
Dahan is eternal; Sir, alone. -Yanshi Ancestral Hall Anonymous Federation. This couplet is the ancestral temple of Yan Ziling in Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province.
Translate sky performance; Chengdu divination. -The anonymous couplet of Yan's Ancestral Hall refers to Yan Fu, a modern enlightenment thinker and translator, and Zi Ling, an official of Fujian Province. Fuzhou Ship Administration School graduated from the first session and studied at the British Naval School. During Guangxu period, he served as general manager and general manager of Beiyang Naval Academy. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the translation of Evolution called on people to save the country and survive with the view of "natural selection and survival of the fittest", which had a great influence on the ideological circles at that time. After the Reform Movement of 1898, Fu Yuan was translated and introduced to spread western political and economic thoughts, and put forward the translation standard of "faithfulness, expressiveness and elegance" for the first time. The second couplet is Yan Junping, a hermit of the Western Han Dynasty, whose name is Junping, and he is from Sichuan. When he became emperor, he did divination in Chengdu, earning 100 yuan a day to support himself, so he taught Laozi and wrote articles behind closed doors and refused to be an official all his life, which was highly praised by Yang Xiong, a famous writer at that time. He is the author of thirteen volumes of Moral Truth.
Chengdu trace; Fuchun is famous. -Anonymous from Yanshi Ancestral Hall, Xiexi General Union's permanent residence in Qian Shan Hall refers to the Tang Dynasty, which is the yin of Chengdu, sealing Zheng Guogong to break Tubo. The second link refers to a wide range, hidden in Fuchun Mountain, farming and fishing in the end, and fishing platform has a view.
Yutai Ishizawa; The voice of the pheasant family. —— Anonymous from Shandong Yutai Yanshi Ancestral Hall Federation. Rugao was called pheasant water in ancient times. It is useful to have this connection with the descendants of Yan who live in Rugao.
Hiding in the song; Sell Chengdu. -Anonymous "Yanshi Ancestral Hall Federation of Trade Unions", all trade union codes refer to people from the Eastern Han Dynasty (Zi Ling) who used to fish in Fuchun. The second couplet refers to Yan Junping, a hermit of the Western Han Dynasty, who sells divination in Chengdu and teaches Lao Zi behind closed doors, for 100 yuan a day. He is the author of A Guide to Moral Truth.
Five-character couplets of Yanshi ancestral hall
Five colors shocked Cai Feng; A thousand miles away. -Wei Yan wrote "Yan's Ancestral Hall General Union" and "Tang Dynasty Scholar Wei Yan's Poetry Union".
The son called the doctor; The iron bridge is proficient in rhyme. -Anonymous couplets from the Yanshi Ancestral Hall refer to the founder of the "Yan's Study" in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Western Han Dynasty, a famous son, who became a doctor when he proclaimed himself emperor. The second couplet refers to Yan Kejun, a writer in Qing Dynasty, known as Tieqiao, who is proficient in phonology.
Seven-word couplet of Yanshi Ancestral Hall
Abide by faithfulness and elegance in translation; Wizards are good at depicting poetry. —— The anonymous couplet of Yan's ancestral hall refers to the modern thinker Yan Fu, who initiated the translation standard of "faithfulness, expressiveness and elegance". The second couplet refers to the strict practice of poetry and painting seal engravers in Ming Dynasty, who are good at poetry and painting seal engraving.
A few stay on the theory of evolution for a long time; Jiexi's General Office in Qian Shan Hall-Yan's Ancestral Hall General Union was written anonymously, referring to Yan Fu, with several words. He once translated the theory of evolution. The second couplet refers to Yan Song, the champion of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, whose name is Jiexi, and he has Qian Shan Tangji. Xingfeng; Secretary romantic auxiliary column code. -Anonymous "Yanshi Ancestral Hall General Union" refers to our time, Zheng Guogong. The second couplet refers to the strict communication of celebrities in the Tang Dynasty.
Spring is warm and foggy, and people go fishing; Late at night, the moon hung down. —— Anonymous from the Almighty League of Yan's Ancestral Hall refers to the Yuyao people (whose surname is Zhuang, which was taboo to change their surname to Yan) in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. They used to be classmates. After Liu Xiujian ascended the throne in the Eastern Han Dynasty, they changed their names to seclusion. Liu Xiu sent people to look everywhere, and then he was called to Luoyang, the capital, as a doctor's advice. He gladly accepted and retired to Fuchun Mountain. Later, people called the places where he fished on Fuchun River "Yanling Sese" and "Diaoyutai in Yan Ziling".
Water, light and wind are afraid of each other; Stars are like clouds and clouds -Yan Fu wrote "Yan's Ancestral Hall Federation". This couplet was written by Yan Fu.
Elegant Rotarians of the Millennium: A cold spring recommends chrysanthemum hearts. -Anonymous written by Yanshi Ancestral Hall. This couplet is Yanyu Ancestral Temple in Shaowu County, Fujian Province.
General couplet of more than seven words in Yan Ancestral Hall
Shiwan class, Xianyang Donghai; Three-body lay high in the forest. -The anonymous name written by Yan's Ancestral Hall refers to the mother of Yan Yannian, a native of Xiapi in the East China Sea in the Western Han Dynasty. Yan Yannian, whose real name is Ci Qing, studied law when he was young and called himself a counselor. He once impeached Fu Huo Guang to make Liu He, the king of Changyi, emperor, and abolished him 27 days later, which made China Church very afraid of him. When Ren Zhuojun was the magistrate, he suppressed the East High and the West High. He served as the prefect of Henan Province, wiped out powerful people and killed many people, so he was called "Tubo". His mother, who came from the East China Sea, refused to enter the house when facing the execution of a prisoner, and reprimanded him, saying, "Heaven is a god, so you can't kill people casually. I don't want to see young people punished by old people! " Say that finish, then returned to the east China sea. Yan Yannian's five brothers are all senior officials, and everyone in the East China Sea calls his mother "Shiwanyan". The second couplet is Helu in Song Dynasty. The former has few words, while the latter has great ambitions and is isolated from the world. Someone advised him to make friends, but he covered his ears and didn't answer.
Tianlu speaks scripture, and he only knows the use of rams; Fuchun fishing, people envy fat and shelter from the wind. -Anonymous from Yanshi Ancestral Association refers to the ancestors of the Western Han Dynasty. The second couplet refers to Yan Guang in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Autumn water is a masterpiece, and the splendid article is full of poetry; Fishing in spring mountain and talking about bamboo economy. —— Anonymous Yanshi Clan Association This association is Yanshi Clan Association in Shangyou County, Jiangxi Province. Quan Lian Dian refers to Zhuang Zhou, a writer and philosopher in the Warring States Period. Because he changed his surname to Zhuang strictly, some people regarded Zhuang Zhou as their ancestor. Qiushui and Nanhua are both Zhuang Zhou's articles.
Bound to Chuzhuang, since the Western Han Dynasty, he has given himself a surname, and the water waves are separated from the world; The school started from the school, traced back to Tonglu, established the foundation, and then replaced Chunshan with humanities. —— Anonymous Yanshi Clan Association This association is Yanshi Clan Association in Shangyou County, Jiangxi Province. Quanlian Dian refers to the origin of Yan surname.
Appendix: Strict allusions and anecdotes
/kloc-at the beginning of 0/826 (the sixth year of Qing Daoguang), Yan Yazhao, a Chinese teenager in Macau, was killed by Portuguese major Favaccio, and his mother Xu Yan sued the murderer in Xiangshan County. Xiangshan county asked the Australian and Portuguese authorities to send the defendant to the yamen of Xiangshan county for trial. Australian and Portuguese authorities falsely claimed that the "murderer" was Manuel, a Timorese slave, claiming that the murderer should be convicted according to Portuguese law. Immediately appealed to Guangzhou, and Ruan Yuan, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, sent the Guangzhou magistrate to Macau for investigation and handling. Gao repeatedly asked the Australian and Portuguese authorities to find the murderer, but he was still refused. Only China officials were allowed to meet the "criminals" in Macao prisons. As a result, China officials confirmed that the man was killed after being drunk, and the Australian and Portuguese authorities insisted on executing the criminal according to Portuguese law. /kloc-in March, when Timorese slaves were hanged in Macao, Chinese living in Australia gathered in the execution ground rioted. They think that the executed person is innocent, but the murderer is at large. They also threw stones at China and Portuguese officials, destroyed Favaccio's house and even prepared to attack the fort. The Governor of Macau sent troops and gunboats equipped with field guns, killing a China resident, and managed to control the situation. Chinese living in China also demanded that the food supply to the Portuguese in Macau be interrupted, but it failed because of the obstruction of the government.
Family celebrities
Yan Sui: A native of Puyang (now southwest of Puyang, Henan) during the Warring States Period. According to historical records, when he was an official in Korea, he joined the Korean Wave because he had forged a sworn enemy with Korea.
Yan Zun: A native of Chengdu (now Sichuan), a philosopher of the Western Han Dynasty. Lao Zi and Zhuangzi are good at sense of honor. They follow Laozi's thought that nothingness is the origin of the world, live in seclusion and make a living by divination. I am the author of Lao Zi Gui Zhi.
Yan Zhu: A virtuous man from Wuxian (now Suzhou, Jiangsu), Huiji County, Han Dynasty. Liang Wudi was thirsty for sage, so Shao Ju gave him a helping hand. The emperor worshipped him as a Chinese medicine practitioner and later served as a magistrate of Huiji. People call him "Hui Ji Xian Shou".
Yan Guang was born in Huiji County, Yuyao (now Zhejiang). Shao once traveled with Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, and his reputation spread far and wide. After the performance, he claimed to be the emperor and wanted to ask Dr. Guang Dang to give him advice. Widely buried in Fuchun Mountain, Zhejiang Province, for fishing.
Mao Yan: A native of Shu (now Sichuan) in the Tang Dynasty, he was an assistant minister and teacher of Shangshu. The imperial court is generous, and the land under its jurisdiction is rich and rich, and the territory is peaceful.
Yan Ren: Shao Wu (now Fujian) was a poet in Song Dynasty. He was a very good scholar. There is a Qinghe collection.
Yan Yu: Shao Wuren, a literary theorist in the Song Dynasty, wrote two volumes of Canglang Collection, and one volume of Canglang Poetry was handed down from generation to generation.
Yan Song: zhou yuan, a native of Fenyi (now Jiangxi), was a scholar during the reign of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty. Editor-in-chief, the official surname is Prince, specializing in national politics for more than 20 years, framing a lot of loyalty. His poems are ancient prose, including Qian Shan Tang Ji and Li Guan Biao, which are twelve volumes. After Yan Song's death, his son, Yan Shifan, monopolized the state affairs, sold officials and titles, and was extravagant. Later, Lin Run disintegrated and executed him.
Yan Cheng: Changshu (now Jiangsu) was a musician in Ming Dynasty and a representative of Yushan School. His performance style is profound and profound, and he has written "Songxiange Piano Score".
Yan Wan: a native of Changshu, a seal engraver of poetry and painting in Ming Dynasty, was a scholar in Chongzhen period. He is good at poetry, painting and seal cutting, and people call him a "literary talent and martial arts".
Yan Fu, a native of Fuzhou, Fujian, was an enlightenment thinker and translator in the Qing Dynasty. Professor of Beiyang Naval Academy and President of Shi Jing University. He has translated books such as Evolution and Education in China, such as Hou series and Ming series, many of which have been translated into other languages and spread abroad.
Peng Yanzu: A native of Xiapi (now Pizhou, Jiangsu) in the East China Sea in the Han Dynasty, he served as a county magistrate and a teacher. He got along with Yan Anle in Meng Jian in his early years. He was proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, and made an incisive explanation of Ram's Spring and Autumn Annals. He once talked about classics in Tianlu Pavilion.
Yan Kejun: A native of Wucheng (now Huzhou), Zhejiang Province, was a philologist in Qing Dynasty and a Jiaqing juren. He has made in-depth research on the phonology of words, and has written Shuo Wen Lei Wensheng, Tie Qiao Man Draft and so on. There is also a book, all of which are ancient three generations, Qin and Han Dynasties, Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties.
Yan: A native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, was a writer in the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi learned a lot of words, made a review and participated in the compilation of Ming history. There are poems and paintings in my work, and I am the author of Autumn Waters.
Yan Suicheng: a native of Wucheng, Zhejiang Province, was a poet in the Qing Dynasty. He is the author of eleven volumes of Shi Chao on the Seamount, two volumes of addendum, four volumes of miscellaneous poems of Ming history and two volumes of preface to the Book of Songs.