The origin of surnames
1. The name of the tortoise family appeared in Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed in Yin Ruins. Clans and their systems as seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions.
2. Ye Jia is from Tianzhu, a western region. When the Tang Dynasty was in Zhenguan, the former general tried Ye Jiayuan of Taichangqing. Mahakaya leaves, turned into a turtle home, the first generation learned Taoism, and the spiritual turtle responded with negative fairy pictures, so it was called the turtle home. ("Miaofa Hua Lian Wenjing Sentence")
3. compound surnames are simplified. Originated from history, analyzed from outside. (Yu Xisheng's "Tortoise Surname Seeking the Source")
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Source of personnel:
Originated from the Hui nationality, originated from the Bai family in the Hui nationality, and belongs to the change of surname. The Bai family of Hui nationality was first seen in the first year of Tianbao in Tang Dynasty (AD 742). When it entered China, it was a member of the Western Region Logistics Department and was in charge of teaching in Chang 'an (An) County Lane (Huajue Lane). In the 29th year of Zhiyuan (A.D. 1292), both General Dingyuan and Guichi's pro-army commanded Ming 'an, a descendant of Baidu and surnamed Bai Yantai.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Bai family scattered around to avoid the cruel pursuit of the Ming army. Some of them take the homophonic Chinese character "Bai" as their surname to avoid disaster and pass it on from generation to generation.