The source of ren surname

1. The Yellow Emperor has twenty-five sons, and fourteen people have surnames, including Ji, You, Qi, Ji, Teng, Zhen, Ren, Xun, Yi, etc. Four of them belong to the second surname.

In Guoyu Yujin, Xu Chen explained: "There are 25 descendants of the Yellow Emperor, 14 of whom have surnames, a total of 12 surnames, including Ji, You, Qi, Ji, Teng, Zhen, Ren, Xun, Nuo, Yi and Yi. 」

"Historical Records" contains: Huangdi, son of Shaodian. Ren Shi, a descendant of Yuyang, the youngest son of the Yellow Emperor, belongs to the surname given by the emperor and takes the country name as his surname. According to the records of Tang Shu Prime Minister Pedigree Table and Zuo Zhuan Zheng Yi, it was one of the twelve basic surnames given by Emperor Huang more than 5,000 years ago. This is an ancient surname with a glorious tradition.

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Ren Shi, after being a Taiti, came from the fief of Taiti (Fuxi) and became famous. Responsible for offering sacrifices to Tai Sui and saving water. Proficient in Fuxi gossip, astronomical calendar, river festival, and good at piano and harp.

Extended data:

Ren is the 59th surname in China today.

Evolution: During the pre-Qin period, Ren Shi developed mainly in Hubei, Shanxi and Shaanxi. During the Qin Shihuang period, Nanhai County was established, which is now Guangzhou. Nanhai Wei was the first person to arrive in Guangdong. In the Han Dynasty, Ren Shi developed to Sichuan, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Gansu and other places. In Song Dynasty, Ren moved to Fujian, and in Qing Dynasty, Ren began to enter Taiwan Province Province.

Ren's main settlements are: Le 'an, Jiangling, Panyu, Mianzhu, Xinfan, Chengdu, Tianshui, Zhang 'an, Bingzhou, Ruyin, Guangnian, Lujiang, Xihe and Hedong.

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