The legend of the big surname, the small story of the surname

The surname Li accounts for 7.9 percent of the Han population, or more than 87 million people. The surname Li is widely distributed in China, mostly in the north, and almost all over the world overseas. According to ancient information, the surname Li is a descendant of the surname 颛顼 (zhuan xu), and the surname Li (marble) was first the surname Li.

At the end of the Shang Dynasty, he fled to Henan for refuge and settled in Luyi County, Henan. In order to be grateful for the fact that Muzi (the fruit of a woody plant) was used to satisfy his hunger when he fled and to avoid the pursuit of King Yin, the surname was changed to Li.

The surname Li lived in Henan for more than 200 years from the end of the Shang Dynasty to the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the surname Li developed to Gansu and Hebei, and during the Western Han Dynasty, one of the surnames Li moved to the territory of present-day Shandong. Around the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the surname Li successively migrated to the southwest, distributed in Sichuan and Guangxi.

Before the Tang Dynasty, the surname Li was mainly developed in the north, and only distributed in some areas south of the Yangtze River.

The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's feudal society, ruling for nearly 300 years, and the surname Li, as the "national surname", was the most noble. In the Tang Dynasty, there were many descendants of the Li family, and in addition, all those who contributed to the Tang Dynasty were given the surname Li, which greatly expanded the population of the surname Li. After the great development of the Tang Dynasty, the surname Li began to move south, mainly three times.

For the first time, the surname Li of Henan entered Fujian to open up Zhangzhou during the reign of Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty; The second time was during the Anshi Rebellion, when many people surnamed Li moved to the south to avoid war; The third time from the Huangchao Uprising at the end of the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, due to the long-term turmoil in the Central Plains, the surname Li directly entered Fujian, Guangdong and other places from Chang'an, Henan and other places.

In Chinese history, there were more than 60 people surnamed Li who were called kings and emperors, and successively established regimes such as Dacheng, Xiliang, Liang, Wu, Wei, Tang, Chu, Later Tang, Southern Tang, Dashu, Sixia and Dashun.

The Li family is derived from the surname Ying, and is a descendant of the Gaoyang clan, one of the five emperors, and a descendant of Gaotao. Gao Tao served as Dali (chief justice) at the time of Emperor Yao, and his descendants inherited the position of Dali, with the official position as their name and surname Li. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, one of the descendants of the Li clan named Li Zheng was killed because he angered the king of the Shang Dynasty.

Li Zheng's wife, Qi He, a native of Chen, fled back to Chen with his son Li Lizhen, and when he walked to Yihou Xu, the mother and son were starving, and they survived by eating wood (tree fruits). In order to be grateful to Muzi and avoid the pursuit of the king of Xu, Li Zhen hid his original surname, because "Li" and "Li" have the same sound, and changed Li's name to Li's family, and Li Lizhen was the ancestor of the surname Li. Li Lizhen's mother and son returned to Chen and settled in Ku County, not far from Chen.

Li Lizhen also married the daughter of Chen Guoqi and the family, and gave birth to a son, Changzu, who served as a doctor in Chen Guo. Li Changzu was born to Tongde, Tongde's great-grandson Shuozong, who was given by King Zhou Kang to be quarryed in Ku County. Li Qian, the fifth grandson of Li Shuozong, served as the imperial historian in the Western Zhou Dynasty, married the baby girl of the Yishou family, and gave birth to Li Er.

Historical Records" contains: "Lao Tzu, a native of Qurenli, Li Township, Chuku County, surnamed Li, famous ear, word Dan, and the history of Zhou Shou's Tibetan room. Some ancient books say that Lao Tzu Li Er is the 11th grandson of Li Lizhen, while some surname books say that Li Lizhen is the sixth ancestor of Lao Tzu.

The Zhao family was formed in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestor was Boyi, and the ancestor was the father. The father was a famous driver of the carriage in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and King Mu of Zhou gave him the city of Zhao, and since then, the father family has taken Zhao as his clan. During the reign of King You of Zhou, Uncle Zhao, the descendant of the father, took Zhou Shijin away, and since then the descendants of the Zhao family have been Jin doctors for generations.

In the early years of the Warring States Period, the Zhao clan united the Wei clan and the Han clan to divide the Jin dynasty and establish the Zhao state. The state of Zhao was destroyed by the state of Qin, and the royal nobles and ordinary people took the name of the country and called the Zhao family.

The legend of the surname Zhang, the legend of the people, the legend of the surname Wang, the legend of the Yu family, the legend of the surname Li, etc.

1. The legend of the surname Zhang.

Legend has it that Zhang got his surname from the ancient times, and it is said that he invented the bow and arrow, so there was the birth of the surname Zhang, so the word Zhang came from the bow.

2. People's legends.

The surname Bai is said to be a descendant of Baili Xi, a famous Qin State celebrity in the Spring and Autumn Period. Baili Xi's Yu State was destroyed by the Jin State and became a prisoner of war. Become a house slave of a man named Jin Bo.

Later, by chance, he was appreciated by Qin Mugong, the monarch of Qin. was exchanged for a free body with five sheepskins, and stayed in the Qin State to assist Qin Mugong, and later the official to the eldest lady was called the five sheep doctor. In order to commemorate him, his descendants have the surname Bai, or the surname Baili.

3. The legend of the surname Wang.

After Bi Gonggao, the fifteenth son of King Wen of Zhou, because they were originally a royal family, they took Wang as their surname. Ji Jin, the crown prince of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, was deposed as a former citizen of the socks because of his direct advice, and moved to Langya (now Shandong Province), and the world called it the "Wang" family, and then also took the surname of "Wang" and called the Wang family. The world called it the "Wang" family, and later also took "Wang" as the surname and called the Wang family.

King Jin of Zhou Ling is one of the most important ancestors of people with the surname of kings in the world.

4. The legend of Yu's.

Yu's family is derived from the compound surname Chun Yu, which came from the Tang Dynasty to avoid Tang Xianzong's name and changed his surname, which belongs to the change of surname to Yu because of the name. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, among the seven surnames of the imperial family set by Li Shisu, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Duan Qingmin, there was a compound surname Chunyu. In 805 A.D., after Tang Xianzong Li Chun ascended the throne, because of the homonym of the words "pure" and "Chun", in order to avoid the emperor's name, he changed the compound surname Chun Yu to a single surname Yu.

However, during the Song Dynasty, some of the people of the clan reverted to the compound surname Chunyu, which has been passed down from generation to generation. The branch is of the same origin as the Yu clan and the Chun Yu clan.

5. The legend of the surname Li.

According to legend, the ancestor of the surname Li was Gaotao, and the official position was the surname Ransha, which was also known as "Lishi". At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Gaotao's descendant Li Zheng offended the tyrant King Shang because of his uprightness and law enforcement, and was executed. Lee's wife, children and son began to flee.

During the escape, the mother and son picked plums to satisfy their hunger and survived. In order to thank Li Zi for his life, the mother and son changed their surname "Li" to "Li", which is the origin of the surname Li.

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Zhao

Origin of the surname: from the surname Ying, formed in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestor is Boyi, and the specific ancestor is the father.

Boyi is the grandson of the Emperor Zhuan, was given the surname Ying by Shun, the father is the 9th grandson of Boyi, is the famous debate in the Western Zhou Dynasty and the master of the carriage, he got 8 horses in the Taolin area, and dedicated them to King Mu of Zhou after training.

King Mu of Zhou was equipped with a good carriage and let the father drive it for him, and he often went out to hunt and play.

Once when he traveled west to Kunlun Mountain, he saw the Queen Mother of the West, and he forgot to return, and at this time he heard the news of the rebellion of King Xu Yan of Xu State, and King Mu of Zhou was very anxious.

At this critical moment, the father drove thousands of miles a day, so that King Mu of Zhou quickly returned to Cadmium Beijing, and sent troops in time to defeat King Xu Yan and quell the rebellion.

Because of the great contribution of the father, King Mu of Zhou gave him Zhao City, and since then, the father family has been called the Zhao family.

When King Zhou Cheng passed on King You of Zhou, because King You had no way, the 7th grandson uncle of the father took away from Zhou Shijin, and since then the descendants of the Zhao family have been the bend husband of Jin Da for generations.

In the early years of the Warring States Period, Zhao Xiang, the 12th grandson of Shudai, united with the Wei family and the Han family to establish the Zhao State.

By the time of his grandson Zhao, he was officially recognized by King Lie of Zhou, and was listed as a prince along with Han and Wei.

In 2 BC, the state of Zhao was destroyed by the state of Qin, and its royal nobles and common people took the name of the country as their surname, calling Zhao.